Caltech vs. Princeton

Compare two graduate schools with tuition, enrollment, programs, and more academic characteristics. Caltech ranked 9th and Princeton ranked 3rd in college ranking.

Caltechvs.Princeton

Both Caltech and Princeton are private. Caltech is located in Pasadena, CA and Princeton is located in Princeton, NJ.
  • Caltech Graduate School has more expensive graduate school tuition of $63,063 than Princeton Graduate School ($62,860).
  • Princeton Graduate School is larger with 3,238 graduate students than Caltech Graduate School (1,419 students).
  • Princeton Graduate School is more graduate programs of 127 programs than Caltech Graduate School (93 programs).
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#8 in National Universities
#2 in California
Rankings#4 in National Universities
#1 in New Jersey
Private, 4 yearsSchool TypePrivate, 4 years
Pasadena, CALocationPrinceton, NJ
Academic
$100Graduate School Application Fee$75
Research University (very high research activity)Carnegie ClassificationResearch University (very high research activity)
Master's
Doctorate (Research)
Post-Master Certificate
Offered Graduate DegreesMaster's
Doctorate (Research)
93 ProgramsNumber of Graduate Programs127 Programs
Number of Online Graduate Programs
Tuition & Fees
$63,063Average Graduate Programs$62,860
Student Population
2,401Total Students8,842
1,419Graduate Enrollment3,238
Online Graduate Enrollment
Special Learning Opportunities and Student Services
Not OfferedDistance Learning (Online Classes)Not Offered
ROTC
Study Abroad
Special OpportunitiesROTC
Study Abroad
Teacher Certifiate
✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 1,572)
$10,815 average annual costs
On-Campus Living✔ (Dormitory Capacity: 5,594)
$10,960 average annual costs
Not offered or not ReportedMeal PlanNot offered or not Reported
Faculties and Staffs
3 to 1Students to Faculty Ratio5 to 1
357 Full-time
36 Part-time
Number of Faculties997 Full-time
208 Part-time
3,041 Full-time
227 Part-time
Number of Staffs6,350 Full-time
756 Part-time
$187,414 for Faculties
$91,813 Part-time
Average Salary$195,056 for Faculties
$91,629 Part-time
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