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 2009) Professorial faculty 299 Emeriti 104 Research faculty 46 Other faculty 69 Visiting faculty 185 Postdoctoral scholars 549 Senior postdoctoral scholars 35 Visitors 118 Employees as of December 2009 Campus (excludes faculty and students) 2,567 JPL (excluding contractors) approx. 5,000 Honors & Awards (as of January 2010) Caltech faculty and alumni have received wide recognition for their achievements in science and engineering. Nobel Prize: 31 recipients, 32 prizes Crafoord Prize: 6 recipients Kavli Prize: 1 recipient National Medal of Science: 53 recipients National Medal of Technology: 12 recipients California Scientist of the Year: 15 recipients Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 85 faculty Member, National Academy of Sciences: 74 faculty Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: 4 faculty Member, National Academy of Engineering: 29 faculty A full list of Caltech faculty honors and awards are available in PDF format. Brief bios of Nobel Laureates are available at http://pr.caltech.edu/events/caltech_nobel/.   Student & Alumni Statistics Enrollment (first term 2009) Undergraduate students: 592 men 359 women Graduate students: 831 men 348 women Total students: 2,130 Freshman class (entering September 2009) 147 men; 106 women Middle 50% SAT scores (verbal/math): 2170-2300 Degrees awarded June 2009 BS 215 (of whom 130 graduated with honor) MS 117 Engineer 2 PhD 193 Living alumni (as of January 2010) Total 22,433 BS 11,417 MS 7,787 Engineer 366 PhD 6,975 Ex student 626 Certificate 71 Total Degrees 27,242 The total number of degrees is greater than the number of living alumni because many graduates have multiple Caltech degrees.