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California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
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  • Independent university, founded 1891
  • Calendar 3 ten-week terms
  • Degrees bachelor's, master's, and doctoral
  • Suburban 124-acre campus with easy access to Los Angeles
  • Endowment $1.2 billion
  • Coed, 891 undergraduate students, 100% full-time, 33% women, 67% men
  • Most difficult entrance level, 17% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $40,518 includes full-time tuition ($28,515), mandatory fees ($2901), and room and board ($9102)
  • Room and board: college room only: $5187
  • Payment plans: installment, deferred payment
  • Waivers: employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2005,: 635 applied for aid, 497 were judged to have need, 497 had their need fully met. 271 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $1517). 36 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $1753)
  • In 2005,: 78 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 100%
  • Average financial aid package: $28,508
  • Average need-based loan: $1491
  • Average need-based gift aid: $27,325
  • Average non-need-based aid: $29,818
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $5395
Freshmen
  • Admission 3,071 applied, 520 admitted, 191 enrolled
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 N/R, SAT verbal scores over 600 94%, SAT math scores over 600 100%, ACT scores over 24 N/R, SAT verbal scores over 700 77%, SAT math scores over 700 96%, ACT scores over 30 N/R
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