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Caltech (Engineering & Applied Science)

📍 Pasadena, CA · USA · North America

QS Overall #10 · QS Accounting/Finance #12

3.1%

Acceptance

100%

Aid coverage

$88k

Annual cost (USD)

12%

International

🎓 Academic Program

Caltech Engineering & Applied Science (EAS) division — undergraduate engineering-ийн үндсэн 6 option: Aerospace, Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS), Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering. Materials Science + Environmental Engineering-ийг бас санал болгодог. Home to Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) — NASA-ын flagship deep-space mission center Caltech-аас удирдагдана (Curiosity/Perseverance Mars rover, Voyager). Small institution — undergrad бүхэлдээ ~1,000, engineering-т ~600. Faculty-student ratio 3:1.

🎯 Admissions

Acceptance rate

3.1% overall

Int'l acceptance

~2.5%

ED/EA acceptance

8% (EA (Early Action, non-restrictive))2.6x boost

International %

12% of student body

Campus size

124 acres · Mediterranean — mild dry weather year-round

📊 Exam Requirements

SAT

Required (test-flexible policy 2025-аас test-required буцах)

SAT middle 50%

1530-1580

ACT

35-36

IELTS

7.5+ recommended

TOEFL

100+

Other / notes

Physics/Math Olympiad medal quasi-standard. AP Physics C (Mech + E&M), Calc BC, Chem, CS-A. Research portfolio маш өндөр үнэлэгддэг.

📅 Deadlines

Early Decision/Action

November 1

Regular Decision

January 3

Financial Aid

CSS Profile by Feb 5

Scholarship deadline

Automatic with admission

💰 Financial Aid & Scholarships

Aid coverage

100% of demonstrated need met

Need-blind?

✓ Тийм — Aid хүсэлт нь admission-д нөлөөлөхгүй

No-loan policy?

✓ Тийм — бүгд grant, зээл байхгүй

Tuition

$63k/жил

Total cost (COA)

$88k/жил

Avg aid package

$65k/жил

Living costs covered?

✓ Тийм — room+board багтсан

📑 Scholarship requirements

Need-blind for all applicants including international
CSS Profile илгээх (Feb 5)
No loans — бүх aid grant
Family income $100k-аас доогуур = usually $0 tuition
Aid жил бүр family finances-ийн дагуу тооцоологдоно

🔄 Scholarship maintenance

Annual CSS Profile resubmission. Satisfactory academic progress. Full-time enrollment.

⚠️ Conditions & restrictions

Full-time enrollment
Outside scholarships эхлээд student contribution-ыг бууруулна
Aid renewal жил бүр CSS Profile-аар

📝 Application requirements

Common App or QuestBridge
Caltech-specific supplement (multiple STEM-focused essays: STEM curiosity, creative solution, favorite STEM topic)
2 teacher recommendations (1 math/science заавал, 1 humanities)
Counselor recommendation
Optional research abstract / GitHub portfolio (маш үнэлэгддэг)

✍️ Supplemental essay prompts (2025-2026)

Caltech supplement — 3-4 STEM-focused essays (150-400 words each): STEM curiosity, creative solution, favorite academic topic, community; prompts жил бүр өөрчлөгддөг

⭐ "Why Us?" — Essay hooks & school personality

Caltech engineering нь **дэлхийн хамгийн жижиг, хамгийн интенсив** top engineering институт. Undergrad ~1,000 — MIT-ийн 1/5, Stanford-ын 1/8. Faculty-student ratio 3:1 гэдэг нь undergrad бүр 3-4 professor-той шууд харилцан ажилладаг. **JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)** нь NASA-ын deep-space mission-ыг удирддаг center — Curiosity, Perseverance, Voyager, Cassini бүгд Caltech/JPL-ийн бүтээгдэхүүн. Engineering undergrad JPL-т SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship)-ээр шууд intern хийж чадна.

🏆 Unique advantages

Дэлхийн хамгийн жижиг top engineering — engineering undergrad ~600 хүн. Need-blind for all international. JPL access — Mars/deep-space mission-д undergrad intern. Honor Code culture — take-home exam standard. Warm weather, small campus, 1:3 faculty ratio. Nobel laureate density хамгийн өндөр (Caltech faculty + alumni дунд 46 Nobel).

💼 Career outlook

AeroAstro/AeroApp Physics grads: NASA JPL, SpaceX, Boeing, Blue Origin — гэхдээ ~40% нь PhD-руу шилждэг (highest PhD placement rate). MechE/EE Tesla/Apple/NVIDIA/Waymo. Median engineering starting salary ~$140k base + $20-50k signing. Applied Physics-ийн grads → Anthropic, OpenAI (research engineer role), quantum computing startups.

Starting salary

140,000 USD

(~$140,000 USD)

Employment rate

95%

төгсөгсний 6 сард

Top recruiters

NASA JPLSpaceXAppleBoeingAnthropicBlue Origin

⏰ Work while studying

F-1: 20 hrs/week on-campus. SURF (Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship) — pays ~$7,500 stipend for 10-week summer research (undergrad бүхэлдээ оролцох боломжтой). TA/UTA positions engineering-т $16-22/hr. Machine shop, wind tunnel-д lab tech роль-үүд. OPT 12 months + STEM 24-month extension.

Visa type

F-1

Term-ийн үед

20 цаг/долоо хоног (on-campus)

Амралтын үед

40 цаг/долоо хоног (full-time)

Internship access

Exceptional — direct NASA JPL + SpaceX pipeline

🎯 Essay Hooks — "Why Us?" эссэд ашиглах specific anchor-ууд

Ерөнхий "great library" биш — тодорхой campus culture, program, alumni хэсгүүд. Тухайн сургуулийн уникаль зүйлсийг эссэдээ дурдснаар "чи маш их судалж, зөвхөн бидэн рүү зорьж байна" гэсэн сигнал өгнө.

JPL Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) — freshman-аас Mars mission simulation-д paid research
Aerospace 3-year sequence + AeroAstro option — SpaceX/Blue Origin CTO alumni maш өндөр төлөөлөлтэй
Applied Physics + Materials Science — quantum computing (IonQ, PsiQuantum), semiconductor R&D pipeline
Honor Code culture — take-home exam standard, undergrad autonomy маш өндөр
Faculty 3:1 ratio — undergrad бүр 3-4 professor-той direct research collaboration

📝 Application effort estimation

Application system

common-app

Study plan / Essay length

3-4 STEM-focused essays (150-400 words each) + activities/interests

🎯 Backup plans

MIT parallel apply (EA-той conflict үгүй — Caltech EA is non-restrictive)
Stanford REA (Caltech EA-той compatible)
Harvey Mudd College (Claremont Consortium, similar STEM small-school culture)
External Mongolia scholarships (Zorig, private)

🔗 Official sources

admissions.caltech.edu
finaid.caltech.edu
eas.caltech.edu
Caltech Common Data Set