California Institute of Technology

California Institute of Technology

This former vocational school turned science and engineering powerhouse practices need-blind admissions and graduates students with one of the lowest average debt amounts and among the highest starting salaries.

Best known for hosting the Rose Bowl and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, CA is a moderately expensive city home to the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab and a sizable population of non-indigenous parrots.

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• Private Research University
• Midsize City
• 2,1303:1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Acceptance Rate: 13% SAT 25th-75th percentile: 2180-2360 ACT 25th-75th percentile: 34-35

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA Median age: 34.5 Median household income: $61,298 Cost of living index: 138.1 College degreed: 41.3%