College Profile for: California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private, coeducational research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering. Caltech also operates and manages the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a NASA Center that oversees the design and operation of many unmanned space probes. Caltech is a small school, with only about 2100 students (about 900 undergraduates and 1200 graduate students), but is ranked in the top 10 universities worldwide by metrics such as citation index, Nobel Prizes, and general university rankings.
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1200 E California Blvd
Pasadena, CA
91125
626-395-6811 (general)
626-395-6280 (financial aid)
626-395-6341 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.caltech.edu
