| Screen last updated on: January 27, 2011 |
| Total undergraduates: |
592 men, 359 women, 951 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
592 men, 359 women, 951 total |
| Total graduate students: |
831 men, 348 women, 1,179 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
831 men, 348 women, 1,179 total |
| 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: |
65% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 1.6% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 37.3% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 10.7% | Hispanic |
| 36.5% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 13.5% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 0.4% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 1.2% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 39.9% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 6.8% | Hispanic |
| 38.7% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 11.7% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 1.8% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
124 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Pasadena, CA |
| Population of city/town: |
143,400 |
| Nearest major city: |
Los Angeles |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
10 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
3,700,000 |
| Online campus map: |
www.caltech.edu/map/ |
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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%)
- married-student apartments (1%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- other housing including Single-unit houses. (9%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
97% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
3% |
| 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 laboratory. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, 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, special housing, 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, Francophile Club, Friends of Iranian Culture, Hawaiian Club, Latino Association for Students in Engineering and Science, National Society of Black Engineers, OASIS, Black Graduate Student Association |
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| International student organizations: |
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Fellowship of International Students, German Club, Hong Kong Student Association, Italian Club, Canadian Club, Chinese Association, Russian Club, Swedish Club, Chinese Student Association, Association of Caltech Taiwanese, Korean Student Association, Turkish Student Association, Association of Romanians |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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Alpine Club, glee clubs, Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum, Caltech Students Pride Association, Chamber Singers, chess club, Computer Science Cluster, concert band, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Dance Troupe, Da Vinci Outdoors Club, Desert Society, entrepreneur club, engineering club, Electric Vehicle Club, film making club, Fishing Quarterly, Aero Association, Folk Music Society, Gamma-ray Astrophysics Mission, hang/para gliding club, ballroom dance club, Law Association, Mars Society, opera club, Peaceful Justice Coalition, pre-med club, Quiz Bowl, science fiction club, salsa club, Space Society, Symphony Orchestra, Social Activism Speakers Series, Student Investment Fund, biotechnology club, Society for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Women Engineers, Theatre Arts at Caltech, triathlon club, vegetarian club, Caltech Votes!, Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology, Caltech Y, Da Vinci, cooking club |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Wendell Jack,
Director of Athletics |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Julie Levesque |
| School colors: |
black and orange |
| School mascot: |
Beaver |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
35% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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athletic center, gym |
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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, surf and windsurf, tang soo do, table tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, 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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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
50% 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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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
32% within six months of graduation |
| 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, US 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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