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Pasadena, California
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2021 Rankings for California Institute of Technology

Learn how Caltech ranks across all of College Factual's rankings including Best Colleges Nationwide, Best Colleges for Your Money, Best Colleges in California and the region, and Best Majors. You can select an alternate year 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

Top 2021 Rankings For California Institute of Technology

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  • Most Focused for Physical Sciences (ranked 2 out of 1429)
  • Highest Paid Graduates for Computer & Information Sciences (ranked 1 out of 625)
  • Top Quality Overall (nationwide) (ranked 4 out of 1739)
  • Most Focused for Physics (ranked 2 out of 833)
  • Most Focused for Mathematics & Statistics (ranked 6 out of 1429)

A more complete picture of where California Institute of Technology is the "best of the best" can be found on our 2021 Badges Awarded page.

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All 2021 Rankings For California Institute of Technology

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Top Quality Overall
better
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Nationwide
4 of 1739
Far Western US
1 of 172
California
1 of 116
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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Nationwide
603 of 1472
Far Western US
33 of 142
California
37 of 90
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
better
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Nationwide
279 of 1472
Far Western US
13 of 142
California
28 of 90
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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worse
Nationwide
653 of 1472
Far Western US
53 of 142
California
35 of 90
Diversity
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worse
Overall
65 of 3514
Ethnic
518 of 3789
Male / Female
758 of 3790
Location
207 of 3514
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1312 of 1720
Most Focused
 
876 of 1720
General Biology
better
worse
Most Popular
 
1282 of 1638
Most Focused
759 of 1638
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
better
worse
Most Popular
 
205 of 222
Most Focused
 
168 of 222
Business, Management & Marketing
better
worse
Most Popular
 
2801 of 2851
Most Focused
 
2832 of 2851
Business/Managerial Economics
better
worse
Most Popular
 
186 of 210
Most Focused
99 of 210
Computer & Information Sciences
better
worse
Most Popular
465 of 2316
Most Focused
58 of 2320
Highest Paid Grads
1 of 625
Computer Science
better
worse
Most Popular
135 of 778
Most Focused
10 of 775
Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
300 of 998
Most Focused
36 of 997
Biomedical Engineering
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worse
Most Popular
 
140 of 165
Most Focused
16 of 165
Chemical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
 
158 of 183
Most Focused
18 of 183
Electrical Engineering
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worse
Most Popular
 
224 of 390
Most Focused
15 of 390
Engineering Physics
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worse
Most Popular
 
52 of 88
Most Focused
17 of 88
General Engineering
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worse
Most Popular
 
440 of 449
Most Focused
 
337 of 449
Materials Engineering
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worse
Most Popular
 
56 of 57
Most Focused
17 of 57
Mechanical Engineering
better
worse
Most Popular
 
280 of 374
Most Focused
33 of 374
Mathematics & Statistics
better
worse
Most Popular
350 of 1438
Most Focused
6 of 1429
Applied Mathematics
better
worse
Most Popular
74 of 198
Most Focused
4 of 198
Mathematics
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worse
Most Popular
498 of 1382
Most Focused
34 of 1382
Physical Sciences
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Most Popular
204 of 1382
Most Focused
2 of 1429
Astronomy & Astrophysics
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Most Popular
29 of 101
Most Focused
1 of 101
Chemistry
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Most Popular
364 of 1229
Most Focused
8 of 1231
Geological & Earth Sciences
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worse
Most Popular
210 of 489
Most Focused
6 of 488
Physics
better
worse
Most Popular
107 of 819
Most Focused
2 of 833
Men's Sports
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Men's Baseball (D3)
147 of 348
Men's Basketball (D3)
137 of 382
Men's Soccer (D3)
 
247 of 375
Women's Sports
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Women's Basketball (D3)
192 of 387
Women's Volleyball (D3)
 
202 of 375
Veterans
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Overall
 
1588 of 2104
California Institute of Technology has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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OVERALL
37 of 1233
Australia
24 of 224
Brazil
56 of 490
Canada
21 of 691
China
77 of 842
Colombia
47 of 299
France
20 of 321
Germany
14 of 409
Greece
40 of 128
Hong Kong
80 of 204
India
78 of 662
Iran
47 of 270
Italy
11 of 226
Japan
42 of 449
Malaysia
56 of 244
Mexico
56 of 338
Netherlands
13 of 124
Russia
22 of 246
Singapore
26 of 153
South Korea
53 of 596
Spain
26 of 361
Sweden
15 of 178
Taiwan
38 of 371
Turkey
48 of 281
United Kingdom
20 of 556
Vietnam
89 of 511
International Value
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OVERALL
 
1142 of 1204
Australia
 
193 of 221
Brazil
 
439 of 477
Canada
 
612 of 677
China
 
748 of 820
Colombia
 
260 of 291
France
 
275 of 314
Germany
 
362 of 401
Greece
 
100 of 125
Hong Kong
 
166 of 200
India
 
573 of 641
Iran
 
231 of 262
Italy
 
189 of 222
Japan
 
395 of 441
Malaysia
 
215 of 241
Mexico
 
294 of 331
Netherlands
 
106 of 124
Russia
 
208 of 241
Singapore
 
110 of 151
South Korea
 
519 of 582
Spain
 
321 of 355
Sweden
 
156 of 175
Taiwan
 
322 of 362
Turkey
 
235 of 273
United Kingdom
 
488 of 544
Vietnam
 
451 of 497
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