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California Institute Of Technology

California

United States

Overview

Caltech is a world-renowned science and engineering Institute that marshals some of the world's brightest minds and most innovative tools to address fundamental scientific questions and pressing societal challenges. Caltech's extraordinary faculty and students are expanding our understanding of the universe and inventing the technologies of the future, with research interests from quantum science and engineering to bioinformatics and the nature of life itself, from human behavior and economics to energy and sustainability.

Location

1200 E California Blvd Mail Code 10-90, Pasadena, California, 91125

Website

https://www.admissions.caltech.edu/apply

Total Cost

$65,622

Median Salary

$1,19,423

Ranking

US World and News Report

The World University Rankings

#10

QS World University Rankings

Admissions

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Application Deadline

Acceptance rate

3.14%

Yield Rate

64.56%

Cost and Scholarships

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Total Cost

$65,622

In State Cost

$56,364

Out of State Cost

$65,622

In State Tuition Fees

$56,364

Room And Board

$20,991

Living Cost

$26,559

Average Total Aid Awarded

$74,780

Funding Options

Need-Based Aid

Scholarship

50.75% of students receive financial aid. Average award: $74,780.

Scholarships

Caltech Student Health Insurance Plan Grant Assistance - Financial aid recipients who enroll in the Caltech Student Health Insurance Plan may request that the expense be added to their estimated cost of attendance, and they will be offered grant assistance to cover the additional expense.; CSS Profile Fee Waiver (Domestic Applicants) - Granted automatically based on information entered into the application for domestic applicants.; Application Fee Waiver (International Applicants) - Caltech determines eligibility and provides a fee payment code for international applicants. International students applying for financial aid must do so at the time of admission application. If aid is not applied for or received in the first year, it cannot be applied for in subsequent academic periods, with exceptions for citizens of Canada and Mexico.; General Grants and Scholarships (USD 58,526) - Average financial aid amount for students, covering approximately 88.81% of the full tuition. 59% of enrolled students receive grants or scholarships.