Cost of Attendance

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

Tuition
$31,437
 
Fees1
3,000
Orientation Fee2

500

 
Housing/Room3
5,733
 
Board
4,413
 
Additional Meal Allowance (est.)
1,332
 
Books and Supplies (est.)
1,194
 
Personal Expenses (est.)
1,881
 
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance4
$49,490
 
     

On-Campus, Second- and Third-Year

Tuition
$31,437
 
Fees1
3,000
 
Housing/Room3
5,733
 
Board
4,413
 
Additional Meal Allowance (est.)
1,332
 
Books and Supplies (est.)
1,194
 
Personal Expenses (est.)
1,881
 
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance4
 $48,990
 
     

On-Campus, Fourth-Year

   
Tuition
$31,437
 
Fees
1,080
 
Housing/Room3
5,733
 
Board
4,413
 
Additional Meal Allowance (est.)
1,332
 
Books and Supplies (est.)
1,194
 
Personal Expenses (est.)
1,881
 
Total Estimated Cost of Attendance4

$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