California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 884
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lectures and tutors. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. *FAQ: How is research assistant defined?
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 380
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 906 FTE: 890
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas (< 2 years) and associate’s degrees (2 years).
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 61
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students.
Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees	$ USD 29,940
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 1,339 FTE: 1,307
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate Students	Headcount: 491
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees	$ USD 25,355
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 2,245 FTE: 2,197
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 552
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term ‘international’ is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.
Average Domestic Student Fees	$ USD 25,355
Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Graduate Output

Number of PhDs Awarded	187
Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Accommodation

Undergrad life, both academic and social, revolves around the eight student Houses (or Hovses, as it’s sometimes spelled here). Freshmen are required to live on campus and are guaranteed housing in one of the eight undergraduate Houses. After freshman year, students may live off campus if they wish. Incoming freshmen pick their houses through a process known as Rotation. During Rotation week, which takes place right after Frosh Camp, freshmen sign up to eat lunch and dinner in each of the Houses, to get an idea of the special character of each. At the end of the week, freshmen submit their House preferences in ranked order to the student committee in charge of reviewing rankings and placing freshmen in the Houses. Almost everyone gets assigned to their first- or second-choice House. Housing placements are nonbinding.

Accommodation Range

for 2007-2008: Room (contract price) $5,370

Entry Requirements

Admission to Caltech is competitive. The best advice to offer you is to take your time on the application. Answer all the questions fully, make sure that you spend time on your writing, and be sure that the application accurately reflects your interests and accomplishments.

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