At a Glance
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 2007)
Professorial faculty 296
Emeriti 104
Research faculty 60
Other faculty 53
Visiting faculty 100
Postdoctoral scholars 577
Senior postdoctoral scholars 33
Visitors 108Employees as of December 2007
Campus (excludes faculty and students) 2,650
JPL (excluding contractors) 5,200Honors & Awards (as of December 2007)
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: 84 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences: 74 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: 4 faculty
Member, National Academy of Engineering: 30 faculty
A full list of Caltech Nobel and Crafoord laureates can be found at http://www.caltech.edu/nobel-crafoord
Brief bios of Nobel Laureates are available at http://pr.caltech.edu/events/caltech_nobel/.
Student & Alumni Statistics
Enrollment (first term 2007)
Undergraduate students:
634 men
279 women
Graduate students:
861 men
359 women
Total students: 2,133
Freshman class (entering September 2007)
145 men; 86 women
Middle 50% SAT scores (verbal/math): 2190-2320
Degrees awarded June 2007
BS 172 (of whom 88 graduated with honor)
MS 108
Engineer 0
PhD 206Living alumni (as of January 2008)
Total 21,953
BS 11,120
MS 7,693
Engineer 378
PhD 6,670
Ex student 642
Certificate 81
Total Degrees 26,584The total number of degrees is greater than the number of living alumni because many graduates have multiple Caltech degrees.