Private nonprofit · Pasadena, California
California Institute of Technology: cost, debt and earnings by major
2 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $8,509
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 90%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 3%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 987
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $7,500
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- not reported
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $7,553 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $11,452 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $4,144 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $29,762 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (1)
- Computer Science$200,511
Doctoral programs (1)
- Chemistry$119,626