California Institute of Technology Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at California Institute of Technology is 3:1, and the school has 63.4 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at California Institute of Technology include: Engineering; Physical Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services; Mathematics and Statistics; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 98.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Mathematics English (including composition) Sciences (biological or physical) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	3:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Engineering 41% Physical Sciences 25% Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services 11% Mathematics and Statistics 11% Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Bowdoin College; Bryn Mawr; Grinnell College; Haverford College; Mt. Holyoke College;; Oberlin College; Occidental College; Ohio Wesleyan University; Pomona College;; Reed College; Spelman college; Wesleyan University; Whitman College
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	98%
4-year graduation rate	76

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data