California Institute Of Technology (Caltech), California, United States

California Institute of Technology is a private institution that was founded in 1891. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 979, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 124 acres.

It utilizes a quarter-based academic calendar. California Institute of Technology's ranking in the 2018 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, 10. Its tuition and fees are $49,908 (2017-18).

Caltech, which focuses on science and engineering, is located in Pasadena, California, approximately 11 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Social and academic life at Caltech centers on the eight student houses, which the school describes as "self-governing living groups." Student houses incorporate an admired Caltech tradition: dinners served by student waiters. Only freshmen are required to live on campus, but around 80 percent of students remain in their house for all four years. The Caltech Beavers have a number of NCAA Division III teams that compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Integral to student life is the Honor Code, which dictates that "No member of the Caltech community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community."