Caltech earned 69 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 10 in the top 1%, 37 in the top 5%, 13 in the top 10% and 9 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 261 in Highest Paid Graduates for Chemistry, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 69 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 10 / 37
Highest placement: #1 of 261, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 5
Placements this edition: 122
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has California Institute of Technology Earned?
California Institute of Technology holds 69 ranking badges across 5 fields of study, 47 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. Placements shown are from the 2027 edition. This page indicates the top award category achieved for this year. Explore our data sources and methodologies. Administrators interested in displaying College Factual badges can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
10
Top 5%
37
Top 10%
13
Top 15%
9
Total
69
What Is California Institute of Technology Known For?
California Institute of Technology is best known for Engineering: 14 of its 43 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Astronomy & Astrophysics, Chemistry and Physics.
How Does California Institute of Technology Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, California Institute of Technology earned 26 badges across 15 sports, 20 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 166 in Cross Country (D3).
How Does California Institute of Technology Rank for Veterans?
California Institute of Technology earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,881 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. California Institute of Technology appears in 122 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team