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California Institute of Technology

Tuition trend

4.2%/yr avg

Over the 18 years from 2008 to 2026, published tuition and fees rose from $34,515 to $71,229, about 4.2% a year.

Includes the school's announced 2026–27 rate.

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeSchool-announced rateAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$34,515––
2009$34,584––
2010$36,282––
2011$37,704––
2012$39,588––
2013$41,538––
2014$43,362––
2015$45,390––
2016$47,577––
2017$49,908––
2018$52,362––
2019$54,600––
2020$56,862––
2021$58,680––
2022$60,864––
2023$63,255––
2026$71,229$71,229–
2027–$74,207$73,398–$75,016
2028–$77,310$75,633–$79,005
2029–$80,542$77,936–$83,205
2030–$83,909$80,310–$87,629

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