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Common Data Set

California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology Common Data Set is the yearly report the college publishes about itself. 25 reports on file, 2002–2025; the latest is 2025-26. Downloads include PDF, XLSX, and CSV.

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PASADENA, CAIPEDS 110404CARNEGIE CLASS 15
§25 reports2002–2025
§ CDS archive · latest 3 shown
2025-26
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2024-25
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2023-24
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§ Merit and need aid

What this school reports giving.

Limited merit profile
No-need grant recipients0Average no-need grant reported; recipient count not reported
Avg no-need grant$0H2A first-year full-time students with no financial need
Avg net price$16,075Federal Scorecard, all aided students
§ Scope

CDS H2A counts students who had no financial need and received institutional non-need scholarship or grant aid, excluding athletic awards and tuition benefits.

§ International aid

Need-based aid for nonresidents: n/a. Non-need aid for nonresidents: n/a.

This is not a personalized price estimate. Merit awards are source-reported institutional facts. Your actual cost depends on income, assets, residency, application round, program, and school policy.
§ SOURCE: COMMON DATA SET 2025-26 · §H.2 §H.2A §H.6 §H.14METHOD →ARCHIVED SOURCE →
NCES/IPEDS baseline

Source-labeled federal facts

These values come from official NCES/IPEDS tables. They are not Common Data Set fields unless the source note says the alignment is direct or near.

Provisional 2024-25 release, data year 2024

Academics

Academics IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Student-faculty ratio3EF2024D.STUFACR

Admissions

Admissions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Admissions total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
356ADM2024.ADMSSN
Admit rate3%DRVADM2024.DVADM01
Applicants total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
13856ADM2024.APPLCN
Enrolled full time
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
218ADM2024.ENRLFT
Enrolled total
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates
218ADM2024.ENRLT
Open admissions policyNoIC2024.OPENADMP
Yield rate61%DRVADM2024.DVADM04

Admissions testing

Admissions testing IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
ACT composite 25th percentile35ADM2020.ACTCM25
ACT composite 75th percentile36ADM2020.ACTCM75
ACT submit rate0%ADM2021.ACTPCT
SAT EBRW 25th percentile740ADM2020.SATVR25
SAT EBRW 75th percentile780ADM2020.SATVR75
SAT math 25th percentile790ADM2020.SATMT25
SAT math 75th percentile800ADM2020.SATMT75
SAT submit rate0%ADM2021.SATPCT

Completions

Completions IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor's degrees awarded235DRVC2024.BASDEG
Doctor's degrees awarded200DRVC2024.DOCDEGRS
Master's degrees awarded156DRVC2024.MASDEG

Costs

Costs IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
In-state required fees$2,496COST1_2024.FEE2
In-state tuition$63,402COST1_2024.TUITION2
Out-of-state required fees$2,496COST1_2024.FEE3
Out-of-state tuition$63,402COST1_2024.TUITION3
Total price, in-state on campus$90,822DRVCOST2024.CINSON
Total price, out-of-state on campus$90,822DRVCOST2024.COTSON

Endowment

Endowment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Endowment net assets, beginning of fiscal year$3,598,221,000F2324_F2.F2H01
Endowment net assets, end of fiscal year$4,228,841,000F2324_F2.F2H02
Endowment net investment return$481,481,000F2324_F2.F2H03B
Endowment new gifts and additions$397,896,000F2324_F2.F2H03A
Endowment spending distribution for current use$-222,211,000F2324_F2.F2H03C
Other changes in endowment net assets$-26,546,000F2324_F2.F2H03D

Enrollment

Enrollment IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Full-time undergraduate enrollment987DRVEF2024.EFUGFT
Graduate enrollment1443DRVEF2024.EFGRAD
Part-time undergraduate enrollment0DRVEF2024.EFUGPT
Total enrollment2430DRVEF2024.ENRTOT
Undergraduate enrollment987DRVEF2024.EFUG

Financial aid

Financial aid IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Any aid rate70%SFA2324.ANYAIDP
Average federal grant aid$9,293SFA2324.FGRNT_A
Average federal loan$11,846SFA2324.LOAN_A
Average Pell grant$6,365SFA2324.PGRNT_A
Federal grant aid rate21%SFA2324.FGRNT_P
Federal loan rate20%SFA2324.LOAN_P
Pell grant rate21%SFA2324.PGRNT_P

Identity

Identity IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
CityPasadenaHD2024.CITY
ControlPrivate not-for-profitHD2024.CONTROL
Degree-granting statusDegree-grantingHD2024.DEGGRANT
Highest level of offeringDoctor's degreeHD2024.HLOFFER
Institution levelFour or more yearsHD2024.ICLEVEL
Institution nameCalifornia Institute of TechnologyHD2024.INSTNM
Institution size category1,000 - 4,999HD2024.INSTSIZE
IPEDS sectorPrivate not-for-profit, 4-year or aboveHD2024.SECTOR
LocaleCity: MidsizeHD2024.LOCALE
StateCaliforniaHD2024.STABBR

Outcomes

Outcomes IPEDS baseline facts
FactValueSource
Bachelor graduation rate, 4 years77%DRVGR2024.GBA4RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 5 years90%DRVGR2024.GBA5RTT
Bachelor graduation rate, 6 years94%DRVGR2024.GBA6RTT
Full-time retention rate97%EF2024D.RET_PCF
Graduation rate, 150% time94%DRVGR2024.GRRTTOT
Transfer-out rate3%DRVGR2024.TRRTTOT
§ Federal outcomes

What federal data says

SRC · U.S. DEPT. OF ED., COLLEGE SCORECARD 2022-23.
OUTCOMES LAG THE CDS YEAR SHOWN ABOVE.
Median earnings
$128,566
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
94%
6-year completion
Average net price
$16,075
sticker minus grants
§ Earnings distribution

Ten years after enrollment, in 2022-23 dollars

P25
$78,105$78k
MEDIAN
$128,566$129k
P75
$225,460$225k
$20k
$40k
$60k
$80k
§H · Net price by family income

Average cost after grants

Scorecard · 2022-23
$0 – $30,000
$-2,133
$30,001 – $48,000
← MODAL BRACKET$-2,886
$48,001 – $75,000
$431
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,753
$110,001 and up
$54,157
§B · Completion and retention
4-yr grad
77%
6-yr grad
94%
8-yr grad
94%
Retention
97%
Pell grad
96%
Transfer
3%

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.