California Institute of Technology
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 2.6%
- Applications
- 13,856
- Enrolled
- 218
- Yield Rate
- 61.2%
- Test Policy
- Required
- Application Fee
- $75
Freshman Class Profile
- Top 10% of HS Class
- 86.4%
- Top 25% of HS Class
- 97.7%
- Top 50% of HS Class
- 100.0%
Application Deadlines
- Restrictive Early Action: November 1 · notification December 15
- Regular Decision: January 3 · notification March 15
Admission Factors
- Very Important
- Rigor of Curriculum, Standardized Tests, Application Essay, Recommendations, Character / Personal Qualities
- Important
- Class Rank, Academic GPA, Extracurricular Activities
- Considered
- Talent / Ability, First Generation, Geographic Residence, Volunteer Work, Work Experience
Waitlist
- Offered Spot
- 206
- Accepted Spot
- 171
- Admitted from Waitlist
- 41
- Waitlist Conversion Rate
- 19.9%
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $65,898
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $65,898
- Average Net Price
- $16,075
Average Net Price by Family Income
- Family Income Under $30k
- $1,667
- Family Income $30k–$48k
- $1,023
- Family Income $48k–$75k
- $7,003
- Family Income $75k–$110k
- $22,073
- Family Income Over $110k
- $56,275
Financial Aid
- Avg. % of Financial Need Met
- 100%
- Avg. Need-Based Grant
- $73,312
- Avg. Total Aid Package
- $74,780
- Avg. Debt at Graduation
- $16,168
- % Graduates Who Borrowed
- 24%
- % Receiving Pell Grants
- 15.0%
Outcomes & Graduation
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 77.0%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate
- 94.0%
- First-Year Retention Rate
- 98.0%
Academics
- STEM Graduates
- 49.8%
- Major Concentration
- Specialized
- Annual Degree Completions
- 466
Top Fields of Study
- Engineering: 84 graduates/year
- Computer & Information Sciences: 71 graduates/year
- Physical Sciences: 38 graduates/year
- Mathematics & Statistics: 25 graduates/year
- Biological & Biomedical Sciences: 14 graduates/year
- History: 1 graduates/year
Competitiveness & Trends
- Competitiveness Z-Score
- 1.72
- Application Trend
- Declining demand
- Application Momentum (3yr CAGR)
- 2.1% annual growth
- Opportunity Score Percentile
- 61th percentile
- Years of Data
- 11 years (IPEDS)
This school is 1.7 standard deviation more competitive than its historical average.