California Institute of Technology

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Acceptance Rate

2.6%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

N/A

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$63,255

Undergrad Enrollment

1,023

Applicants

13,107

Yield Rate

64.6%

Student:Faculty

3:1

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What you pay

$16,075/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $64,300 over four years.

What grads earn

$200,511/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $181,097 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 11% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 0.3 years of pay.

88% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

66%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

3.2%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of California Institute of Technology’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$-2,133

$30–48k$-2,886

$48–75k$431

$75–110k$18,753

Over $110k$54,157

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

95%

Completion · all

96%

Completion · Pell

89%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

—

Median debt

—

Classification

R1 research universityFour-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

13,107

Admitted

4123.1%

Enrolled

26665% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

2.7%▲ -3.7pp

Application Volume

16,626 applicants▲ 99%

California Institute of Technology has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 99% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	4	—	—	—
Motor Vehicle Theft	20	—	—	1
Rape	1	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation54% / 46%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball23Basketball14Soccer31Swimming25Tennis8Track & Field51Water Polo14

Women's

Basketball12Soccer25Swimming25Tennis13Track & Field39Volleyball12Water Polo14

Research Activity

FY 2024

$445Mtotal R&D expenditure#81 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Computer Science94 grads

Mechanical Engineering38 grads

Physics, General22 grads

Electrical and Electronics Engineering13 grads

Computational Mathematics10 grads

Chemical Engineering10 grads

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering10 grads

Mathematics, General8 grads

Chemistry, General7 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General6 grads

4yr Grad Rate

86%

6yr Grad Rate

93%

Retention Rate

97%

Median Earnings

$128,566