Caltech
Pasadena, CA - California Institute of Technology
Admissions Prediction
Official Admissions Statistics 2016 - 2017
Admission Overview
Applicants | 6,855 |
Admitted | 553 |
Acceptance rate | 8.1% |
Yield rate | 42.5% |
Acceptance Rate by Gender
25th to 75th Percentile of Admitted Students
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile SAT scores of admitted students at Caltech.
Caltech's average SAT scores fall between:
- Verbal: 740 and 800
- Math: 770 and 800
- Writing: 34 and 36
This graph shows the 25th to 75th percentile ACT scores of admitted students at Caltech.
Caltech's average composite ACT score falls between 34 and 36.
Degree Completions
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This table shows the number of students who graduated with a degree in the following fields:
Major | Men | Women | Total |
Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering | 15 | 3 | 18 |
Astrophysics | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Biochemistry/Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 8 | 12 | 20 |
Business/Managerial Economics | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chemical Engineering | 7 | 3 | 10 |
Chemistry, General | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Civil Engineering, General | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Computational Mathematics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Computer & Information Sciences, General | 43 | 13 | 56 |
Developmental Biology & Embryology | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Economics, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Electrical, Electronics & Communications Engineering | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Engineering Mechanics | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Engineering Physics | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Engineering, General | 1 | 0 | 1 |
English Language & Literature, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Genetics, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geochemistry | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Geology/Earth Science, General | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Geophysics & Seismology | 0 | 0 | 0 |
History & Philosophy of Science & Technology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
History, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Immunology | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Materials Engineering | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Mathematics & Computer Science | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mathematics, General | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Mechanical Engineering | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Philosophy | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Physics, General | 16 | 6 | 22 |
Planetary Astronomy & Science | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Political Science & Government, General | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Social Sciences, General | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Systems Engineering | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 145 | 75 | 220 |
Parchment Member Admissions Statistics
Parchment Members' Admissions Results
Applied | 3238 |
Reported Results | 391 |
Accepted | 115 (29%) 29,71 |
Rejected | 276 |
Attending | 22 |
Yield Rate | 19% |
Admitted Members' Score Range
25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
GPA | 3.89 | 3.97 | 4.00 |
SAT I | 2265 | 2331 | 2370 |
Selectivity Index™ | 876 | 951 | 983 |
Rejected Members' Score Range
25th | 50th | 75th Percentile | |
GPA | 3.72 | 3.90 | 4.00 |
SAT I | 2085 | 2250 | 2331 |
Selectivity Index™ | 765 | 895 | 960 |
Stats last calculated: Sunday 19th of August 2012 01:00:08 PM
Newest applicant: 24 days, 3 hours, and 43 minutes ago.
All the above data except for Parchment Member Statistics is 'official' -- meaning that it was reported directly by this college -- and comes from the 2016 - 2017 academic year.
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