4-year school · Private nonprofit

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California · Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro area. 208 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

208
International graduates, 2024–25
of 619 graduates, all majors
3%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$90,822
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $65,898, before aid
33%
International students
810 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 25 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
PhysicsCIP 40.08bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 65 graduates3165bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 55 graduates3055bachelor's, master's, doctoral
ChemistryCIP 40.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 37 graduates1637bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringCIP 14.05bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 35 graduates1635bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Mechanical EngineeringCIP 14.19bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 71 graduates1571bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering PhysicsCIP 14.12bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 25 graduates1325bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 91 graduates1291bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Chemical EngineeringCIP 14.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 30 graduates1030bachelor's, master's, doctoral
MathematicsCIP 27.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 27 graduates1027bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Astronomy and AstrophysicsCIP 40.02bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 25 graduates825bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesCIP 40.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 23 graduates823bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesCIP 26.15bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 20 graduates720bachelor's, master's, doctoral
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 9 graduates79bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyCIP 26.02master's, doctoral · 11 graduates611master's, doctoral
Mathematics and Computer ScienceCIP 30.08master's, doctoral · 8 graduates68master's, doctoral

Admissions

Acceptance rate3%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentilen/a
SAT math, 25th–75th percentilen/a
ACT, 25th–75th percentilen/a
Test scoresNot considered
First-year retention97%
Graduation rate, 6 years94%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$65,898
Housing and food, on campus$20,283
Books and other costs$4,641
Total a year$90,822
Four years$363,288

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology