California Institute of Technology

Estimated 2009-10 Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (Full-Time Enrollment)

The chart below lists the estimated nine-month, full-time cost of attendance budget that is generally applicable to Caltech undergraduate students enrolled in the 2009-10 school year. With the exception of the Orientation Fee, all direct charges, i.e., tuition, fees, housing and board, are divided evenly between the fall, winter and spring terms.

¹All entering students are charged a one-time $500 Orientation Fee in addition to the mandatory fees applicable to all undergraduate students. Please note that the fees do not include $2,088 -- $696 per Insurance Term -- for the Caltech/Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan.  Effective with the class that will enter in September 2009, students will no longer be required to purchase the Institute's health insurance provided they have coverage through a comparable plan. For details about the student health insurance plan and the waiver/enrollment process, please go to the Aetna Student Health website.

² The Housing/Room rate included in this estimated cost of attendance is a calculated expense based on the weighted average of all available undergraduate, on-campus housing options.

³A Travel Allowance to (partially) offset the cost of two roundtrips from a student's primary residence may be added to this estimated cost of attendance for U.S. Citizens or eligible non-citizens who reside in the U.S., associated U.S. territories, Canada, or Mexico.

Undergraduate Commuter Budget

Estimated 2008-9 Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (Full-Time Enrollment)

The charts below list the estimated nine-month, full-time cost of attendance budgets that are generally applicable to Caltech undergraduate students enrolled in the 2008-9 school year. With the exception of the Orientation Fee, all direct charges, i.e., tuition, fees, housing and board, are divided evenly between the fall, winter and spring terms.

On-Campus, First-Year

500

On-Campus, Second- and Third-Year

On-Campus, Fourth-Year

$47,070

¹ Fees for First-, Second-, and Third-Year students include the mandatory student health insurance. The student health insurance fee is $1,920 for 2008-9.

² All entering students are charged a one-time Orientation Fee.

³ The Housing/Room rate included in this estimated cost of attendance is a calculated expense based on the weighted average of all available undergraduate, on-campus housing options.

⁴ A Travel Allowance to (partially) offset the cost of two roundtrips from a student's primary residence may be added to this estimated cost of attendance for U.S. Citizens or eligible non-citizens who reside in the U.S., associated U.S. territories, Canada, or Mexico.

Undergraduate Commuter Budget

Graduate Expenses

2008-2009 Graduate Budget