Top 2020 Rankings For California Institute of Technology
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All 2020 Rankings For California Institute of Technology
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 31 of 1722 |
| Far Western US | 5 of 171 |
| California | 5 of 112 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 657 of 1483 |
| Far Western US | 39 of 143 |
| California | 37 of 91 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 336 of 1483 |
| Far Western US | 15 of 143 |
| California | 32 of 91 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 696 of 1483 |
| Far Western US | 54 of 143 |
| California | 34 of 91 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 56 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | 400 of 2417 |
| Male / Female | 627 of 2417 |
| Location | 123 of 2185 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 39 of 846 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
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| Most Popular | |
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Business, Management & Marketing
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Business/Managerial Economics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 46 of 209 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 4 of 150 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | 316 of 1512 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 1515 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 10 of 826 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | 93 of 605 |
| Most Focused | 6 of 606 |
Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 37 of 309 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 269 of 595 |
| Most Focused | 35 of 595 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 21 of 354 |
Biomedical Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 20 of 141 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 17 of 92 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 151 |
| Best Value | 41 of 150 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 15 of 167 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 8 of 146 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 8 of 269 |
| Best Value | 94 of 264 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 24 of 350 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 20 of 274 |
Engineering Physics
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| Most Popular | 20 of 80 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 80 |
General Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 62 of 150 |
Materials Engineering
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 11 of 52 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 6 of 46 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked | 4 of 272 |
| Best Value | 97 of 268 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 25 of 337 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 263 |
English Language & Literature
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General English Literature
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| Most Popular | |
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 2 of 476 |
| Best Value | 139 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 253 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 1212 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 806 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 55 |
| Best Value | 15 of 54 |
| Most Popular | 49 of 189 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 189 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 12 of 93 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 3 of 476 |
| Best Value | 143 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 487 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 1172 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 44 of 771 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 476 |
| Best Value | 151 of 470 |
| Most Popular | 188 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 1 of 1111 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 28 of 787 |
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 4 of 82 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 435 |
| Best Value | 133 of 426 |
| Most Popular | 254 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 4 of 1111 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 43 of 753 |
Geological & Earth Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 19 of 428 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 24 of 341 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 1 of 263 |
| Best Value | 72 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 86 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 2 of 714 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 38 of 537 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 152 of 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 142 of 386 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Volleyball (D3) |
Veterans
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Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 84 of 309 |
Chemical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 151 |
Electrical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 100 of 269 |
Mechanical Engineering
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 48 of 272 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 18 of 472 |
Applied Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 3 of 55 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 39 of 476 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 11 of 478 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 10 of 435 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 2 of 263 |
California Institute of Technology has no rankings in this category.
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