CalTech Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate is approximately 3.25% from 3.92%
SO FAR in this current cycle CalTech is the hardest college to get into. But over the next 3 weeks there are many top colleges announcing admissions data including the Ivys so this might get bumped down a spot or 2.
CalTech Class of 2026 Acceptance Rate is approximately 3.25%
(they didn't divulge the application size but I assumed that it grew by 2% like MIT)
Class of 2025 vs Class of 2026
First-year applications 13026 vs 13300 (estimated 2% increase)
First-year admits 510 vs 432 (Actual Admit Number)
Matriculation 275 vs 235 (Caltech is trying to hold a 54% yield rate, they were 40 overbooked last cycle)
Percentage admitted 3.92% vs 3.25%
35 of the 432 spots or 8.5% were Questbridge Match Finalists!!!!
Thanks for the insights! Do you think that admissions rates will keep getting lower, or will they stabilize at a certain point?
Also, for anyone interested in applying to Caltech, these CollegeVine livestreams can help!
I do think Top 25 colleges will be in more demand than the supply can keep up with so yes. On 1 hand there are more and more wealthy elite applicants on the other hand these schools are making space for low income, first gen students of color so if you are a White/Asian middle class applicant the competition will be super fierce.
They actually told us it was closer to 2.5%. They had 17.000 apps and 432 admits so it is easy to see that accrate= 2.5411%
Besides wikipedia which has no source of the 17000 application, where can I verify the 17000 application number? Thanks
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