undergraduate @ caltech

Caltech alumni include movie director Frank Capra, who graduated in 1918, but its 124-acre campus predates nearby Hollywood. Thirty-one Caltech students have won Nobel prizes, and one alumnus – Harrison Schmitt – has walked on the Moon. Home to Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it has a faculty of 299 teaching 2,130 students.

Admissions Deadlines

For Freshmen Entering Fall 2011:
Application
EARLY ACTION October Last month for taking the SATs/ACTs/SAT Subject Tests November 1 (postmark/electronic submission) Deadline for application and all supporting material mid-December Notification of admission decision February 1 (postmark) Midyear School Report deadline May 1 (postmark) Admitted students' reply date		REGULAR DECISION December Last month for taking the SATs/ACTs/SAT Subject Tests January 3 (postmark/electronic submission) Deadline for application and all supporting materials February 1 (postmark) Midyear School Report deadline mid-March Notification of admission decision May 1 (postmark) Admitted students' reply deadline
Test Dates
All testing must be completed prior to the application deadline. Exams take after the deadline will not be considered.
EARLY ACTION October, 2010 Last month for taking SATs/ACTs		REGULAR DECISION December, 2010 Last month for taking SATs/ACTs
(SAT/ACT registration and test dates are subject to change and vary by country. Please visit the College Board online for the most current information on SAT and Subject Tests. For up-to-date information about the ACT, please visit the ACT online.) SAT code: 4034 ACT code: 0182
For Transfers entering Fall 2011:
Application
February 11, 2011 Application materials postmarked by this date week of March 8, 2011 Transfer entrance exams will be distributed to proctors early May, 2011 Notification of admission decisions
Test Dates
Please visit the TOEFL online for the most current information on TOEFL test dates. TOEFL code: 4034 April 1, 2011 Transfer Admissions Entrance Examinations must be completed and received by Caltech by this date.
* SAT/ACT registration and test dates are subject to change and vary by country. Please contact the College Board and the ACT online for the latest information. ** TOEFL registration and test dates are subject to change and vary by country. Please contact the ETS for the latest information.