California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small... Wikipedia

  • Former names:  Throop University (1891–1907), Throop Polytechnic Institute and Manual Training School (1907–1913), Throop College of Technology (1913–1920)
  • Motto:  "The truth shall make you free"
  • Type:  Private research university
  • Established:  September 23, 1891
  • Founder:  Amos G. Throop
  • Academic affiliations:  AAU, AITU, APRU, COFHE, URA, Space-grant
  • Endowment:  $3.6 billion (2023)
  • President:  Thomas F. Rosenbaum
  • Academic staff:  300 professorial faculty
  • Students:  2,397 (2021–22)
  • Undergraduates:  987 (2021–22)
  • Postgraduates:  1,410 (2021–22)
  • Campus:  Midsize city
  • Newspaper:  The California Tech
  • Mascot:  Bernoulli the Beaver
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo