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Class Profile. Profile of the Class of 2027. Caltech welcomes students from all over the world, with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and interests who are ready to change the world—together. New Students (Total first-year matriculated): 263. Sex Assigned at Birth: Female: 41% Male: 59% Race, Ethnicity & Background (IPEDS):
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- Affording Caltech
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The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative member...
Founded as Throop University in 1891 in Pasadena, California, and renamed the California Institute of Technology in 1920.
Academic Divisions
1. Biology & Biological Engineering 2. Chemistry & Chemical Engineering 3. Engineering & Applied Science 4. Geological & Planetary Sciences 5. Humanities & Social Sciences 6. Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy Academic options (majors)
Nobel Laureates: 46National Medal of Science Recipients: 66National Medal of Technology and Innovation Recipients: 13National Academies Memberships: 120
1,023 undergraduate students 1,440 graduate students 99% placed in the top tenth of their high school graduating class Class of 2027: 1. 13,136 applicants 2. 267 members of the first-year class 3. 42% female / 58% male (self-identified sex)
Students receiving need-based assistance: 51% Average need-based financial-aid package: $59,980 Average indebtedness for students graduating with loans (Class of 2022): $17,219. Graduating seniors with student loans (Class of 2022): 27%
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
1. Founded by Caltech in the 1930s and managed for NASA since 1958 2. Current missions include the InSight, Mars Science Laboratory, Juno, Jason 3, and NuSTAR 3. More than 100 research and mission collaborations with Caltech faculty
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
1. Internationally recognized for excellence in geophysical research 2. Provides research centers for seismic studies, high-performance computing, and mineral physics 3. Preeminent source for earthquake information in Southern California and around the world
International Observatory Network
1. W. M. Keck Observatory, Hawaii 2. Palomar Observatory, California 3. Owens Valley Radio Observatory, California 4. Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), Washington and Louisiana 5. Chajnantor Observatory, Chile
Prior to the entering class of 2013, Caltech required students to take a core curriculum of five terms of mathematics, five terms of physics, two terms of chemistry, one term of biology, two terms of lab courses, one term of scientific communication, three terms of physical education, and 12 terms of humanities and social science. Since 2013, only three terms each of mathematics and physics ...
- Midsize, city, 124 acres (0.50 km²)
- 2,397 (2021–22)
- Bernoulli the Beaver
- Thomas F. Rosenbaum
It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 982 (fall 2022), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 124 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. California Institute of ...
- 1200 E. California Boulevard, Pasadena, 91125
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19. Okt. 2023 · Yearly Trends in Class Size. Over the past years, Caltech’s freshman class size has typically ranged between 200 to 250 students. This number has remained fairly consistent, indicating a preference for a focused, intimate educational experience rather than a mass cohort structure.
Academics. A Caltech education is notable for its rigorous curriculum, close collaborations with faculty, and small class sizes. Caltech students work toward undergraduate and graduate degrees alongside their intellectual equals in an academic environment that emphasizes interdisciplinary teamwork, critical thinking, mutual support, and a deep ...
As a Caltech student, you'll take an average course load of about 45 units each 10-week term. That may sound like a lot, but if you think of a typical course as three hours of class time and six hours of homework per week, that's a nine-unit class.
