Private (for-profit)

Southern California Institute of Technology

Anaheim, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·scitech.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
Enrollment
510
peer median 23,163
Avg net price
$27,735
+$15k vs peer
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The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes of technology in the United States that are devoted to the instruction of pure and applied sciences.

Admissions & acceptance rate

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
155
155 candidates competed
Admitted
115
Enrolled
106
92.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
74%
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
42%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

13.0pp gap
Pell recipients
74%
Non-Pell
87%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,219
$30–48k$27,306
$48–75k$30,074
$75–110k$31,065
$110k+$33,673

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,735
+$14,895vs peer median $12,840
Federal loans
67.6%
In-state tuition
$20,515
Out-of-state
$20,515

Academic programs at Scitech

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

36 total
01Engineering
3083.3%
02Computer Sciences
616.7%
03Engineering Tech
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
510
12-mo unduplicated
838
Undergraduate
838
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
95%800
Women
5%38

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
60.2%
White
15.4%
Asian
9.6%
Two or more
5.8%
Black
5.3%
Unknown
2.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
15

Scitech vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Scitech selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSouthern California Institute of Technology
74%510$27,735
California Institute of Technology
94%2.6%2,430$18,902R1 Research
California State University-Fullerton
70%90.5%43,662$5,646R2 Research
California State University-Long Beach
69%46.3%42,003$8,931R2 Research
California State University-Los Angeles
53%91.3%23,163$4,113Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Fullerton College
19,521$8,090Community College
South Orange County Community College District
Stanbridge University
10.0%2,928$25,114
University of California-Irvine
87%28.6%37,297$12,840R1 Research
University of California-Los Angeles
93%9.0%47,335$14,013R1 Research
Peer group median74%28.6%23,163$12,840

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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

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