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California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125

Official telephone: (626) 395-6811
Fax number: (626) 795-1547

Website: www.caltech-edu.com

Screen last updated on: January 12, 2009

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

634 men, 279 women, 913 total

Full-time undergraduates:

634 men, 279 women, 913 total

Total graduate students:

861 men, 359 women, 1,220 total

Full-time graduate students:

861 men, 359 women, 1,220 total

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

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:


1.3%	Black (non-Hispanic)
39.0%	Asian or Pacific Islander
4.8%	Hispanic
41.1%	White (non-Hispanic)
11.3%	total international (nonresident aliens)
2.6%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


0.8%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
37.9%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.4%	Hispanic
43.5%	White (non-Hispanic)
9.4%	total international (nonresident aliens)
2.7%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

124 acres

City or town school is located in:

Pasadena, CA

Population of city/town:

146,166

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.com/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (89%)
married-student apartments (1%)
special housing for disabled students (1%)
other housing including Single-unit houses. (9%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

100%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

90%

Percent of students who live off campus:

10%

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:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

Other computer facilities/services:

WIreless campus.

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:

Jet propulsion laboratory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, health service, women's center, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

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.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

partially

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook

School newspaper(s):

The California Tech
Caltech Undergraduate Research Journal

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

Campus-based religious organizations:

Asian Baptist Student Koinonia, Caltech Christian Fellowship, Caltech Muslim Students Association, Caltech Newman Catholic Students Club, Hillel

Minority student organizations:

Asian Pacific Student Union, CLASES, Club Latino, Fellowship of International Students, FICCIT, Francophile Club, Friends of Iranian Culture, German Club, Hawaiian Club, Hong Kong Student Association, Italian Club, Association of Caltech Taiwanese, Korean Student Association, Latino Association for Students in Engineering and Science, National Society of Black Engineers, OASIS, Turkish Student Association, Association of Romanians, Black Graduate Student Association, Caltech Canadian Club, Caltech Chinese Association, Caltech Russian Club, Caltech Swedish Club, Caltech Chinese Student Association

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

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, filmmaking club, Fishing Quarterly, Aero Association, Folk Music Society, Gamma-ray Astrophysics Mission, hang/para gliding club, ballroom dance club, Law Association, Mars Society, Martial Arts Organization, opera club, Peaceful Justice Coalition, pre-med club, Quiz Bowl, science fiction club, salsa club, sailing club, scuba club, surf and windsurf club, Space Society, Symphony Orchestra, Social Activism Speakers Series, Student Investment Fund, biotechnology club, Shorinji Kempo Club, Shotokan Karate 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

ATHLETICS

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.
Men's baseball	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's diving	no
Men's fencing	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Men's volleyball	no
Men's water polo	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's cross-country	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's fencing	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball	no	NCAA Div. III
Women's water polo	no	NCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

35%

Athletic facilities:

athletic center, gym

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, flag football, soccer, softball, volleyball

Club sports for men:

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/windsurf, tang soo do, table tennis, t

Club sports for women:

GETTING AWAY

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)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

57% immediately

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

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.

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:

Northrop, Price Waterhouse Coopers, JPL-NASA, Intel, Google, Caltech, Sun Microsystems, Samsung Austin Semiconductor, Deutsche Bank, Bain & Co., Credit Suisse, Farmers Insurance Group, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, MIT Lincoln Laboratories, US Bureau of Land Management, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Altera Corporation, City of Hope, Oracle, Nvidia, Pfizer.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Linus Pauling, Nobel Laureate, Chemistry and Nobel Peace Prize
Frank Capra filmmaker, director.

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