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United States · California
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena · Graduate-degree institution · Private nonprofit
Verified application and program coverage
Caltech first-year admission
Program coverage
- Indexed programmes
- 82
- Official programme listings
- 82
- Admission route coverage
- 26
- Convertible subject requirements
- 0
Application
- Platform
- Common Application or QuestBridge
- Application fee
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$75
Details
$75 · fee waiver available
- Application scope
- Institute-wide · major normally declared after the first year
Deadlines
- Restrictive Early Action
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1 November 2026
Details
1 November 2026 · non-binding · decision mid-December
- Regular Decision
- 4 January 2027 · decision mid-March
- Supporting material
- REA 6 November · Regular 10 January
Academic review and testing
- Academic preparation
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Calculus, chemistry and physics preparation expected;
Details
Calculus, chemistry and physics preparation expected; documented alternatives exist when a required course was unavailable
- SAT/ACT policy
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SAT or ACT required
Details
SAT or ACT required · AP/IB exam results requested when taken
- Fixed admission cutoff
- No GPA, IB, SAT or ACT score guarantees admission
Required application file
- School documents
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Grades 9–11 transcript
Details
Grades 9–11 transcript · school report · midyear report · 1 STEM teacher and 1 humanities/social-science teacher recommendation
- Applicant writing
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Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states…
Details
Application essay plus university-specific questions unless the programme states otherwise
International applicant
- English proficiency
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IELTS 7 in every area, DET 130, or TOEFL 5 in every area on the post-21-Jan-2026…
Details
Required unless English is native or the main school language · IELTS 7 in every area, DET 130, or TOEFL 5 in every area on the post-21-Jan-2026 scale
- Financial aid
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Need-aware for international applicants
Details
Need-aware for international applicants · demonstrated need met for admitted aid recipients · aid intent declared when applying
- Credential language
- Official English translations are required when school records are not in English
Programme-specific notes
- Teacher subjects
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STEM: calculus/biology/chemistry/physics
Details
STEM: calculus/biology/chemistry/physics · humanities: English/history/government/economics
- Translations
- Original record plus English translation required
Federal benchmark · College Scorecard May 2025 release
- Institution admission rate
- 2.6%
- Published tuition
-
USD 63,255
Details
USD 63,255 · Published tuition and fees
Strongest subjects
- Engineering
- 36.0% of undergraduate degrees
- Computer and information sciences
- 30.5% of undergraduate degrees
- Physical sciences
- 16.3% of undergraduate degrees
- Mathematics and statistics
- 10.7% of undergraduate degrees
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 6.0% of undergraduate degrees
Students
- Undergraduate students
- 1,023
- International undergraduate share
- 12.3%
Tuition, financial aid and accommodation
- Published annual budget
- $83,598 · Annual on-campus academic-year budget
- In-state tuition per year
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$63,255
Details
$63,255 · Published tuition and fees
- Out-of-state tuition per year
-
$63,255
Details
$63,255 · Published tuition and fees
- Accommodation and price
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$19,503
Details
$19,503 · Published room and board
- Average net price
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$18,902
Details
$18,902 · Average annual net price for Title IV students
- Pell Grant recipients
- 14.9%
- Federal-loan recipients
- 3.6%
Net price by family income
- Family income $0–30,000
- $1,667
- Family income $30,001–48,000
- $1,023
- Family income $48,001–75,000
- $7,003
- Family income $75,001–110,000
- $22,073
- Family income above $110,000
- $56,275
About California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology is located in Pasadena, California, United States. The surrounding setting is Midsize city.
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