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California Institute of Technology

Location
Pasadena, California, United States
Nickname
Beavers
Established
1891
California Institute of Technology

The California Institute of Technology is a private research university in Pasadena, California. The university is known for its strength in science and engineering, and is one among a small group of institutes of technology in the United States which is primarily devoted to the instruction of pure and applied sciences. Caltech was founded as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop in 1891 and began attracting influential scientists such as George Ellery Hale, Arthur Amos Noyes, and Robert Andrews Millikan in the early 20th century. The vocational and preparatory schools were disbanded and spun off in 1910 and the college assumed its present name in 1920. In 1934, Caltech was elected to the Association of American Universities, and the antecedents of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech continues to manage and operate, were established between 1936 and 1943 under Theodore von Kármán.

Motto The truth shall make you free
Type Private research university
Established September 23, 1891
Academic affiliations AAU, URA, AITU, APRU, Sun-grant
Endowment $2.84 billion (2020)
President Thomas F. Rosenbaum
Academic staff 300 professorial faculty
Students 2,233 (2018–19)
Undergraduates 948 (2018–19)
Postgraduates 1,285 (2018–19)
Campus Suburban, 124 acres
Colors Orange & white
Athletics NCAA Division III – SCIAC
Mascot The Beaver

Informazioni su California Institute of Technology

Private university located in Pasadena, California that is often abbreviated as Caltech. The university educates around 2,000 students per year.

Realizzazione di California Institute of Technology

The school was first founded as a vocational school under the name Throop College. The school has bred over 30 Nobel Prizes across its alumni and faculty. 

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