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 108 Employees as of December 2007 Campus (excludes faculty and students) 2,650 JPL (excluding contractors) 5,200 Honors & 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 206 Living 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 26,584 The total number of degrees is greater than the number of living alumni because many graduates have multiple Caltech degrees.