California Institute of Technology admissions
Private universities · CA. Fall 2023 first-year figures from federal (IPEDS) data. Caltech does not publish admissions by high school, so these figures cover all applicants.
Admit rate
3.1%
412 admitted of 13,107 applicants
Yield
65%
266 admitted students enrolled
SAT, middle 50%
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Reading and math combined, among students who submitted scores
ACT, middle 50%
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Composite, among students who submitted scores
By year
| Fall | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Enrolled | SAT | ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13,107 | 412 | 3.1% | 266 | — | — |
| 2022 | 16,626 | 448 | 2.7% | 224 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13,026 | 510 | 3.9% | 270 | — | — |
| 2020 | 8,007 | 536 | 6.7% | 225 | 1530–1580 | 35–36 |
| 2019 | 8,367 | 537 | 6.4% | 235 | 1530–1560 | 35–36 |
A dash means IPEDS has no figure for that year, e.g. test ranges while the college was test-optional.
California high schools that report graduates here
Graduates of 2 California high schools are reported here, from the schools’ own published lists.
Which schools, and how many graduates each reports, are in the full report.
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