
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