Skip to Main Content
California Institute of Technology
blue checkmark
  • 4 Year
  • PASADENA, CA

California Institute of Technology Campus Life

Housing

Dorms
grade B
Based on housing cost, capacity, student reviews and additional factors.
On-Campus Housing Available
Yes
Freshmen Required to Live on Campus
No
Freshmen Live On-Campus
100%
Undergrads in College Housing
86%
Average Housing Cost
$10,398 / year
Poll
64%
of students say overall dorm quality is great. 39 responses
Poll
60%
of students say the dorms' social atmosphere is great. 15 responses

Food

Campus Food
grade C+
Based on meal plan cost and student reviews on the food.
Meal Plan Available
Yes
Average Meal Plan Cost
$7,350 / year
Poll
What are the best food options on campus?
Based on 7 responses
  • Chandler
    29%
  • Caltech Coffeehouse
    14%
  • Can go in and sit down and eat.
    14%
  • Open Kitchen
    14%
  • Seminars
    14%
  • The Culinary program, has a place you.
    14%
54%
of students highly rate the dining facilities. 13 responses

Map

Campus Quality

Campus
grade B
Based on quality of housing, food services, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Life
grade B+
Based on campus diversity, social scene, student reviews, and additional factors.
Poll
What is your overall opinion of your school and the campus community?
Based on 12 responses
  • I love everything about my school and have a lot of campus pride.
    50%
  • I like mostly everything about my school, but there are some things I wish were different.
    33%
  • The school community is okay-we're all just here for an education, nothing more.
    17%

Get Recruited

Safety

Safety
grade B minus
Based on crimes on campus, local area crime rates, and student reviews.
Poll
83%
of students say they feel extremely safe and secure on campus. 12 responses
Poll
How does peer pressure affect students' use of drugs and alcohol?
Based on 8 responses
  • You can have a great social life without drugs or alcohol.
    75%
  • Most people partake in some form, but no one treats you differently if you don't.
    25%
Poll
How visible are the campus police on campus?
Based on 12 responses
  • Extremely present and willing to assist students.
    25%
  • There if you need them but not overbearing.
    33%
  • Not very visible.
    17%
  • We have campus police?
    25%

Sports

Poll
How popular are varsity sports on campus?
Based on 16 responses
  • Almost everything on campus revolves around them.
    6%
  • Varsity sports are a big part of campus life.
    6%
  • Varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.
    25%
  • No one pays attention to varsity sports.
    63%
Men's Varsity Sports
All Track Combined, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field: Outdoor, Track and Field: X-Country, WaterPolo
Women's Varsity Sports
All Track Combined, Basketball, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track and Field: Outdoor, Track and Field: X-Country, Volleyball, WaterPolo

Clubs & Activities

Clubs Offered
Campus Ministries, Dance, Drama/Theater, Film Society, International Student Organizations, Newspaper, Radio Station, Student Government
Music
Choral Groups, Music Ensembles
Poll
What are your favorite campus events or traditions?
  • More opinions are needed to display this poll.Take our surveyto add your opinion.

Scholarship

Party Scene

Party Scene
grade B
Based on access to bars and student reviews on the party scene.
Poll
What is the party scene like on campus?
Based on 18 responses
  • Lots of options Wednesday-Saturday.
    17%
  • Some decent frat/house parties, weekends only.
    17%
  • Good parties are few and far between.
    22%
  • Parties? What parties?
    44%
Poll
What is the biggest social event of the year?
Based on 9 responses
  • Big I/Interhouse parties
    89%
  • We don't party
    11%

Greek Life

Men in Fraternities
0%
Women in Sororities
0%
80%
of students say they don't have Greek life. 10 responses

Add to List