MIT vs Caltech Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Both schools are four-years, private (not-for-profit) schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($63,255) than MIT ($60,156).
It is harder to admit to Caltech than MIT.
MIT has more students with 11,858 students while Caltech has 2,401 students.
MIT has more full-time faculties with 1,375 faculties while Caltech has 357 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Massachusetts Institute of Technology and California Institute of Technology.

MIT	vs.	Caltech
Cambridge, Massachusetts	Location	Pasadena, California
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$60,156	2024 Tuition & Fees	$63,255
77%	% Receiving Financial Aid	62%
$44,422	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$47,135

3.96 %	Acceptance Rates	2.69 %
84.97 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	50.00 %
1,560	SAT Score	-
35	ACT Score	-
94 %	Graduation Rate	94 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	3 %
99 %	Retention Rate	98 %
11,858	Student Population	2,401
1,375	Number of Faculties	357
3 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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