Caltech vs MIT

Compare two rival schools - California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology with tuition and admission information where Caltech is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years located in Pasadena, CA and MIT is a Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years located in Cambridge, MA.

California Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Both are Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years schools.
Caltech has more expensive tuition & fees ($56,862) than MIT ($53,450).
It is harder to admit to MIT than Caltech.
Caltech has a higher submitted SAT score (1,545) than MIT (1,540).
Caltech has higher submitted ACT score (36) than MIT (35).
MIT has more students with 11,574 students while Caltech has 2,233 students.
MIT has more full-time faculties with 1,365 faculties while Caltech has 336 full-time faculties.

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

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CaltechMIT

Caltech	vs.	MIT
Pasadena, California	Location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years	School Type	Private (not-for-profit), 4 or more years
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$56,862	Tuition & Fees	$53,450
59% ($39,500)	% Receiving Financial Aid (Avg. amount)	65% ($44,820)
$39,500	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$44,820
7.74 %	Acceptance Rates	7.17 %
41.37 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	75.55 %
1,545	SAT Score	1,540
36	ACT Score	35
94 %	Graduation Rate	95 %
4 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
98 %	Retention Rate	99 %
2,233	Student Population	11,574
336	Number of Faculties	1,365
3 to 1	Student to Faculty Ratio	3 to 1
ROTC, Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare