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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!!!!

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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!

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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.

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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%

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Besides wikipedia which has no source of the 17000 application, where can I verify the 17000 application number? Thanks

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