California Institute of Technology

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.

Graduate Expenses

2007-2008 Graduate Budget