California Institute of Technology Admissions

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 California Institute of Technology has an acceptance rate of 3% . Of those admitted, 50% go on to enroll. The application fee is $75 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application
    Fee: $75
  • Number of
    Applicants: 16,626
  • Percent
    Admitted: 3%
  • Percent
    Admitted who Enrolled: 50%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 16,626 11,352 5,274
Percent admitted 3% 2% 4%
Percent admitted who enrolled 50% 55% 46%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

California Institute of Technology Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA      ✔
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT)      
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

California Institute of Technology Test Scores

California Institute of Technology SAT Scores

SAT Range 0 – 0
SAT Average 0
SAT 25th Percentile 0
SAT 75th Percentile 0

California Institute of Technology ACT Scores

ACT Range 0 – 0
ACT Average 0
ACT 25th Percentile 0
ACT 75th Percentile 0

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Less Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 0 and 25th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.