California Institute of Technology
1200 East California Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91125
United States
Telephone: 626-395-6811
Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis
Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. http://iro.caltech.edu/
Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action: February 19, 2021
Granted Candidacy:Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process. 1900
First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1949
Undergraduate FTE: 1,023
Graduate FTE: 1,440
Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Non-Profit
Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. No Related Entity
Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Quarter
Distributes Federal Financial Aid: Yes
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Role | Name | Title | |
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Accreditation Liaison Officer | Michelle Effros | Vice Provost; George Van Osdol Professor of Electrical Engineering | vpe@caltech.edu |
Board of Directors Chair | David Thompson | Chair Board of Trustees | boardoffice@caltech.edu |
Chief Academic Officer | David Tirrell | Provost; Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering; Carl & Shirley Larson Provostial Chair | provostoffice@caltech.edu |
Chief Executive Officer | Thomas Rosenbaum | President, Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair, Professor of Physics | president@caltech.edu |
Chief Financial Officer | Sharon Patterson | Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | sharon.patterson@caltech.edu |
Director Institutional Research | Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux | Asst. VP, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Assessment; Chief Diversity Officer; Chief Institutional Research Officer | iro@caltech.edu |
OPEID | Name | City | Location Type | Status |
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00113100 | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena | Main Campus | Active |
Degree | Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
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Aeronautics | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Aeronautics | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Applied Mechanics | Masters | 1961 | On-Site |
Applied Mechanics | Research Doctorate | 1961 | On-Site |
Applied Physics | Bachelors | 1972 | On-Site |
Applied Physics | Research Doctorate | 1972 | On-Site |
Applied Physics | Masters | 1972 | On-Site |
Applied and Computational Mathematics | Masters | 1963 | On-Site |
Applied and Computational Mathematics | Bachelors | 1973 | On-Site |
Applied and Computational Mathematics | Research Doctorate | 1963 | On-Site |
Astrophysics | Research Doctorate | 1948 | On-Site |
Astrophysics | Bachelors | 1944 | On-Site |
Astrophysics | Masters | 1948 | On-Site |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics | Research Doctorate | 1996 | On-Site |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics | Masters | 1996 | On-Site |
Bioengineering | Bachelors | 2009 | On-Site |
Bioengineering | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
Bioengineering | Research Doctorate | 2001 | On-Site |
Biology | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Biology | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Biology | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
Business Economics & Management | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
Chemical Engineering | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Chemical Engineering | Research Doctorate | 1946 | On-Site |
Chemical Engineering | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
Chemistry | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
Chemistry | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Chemistry | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Civil Engineering | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Civil Engineering | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Computation and Neural Systems | Masters | 1986 | On-Site |
Computation and Neural Systems | Research Doctorate | 1986 | On-Site |
Computation and Neural Systems | Bachelors | 2004 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Research Doctorate | 1979 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Masters | 1979 | On-Site |
Computer Science | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
Computing and Mathematical Sciences | Research Doctorate | 2014 | On-Site |
Computing and Mathematical Sciences | Masters | 2014 | On-Site |
Control and Dynamical Systems | Research Doctorate | 1994 | On-Site |
Control and Dynamical Systems | Masters | 1994 | On-Site |
Economics | Bachelors | 1965 | On-Site |
Electrical Engineering | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
Electrical Engineering | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Electrical Engineering | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Engineering and Applied Science | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
English | Bachelors | 1965 | On-Site |
Environmental Science and Engineering | Masters | 1969 | On-Site |
Environmental Science and Engineering | Research Doctorate | 1969 | On-Site |
Geobiology | Research Doctorate | 1956 | On-Site |
Geobiology | Masters | 1956 | On-Site |
Geochemistry | Research Doctorate | 1956 | On-Site |
Geochemistry | Masters | 1956 | On-Site |
Geological and Planetary Science (Geobiology) | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
Geological and Planetary Sciences (Geochemistry) | Bachelors | 1953 | On-Site |
Geological and Planetary Sciences (Geology) | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
Geological and Planetary Sciences (Geophysics) | Bachelors | 1949 | On-Site |
Geological and Planetary Sciences (Planetary Science) | Bachelors | 1974 | On-Site |
Geology | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Geology | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Geophysics | Masters | 1956 | On-Site |
Geophysics | Research Doctorate | 1956 | On-Site |
History | Bachelors | 1965 | On-Site |
History and Philosophy of Science | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
Information and Data Sciences | Bachelors | 2018 | On-Site |
Interdiscliplinary Studies | Bachelors | 1971 | On-Site |
Materials Science | Bachelors | 2017 | On-Site |
Materials Science | Research Doctorate | 1961 | On-Site |
Materials Science | Masters | 1961 | On-Site |
Mathematics | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Mathematics | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Mathematics | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
Mechanical Engineering | Bachelors | 2002 | On-Site |
Mechanical Engineering | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Mechanical Engineering | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Medical Engineering | Research Doctorate | 2013 | On-Site |
Medical Engineering | Masters | 2013 | On-Site |
Neurobiology | Research Doctorate | 2013 | On-Site |
Neurobiology | Masters | 2013 | On-Site |
Philosophy | Bachelors | 2004 | On-Site |
Physics | Masters | 1930 | On-Site |
Physics | Bachelors | 1930 | On-Site |
Physics | Research Doctorate | 1930 | On-Site |
Planetary Science | Masters | 1964 | On-Site |
Planetary Science | Research Doctorate | 1964 | On-Site |
Political Science | Bachelors | 2006 | On-Site |
Social Science | Masters | 1972 | On-Site |
Social Science | Research Doctorate | 1972 | On-Site |
Social and Decision Neuroscience | Masters | 2009 | On-Site |
Social and Decision Neuroscience | Research Doctorate | 2009 | On-Site |
Space Engineering | Research Doctorate | 2009 | On-Site |
Space Engineering | Masters | 2009 | On-Site |
Season | Year | Review Type |
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Spring | 2026 | Progress Report |
Spring | 2030 | Offsite Review |
Fall | 2030 | Accreditation Visit |