California Institute of Technology: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 71 of 13,329 | In the World |
| # 50 of 2,137 | In North America |
| # 46 of 2,128 | In the United States |
| # 1 of 4 | In Pasadena |
| # 1 of 13,346 | For Astrophysics and Astronomy |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
3%
Enrollment
26,133
Average SAT
1,535
Average ACT
35
Avg. cost to attend
$14,513 /y
Aid receiving
70%
Undergraduates
987
Graduates
1,443
Male:Female Ratio
60:40
Type
Privatenot-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
California Institute of Technology has an acceptance rate of 3% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Applicants | 13,856 | 9,401 | 4,446 |
| Admissions | 356 | 166 | 190 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 218 | 107 | 111 |
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school GPA | Considered but not required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| ■ White | 23% |
|---|---|
| ■ Nonresident Alien | 33% |
| ■ Asian | 23% |
| ■ Hispanic | 11% |
| ■ Black or African American | 3% |
| ■ Two or more races | 6% |
California Institute of Technology majors
California Institute of Technology has granted 235 bachelor's degrees across 17 programs, 156 master's across 22 programs, and 200 doctorate degrees across 26 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at California Institute of Technology.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 94 | - | - |
| Physics, General | 22 | 14 | 22 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 38 | 12 | 5 |
| Chemistry, General | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 13 | 26 | 9 |
| Engineering Physics & Applied Physics | - | 22 | 19 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 10 | 5 | 14 |
| Chemical Engineering | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | - | 11 | 9 |
| Materials Engineering | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical & Space Engineering, General | - | 10 | 9 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| Astrophysics | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Computational Mathematics | 10 | - | 3 |
| Mathematics, General | 8 | 1 | 4 |
| Geochemistry | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Geophysics and Seismology | - | 5 | 3 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | - | - | 7 |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 1 | - |
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | - | 3 | 3 |
| Systems Engineering | - | 1 | 5 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | - | 1 | 4 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences, Other | - | 2 | 2 |
| Planetary Astronomy and Science | - | 3 | 1 |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 2 | - | - |
| Information Science & Studies | 2 | - | - |
| Civil Engineering, General | - | - | 1 |
| Genetics, General | - | - | 1 |
| Microbiology, General | - | - | 1 |
| Grand Total | 235 | 156 | 200 |
Publications & Citations
California Institute of Technology is a world-class research university with 165,220 scientific papers published and 9,710,266 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Environmental Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Materials Science, and Optical Engineering.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Physics |
124,337
/ 7,161,178
|
|---|---|
| Engineering |
107,918
/ 6,047,914
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
97,279
/ 5,746,591
|
| Chemistry |
86,593
/ 5,560,895
|
| Computer Science |
75,071
/ 4,632,190
|
| Biology |
74,191
/ 5,133,398
|
| Environmental Science |
66,484
/ 3,805,179
|
| Astrophysics and Astronomy |
54,140
/ 2,961,346
|
| Materials Science |
51,753
/ 2,886,850
|
| Optics |
45,885
/ 2,555,713
|
| Organic chemistry |
44,913
/ 2,809,230
|
| Geology |
44,432
/ 2,504,923
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
40,416
/ 2,371,616
|
| Geography and Cartography |
38,513
/ 2,172,571
|
| Biochemistry |
30,325
/ 2,565,979
|
| Electrical Engineering |
27,556
/ 1,435,733
|
| Genetics |
26,341
/ 2,264,157
|
| Computer Vision |
26,267
/ 1,639,514
|
| Medicine |
25,451
/ 1,838,574
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
24,682
/ 1,385,061
|
| Mathematics |
24,153
/ 1,404,719
|
| Aerospace Engineering |
23,410
/ 1,104,275
|
| Telecommunications |
22,367
/ 1,125,622
|
| Nuclear Physics |
21,104
/ 1,270,172
|
| Paleontology |
20,760
/ 1,414,184
|
| Meteorology and Atmospheric Science |
20,203
/ 1,230,302
|
| Philosophy |
18,780
/ 1,179,169
|
| Statistics |
18,705
/ 1,102,624
|
| Metallurgy |
18,377
/ 1,126,082
|
| Ecology |
17,431
/ 1,120,149
|
| Psychology |
14,951
/ 1,229,820
|
| Business |
14,913
/ 763,552
|
| Mechanical Engineering |
13,592
/ 658,638
|
| Computer Networking |
13,108
/ 712,835
|
| Earth science and Geoscience |
12,717
/ 773,452
|
| History |
12,325
/ 719,331
|
| Political Science |
12,178
/ 676,077
|
| Physical |
11,758
/ 755,130
|
| Law |
11,681
/ 649,956
|
| Oceanography |
11,391
/ 680,805
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Luke Chia-Liu Yuan
1912-2003 (aged 91)
physicist
Luke Chia-Liu Yuan was a Chinese-American physicist. He was the husband of the famous physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, who disproved the conservation of parity.
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2. Trinh Xuan Thuan
1948-. (aged 78)
astrophysicist
writer
university teacher
Trịnh Xuân Thuận is a Vietnamese-American astrophysicist.
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3. Virgil Griffith
1983-. (aged 43)
computer scientist
programmer
Virgil Griffith is an American programmer. He worked extensively on the Ethereum cryptocurrency platform, designed the Tor2web proxy along with Aaron Swartz, and created the Wikipedia indexing tool WikiScanner. He has published papers on artificial life and integrated information theory. Griffith was arrested in 2019 and in 2021 pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate U.S. laws relating to money laundering...
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4. Huck Seed
1969-. (aged 57)
poker player
Huckleberry ''Huck'' Seed is an American professional poker player best known for winning the Main Event of the 1996 World Series of Poker.
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All 100 notable alumni
General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
Caltech
Founded
1891
Motto
The truth shall make you free
Colors
orange, white
Academic calendar
September to June
Total staff
3,203
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, California, 91125 United States
City Population
139,000
Phone
6263956811
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