California Institute of Technology(Caltech)

Mission Statement

The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.


Faculty & Staff Statistics

Faculty in residence (as of December 2008)

Professorial faculty 294
Emeriti 108
Research faculty 57
Other faculty 65
Visiting faculty 138
Postdoctoral scholars 535
Senior postdoctoral scholars 36
Visitors 115

Employees as of December 2008

Campus (excludes faculty and students) 2,650
JPL (excluding contractors) 5,200

Honors & Awards (as of December 2008)

Caltech faculty and alumni have received wide recognition for their achievements in science and engineering.

Nobel Prize: 31 recipients, 32 prizes
Crafoord Prize: 5 recipients
National Medal of Science: 49 recipients
National Medal of Technology: 10 recipients
California Scientist of the Year: 15 recipients
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 85 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences: 75 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: 4 faculty
Member, National Academy of Engineering: 30 faculty


Student & Alumni Statistics

Enrollment (first term 2008)

Undergraduate students:
610 men
311 women

Graduate students:
842 men
363 women

Total students: 2,126

Freshman class (entering September 2008)

139 men; 97 women
Middle 50% SAT scores (verbal/math): 2170-2310

Degrees awarded June 2008

BS 208 (of whom 88 graduated with honor)
MS 128
Engineer 1
PhD 185

Living alumni (as of December 2008)

Total 22,227

BS 11,282
MS 7,754
Engineer 370
PhD 6,822
Ex student 639
Certificate 78
Total Degrees 26,945

The total number of degrees is greater than the number of living alumni because many graduates have multiple Caltech degrees.

For More Info:
www.caltech.edu/