In association with OVERSEAS STUDY LINK, SHOUT presents quick facts about the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena

1.     Caltech tops the world university ranking (The times Higher Education, World University Ranking, 2016).

2.     Student satisfaction is 83 percent, according to The Princeton Review (2015).

3.     Caltech (mainly post graduate enrollment) has 27 percent international students out of 2,243 – with 67 percent male and 33 percent female.

4.     The application fee at Caltech is US $75. It is most selective, with an acceptance rate of 8.8 percent and an early acceptance rate of 13.5 percent. The application deadline is January 3, and the early action deadline is November 1.

5.     Best subjects are: Engineering, Physical Sciences, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics.

6.     Tuition and fees are US $45,390 (2015-16).

7.     Most students complete their degree within 4 years (around 85 percent).