California Institute of Technology

One USP, ranking, history

California Institute of Technology was founded in 1891 in California. It is a private doctorate-granting research university in Pasadena, California. According to US News, it is ranked 9 out of 443 National Universities. 

Accreditation

California Institute of Technology receives regional accreditation from WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC). Its undergraduate degree program is ABET accredited and has quickly grown to be one of the most popular at this university. This university has a total of 2,397 students and 300 academic staff. 

University Campus, facilities, labs/courses

The setting of this university is suburban and the campus size is 124 acres. It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. This university offers various student facilities including placement services, nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance and many more. This university also offers safety and security services like 24-hour emergency telephones, day and night foot and vehicle patrols, controlled dormitory access and so on. Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at this university. Various career services are offered by this university including resume assistance, alumni network, job search classes, interest inventory, internship, interview training, on-campus job interview and so on. This university provides an on-campus library and various laboratories for advanced learning. Museums or special academic buildings on campus provide an extensive repository of historical documents, scientific papers and records, artifacts and rare photographs and many more. The university provides numerous services for Learning disabled students such as extended time for tests, exams on tape or computer, priority seating and so on. Services for physically disabled students are also available at this university such as adaptive equipment, note-taking services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, rader services, special housing and many more. 

Highlight Streams, number of courses/programs and other offerings

This university offers various degree programs including undergraduate, postgraduate and many doctoral programs. This university offers 28 majors and 12 minors across all six academic divisions. It also offers interdisciplinary programs in applied physics, biochemistry, bioengineering, computation and Neural systems, control and dynamical systems and many more. The graduate programs emphasize doctoral studies and are dominated by science, engineering, technology and mathematics fields. The most highlighted options are chemistry, physics, biology, electrical engineering and chemical engineering. Approximately 99% of doctoral students have full financial support.  Financial support for graduate students comes in the form of fellowships, research assistantships, teaching assistantships or a combination of fellowship and assistantship support. 

Acceptance Rate

California Institute of Technology admissions is the most selective with an acceptance rate of 4%. IELTS tests are required of some and admission officials of this university consider a GPA score an important academic factor. An applicant's high school rank when available is considered important at this university. The application fee for this university is $ 75. 

Admission eligibility criteria

Undergraduate

Undergraduate applicants should be aged 18 or above and have a 10 academic record. IELTS and GPA are considered to get admission to undergraduate programs. A common application form is accepted at this university. 

Postgraduate

Postgraduate candidates should have to produce an undergraduate program qualification certificate. The applicants should have to score the university-mentioned tests. 

Documents required/ Test required/ Average Score

Undergraduate

The following documents are needed for undergraduate program admission:

• A common application is accepted.
• Elementary mathematical knowledge proof.
• 10 school academic grade.
• School leaving certificate with official transcript.
• IELTS and GPA proof.
• A recommendation letter from at least two teachers from the last school.
• Age proof from a recognised authority.

Postgraduate

Required documents for the postgraduate program are mentioned below:

• Undergraduate course qualification proof.
• GPA and IELTS are some of them for international students.
• Economic strength proof.
• International students should follow university guidelines.
  • A separate application form is required for international students.

  Popular Courses

  The popular courses at this university are computer and information sciences and support services, engineering, physical sciences, mathematics and statistics, biological and biomedical sciences and social sciences.