Details

Industries

EdTech,Education,Universities

Founded date

Jan 1, 1891

Number Of Employee

1001 - 5000

Operating Status

Active

Investor Type

University Program

The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science and engineering research and education institution, where extraordinary faculty and students seek answers to complex questions, discover new knowledge, lead innovation, and transform our future.

The mission of the California Institute of Technology is to expand human knowledge and benefit society through research integrated with education. We investigate the most challenging, fundamental problems in science and technology in a singularly collegial, interdisciplinary atmosphere, while educating outstanding students to become creative members of society.

Caltech was founded as Throop University in 1891 and renamed the California Institute of Technology in 1920. Its 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California.