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Caltech Financial Aid

Number Received Financial Aid (All Undergraduate) 613
Percent Received Financial Aid(All Undergraduate) 62%
Average Aid Amount $47,135
Number Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 193
Percent Received Financial Aid (Freshmen) 71%

Financial Aid Information at Caltech

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 613 students (62% of undergraduate students) received one or more financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or student loans. The average financial aid amount is $47,135. For freshmen (Full-time, first-time degree-seeking undergraduate students), 193 students (71% of enrolled students) received financial aid.
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees at California Institute of Technology is $63,255, for reference.

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid

For the academic year 2021-2022, a total of 613 students (62% of all students) have received grants or scholarships and the average received aid amount is $47,135. 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 aid61362%$47,135
Pell Grants13814%$4,847
Federal Student Loans394%$6,275

Beginning Students Financial Aid

a total of 193 beginning students (71% of all freshmen) have received any financial aid and 157 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 Aid19371%-
Grants or Scholarship from All Sources15557%$59,192
Federal Grants5721%$8,089
Pell Grants5721%$5,165
Other Federal Grants4216%$3,968
State/Local Grants62%$9,220
Institutional Grants15557%$55,860
Student Loans4015%$12,553
Federal Student Loans166%$5,438
Other Student Loans3312%$12,579