| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,001 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,001 |
| Total graduate students: |
1,254 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
1,254 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
West |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
63% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 46.1% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.2% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.2% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 29.5% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 4.1% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 7.1% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.8% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.1% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 45.4% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 1.5% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 11.9% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 27.4% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.3% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 8.3% | Nonresident Alien |
| 0.2% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
124 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Pasadena, CA |
| Population of city/town: |
139,731 |
| Nearest major city: |
Los Angeles |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
10 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
3,844,307 |
| Online campus map: |
www.admissions.caltech.edu/
content/directions-and-maps |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (89%)
- single-student apartments
- married-student apartments (1%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- other housing including Single family homes. (9%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
86% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
14% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All freshmen must live on campus. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
60% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
56 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Wireless network. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Jet propulsion lab. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career fairs, conferences, workshops, recommendation files, leadership training. |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
partially |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
0 |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The California Tech; Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal |
| Number of honor societies: |
1 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
150 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Christian Fellowship, Hillel, Muslim Students Association, Newman Club |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Asian Pacific Student Union, CLASES, Club Latino, FICCIT, Friends of Iranian Culture, Latino Association for Students in Engineering and Science, National Society of Black Engineers, OASIS, Black Graduate Student Association, Society of Women Engineers; Francophile and Hawaiian clubs |
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| International student organizations: |
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Fellowship of International Students; Canadian, German, Italian, Russian, and Swedish clubs; Hong Kong, Chinese, Korean, Romanians, Taiwanese, and Turkish Associations |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Chamber singers, dance troupe, concert band, symphony orchestra, Theatre Arts, Social Activism Speakers Series, MIT Enterprise Forum, Students Pride Association, Peaceful Justice Coalition, Fishing Quarterly, Aero Association, Gamma-ray Astrophysics Mission, Women in Engineering/Science/Technology, Quiz Bowl, Computer Science Cluster, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Law Association, Student Investment Fund; Folk Music, Desert, Mars, Space, Industrial/Applied Mathematics, Neuroscience, and Women Engineers Societies; ballroom dance, Da Vinci outdoors, biotechnology, chess, cooking, electric vehicle, engineering, entrepreneur, film making, glee, opera, pre-med, science fiction, and vegetarian clubs |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Betsy Mitchell,
Director of Athletics |
| School colors: |
black and orange |
| School mascot: |
Beaver |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | |
| Men's fencing | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's water polo | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's fencing | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's water polo | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
25% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
80% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic center, gymnasium, fields, swimming pools |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, volleyball |
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| Club sports for men: |
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Alpine skiing, badminton, cheerleading, cricket, cycling, dance, fencing, ice hockey, karate, racquetball, rugby, soccer, surfing, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, yoga |
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| Club sports for women: |
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Alpine skiing, badminton, ballroom dance, cheerleading, cricket, cycling, dance troupe, fencing, floorball, ice hockey, kempo karate, kiteboarding, kung fu, racquetball, rugby, shorinji, shotokan karate, soccer, surfing, tang soo do, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, windsurfing, yoga |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Los Angeles (28 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
Burbank, CA (17 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Los Angeles (10 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Pasadena, CA (1 mile) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
yes |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
55% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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California Institute of Technology, Columbia University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California--Berkeley, University of California--Los Angeles, University of California--San Diego, University of Southern California, University of Texas--Austin. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Altera Corporation, Bain & Co., Caltech, City of Hope, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Farmers Insurance Group, Goldman Sachs, Google, Intel, JPL-NASA, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Microsoft, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, Northrop, Nvidia, Oracle, Pfizer, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Sun Microsystems, U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Linus Pauling, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry and Nobel Peace Prize
- Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate, Physics
- Frank Capra, filmmaker, director.
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