California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a science and engineering university in Pasadena, California. Its teaching and research are organised in six divisions: Biology and Biological Engineering; Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Engineering and Applied Science; Geological and Planetary Sciences; Humanities and Social Sciences; and Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy. Its research facilities include the IPAC astronomy center, and students also do research at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

The undergraduate body is just under 1,000 students, with about 235 new first-year students each year plus a small number of transfer and 3/2 students, and the student-faculty ratio is 3:1. Graduate students enrol in 30 programmes across the natural, physical and applied sciences and engineering, leading to MS, PhD or Engineer's degrees. According to the institute, 90% of undergraduates take part in research, on campus, abroad, at JPL or at an observatory, and students can study abroad in cities such as Cambridge, London, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Paris and Melbourne.

An International Office supports students from abroad. Caltech meets 100% of admitted students' demonstrated financial need but awards no merit scholarships; admission is need-aware for international students because aid funds for them are limited.