California Institute of Technology
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| Motto | "The truth shall make you free" |
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| Established | 1891 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $2.3 billion (2007) |
| President | Jean-Lou Chameau |
| Professors | 293 (2007) |
| Students | 2,086 (2007) |
| Undergraduates | 864 |
| Postgraduates | 1,222 |
| Place | Pasadena, California, United States |
| Campus | Urban 124 acres (0.5 km²) |
| Athletics | NCAA Division III |
| Colors | Orange and white |
| Nickname | Beavers |
| Mascot | Beaver |
| Fight song | Fight for California Tech |
| Memberships | AUU, SCIAC |
| Website | www.caltech.edu |
The California Institute of Technology (called "Caltech" for short) is a major American research university in the city of Pasadena in the state of California. Caltech specializes - is especially good, or especially interested - in the study of engineering, computer science, and the physical sciences (some physical sciences are physics and chemistry, as well as others). Caltech is also in charge of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, also called JPL. JPL is part of NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, which is the part of the United States government that explores space. Caltech is not owned or run by the United States, or NASA, but NASA pays Caltech to run JPL for them.
Caltech's mascot is the beaver. Many schools that specialize in engineering have beavers for their mascot, because in the wild, beavers are known for making dams, and so people think that they are the animal most like engineers.
Caltech's motto is "The truth shall make you free."
[change] References
- California Institute of Technology. caltech.edu. Retrieved on 28 June 2008.
