Admission Forms
Freshman Admission, Fall 2010
Caltech uses the Common Application for freshman admission. All students must submit both the Common Application and the Caltech Supplement. Both the Common Application and the Caltech Supplement are available online at commonapp.org
We strongly recommend that students apply online. If for some reason you need to submit a paper application or need paper copies of the school and teacher recommendation forms, both the Common Application and the Caltech Supplemental application are available below in PDF format for downloading and printing.
Please refer to the Application Instructions for detailed information on applying.
- Common Application [627 kb]
- Caltech Supplement [98 kb]
Download Application Forms:
- Freshman Application Instructions [137 kb]
- Common Application [224 kb]
- Caltech Supplement [98 kb]
- Teacher Evaluation Form [363 kb]
- School Report [268 kb]
- Mid Year Report [264 kb]
- Home School Supplement [157 kb]
Additional forms for International applicants:
- International Students Supplemental Application [142 kb]
- International Student Financial Aid Application [249 kb
- International Financial Aid Statement of Intent [15.63 kb]
Transfer Admission
The fall 2009 application deadline has passed. The fall 2010 application will be available in November.
Caltech uses the Common Application for transfer admission. All students must submit both the Transfer Common Application and the Caltech Transfer Supplement. Both the Transfer Common Application and Caltech Transfer Supplement are available online: commonapp.org
The fall 2009 Transfer application is available for your reference for downloading and printing:
- Transfer Application Instructions [120 kb]
- Transfer Common Application [458 kb]
- Caltech Transfer Supplement [50.5 kb]
- International Transfer and 3/2 applicants Supplemental Form (if applicable) [12 kb]
- Proctor Agreement Form [56.0 kb]
3/2 Admission
The fall 2010 application deadline has passed. The fall 2010 application will be available in November.
The fall 2009 3/2 application is available for your reference for downloading and printing:
- 3/2 Application Instructions [84 kb]
- 3/2 Application [80 kb]
- 3/2 Recommendation Form [48 kb]
- 3/2 Liaison Recommendation Form [48 kb]
- International Transfer and 3/2 applicants Supplemental Form (if applicable) [12 kb]