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A total of 8,007 students have applied and 536 students have allowed to admit to California Institute of Technology (Acceptance rate: 6.69%). The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 41.98 % where 225 students have finally enrolled out of 536 admitted students.

The acceptance rate of the school is lower (tighter to admit) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Columbia University in the City of New York and Brown University, its acceptance rate is slightly lower than average (relatively difficult to get in) (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 7.50%).

The yield of the school is higher (more admitted-students enrolled) compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in California. Compared to similar schools in rankings, its yield is average (average yield is 70.17%).

For the academic year 2019-2020, the average SAT score is 1,555 and the average ACT score is 36 over scores submitted by enrolled first-time students. Compared to similar schools in college rankings, the admission score of California Institute of Technology is average than the schools (average score is 1,556). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.

The following table summarizes the admission requirement to apply to California Institute of Technology. The school requires 5 items to submit - Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program, Recommendations, Admission test scores and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and 2 items are recommended to submit - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school rank and .