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Caltech Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 597
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 61%
Average Aid Amount $52,266
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 153
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 68%

Financial Aid Information at Caltech

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 597 students (61% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $52,266. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 153 students (68% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2025 undergraduate tuition & fees at California Institute of Technology is $65,898, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 597 students (61% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $52,266. It includes federal, state, local, institutional, or other sources of grant aid.
The following table describes the financial aid statistics by aid types at California Institute of Technology for all undergraduate students.
Undergraduate Student Financial Aid at California Institute of Technology
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Federal, state, local, institutional or other grant aid59761%$52,266
Pell Grants14615%$5,395
Federal Student Loans354%$6,378

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 153 beginning students (68% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 130 students (58% of all freshmen) awarded any student loans. The headcount includes the number of full-time, first-time degree-seeking beginning undergraduate students.
The below table shows the number and amount by the source of financial aid at California Institute of Technology.
Beginning Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid at California Institute of Technology
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving AidAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Student Financial Aid15368%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources12455%$60,201
Federal Grants5625%$7,679
Pell Grants4420%$5,774
Other Federal Grants4520%$3,911
State/Local Grants63%$8,073
Institutional Grants12455%$56,342
Student Loans3717%$10,614
Federal Student Loans63%$5,378
Other Student Loans3415%$10,601