Caltech in World Top Rankings
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world's top ranking research university located in Pasadena, California (USA). The Institute is placed as one of the Top 10 universities in the US by a number of league tables, both nationally and internationally.
The Institute is organized in six Divisions:
- Division of Biology
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Division of Engineering and Applied Science
- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy
Ranking Achievements:
- 10th in the QS World University Rankings 2009.
- 5th out of 200 elite universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2008. It is also placed in the Top 10 for Engineering & IT (#4) and Natural Sciences (#7).
- 7th internationally in the ranking of World Top Universities by Webometrics (January 2009).
- 6th globally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2008.
- 4th in the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities 2006.
- 4th among the Best National Universities in the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2010 survey. It is also rated 2nd for Least Debt, and 8th in the Great Schools, Great Prices category. In addition it is placed:
- 4th for undergraduate engineering programs
- 7th for Graduate Computer Engineering
- 9th for Undergraduate Engineering Specialties - Computer
- 3rd for Graduate Physics Programs (USNWR 2009).
- The Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories at Caltech (GALCIT) is placed 1st in the 2008 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate engineering programs in aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering.
- According to the National Council Research Report (NRC) 1995, it is rated highly for the following Doctoral Programs:
- 1st for Aerospace Engineering Doctoral Programs
- 1st for Astrophysics/Astronomy
- 1st for Geosciences
- 2nd for Chemistry
- 4th for Cell Biology
- 4th for Molec/Gen/Genetics
- 4th for Mechanical Eng.
- 5th for Electrical Eng.
- 5th for Physics
- 6th for Chemical Engineering
- 7th for Civil Engineering
- 7th for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 11th for Neurosciences
- 11th for Mathematics
- 12th for Materials Science
- 12th for Computer Science
- 13th for Physiology
- 19th for Economics
- A number of engineering specialties placed in the top 10 nationally in the 2002 U.S. News & World Report, including aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical (6th), chemical (10th), computer (tied for 10th), electrical/electronic/communications (6th), environmental/environmental health (9th), and mechanical engineering (9th).
- Named to the Princeton Review's Financial Aid Honor Roll.
- Rated the best value of all colleges for the fourth year in a row by Kiplinger's.
* Related Post: Caltech ranked Top for Engineering
The Institute is organized in six Divisions:
- Division of Biology
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Division of Engineering and Applied Science
- Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
- Division of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy
Ranking Achievements:
- 10th in the QS World University Rankings 2009.
- 5th out of 200 elite universities in the world, according to the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings 2008. It is also placed in the Top 10 for Engineering & IT (#4) and Natural Sciences (#7).
- 7th internationally in the ranking of World Top Universities by Webometrics (January 2009).
- 6th globally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2008.
- 4th in the Newsweek ranking of top 100 global universities 2006.
- 4th among the Best National Universities in the U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2010 survey. It is also rated 2nd for Least Debt, and 8th in the Great Schools, Great Prices category. In addition it is placed:
- 4th for undergraduate engineering programs
- 7th for Graduate Computer Engineering
- 9th for Undergraduate Engineering Specialties - Computer
- 3rd for Graduate Physics Programs (USNWR 2009).
- The Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories at Caltech (GALCIT) is placed 1st in the 2008 U.S. News & World Report ranking of graduate engineering programs in aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering.
- According to the National Council Research Report (NRC) 1995, it is rated highly for the following Doctoral Programs:
- 1st for Aerospace Engineering Doctoral Programs
- 1st for Astrophysics/Astronomy
- 1st for Geosciences
- 2nd for Chemistry
- 4th for Cell Biology
- 4th for Molec/Gen/Genetics
- 4th for Mechanical Eng.
- 5th for Electrical Eng.
- 5th for Physics
- 6th for Chemical Engineering
- 7th for Civil Engineering
- 7th for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 11th for Neurosciences
- 11th for Mathematics
- 12th for Materials Science
- 12th for Computer Science
- 13th for Physiology
- 19th for Economics
- A number of engineering specialties placed in the top 10 nationally in the 2002 U.S. News & World Report, including aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical (6th), chemical (10th), computer (tied for 10th), electrical/electronic/communications (6th), environmental/environmental health (9th), and mechanical engineering (9th).
- Named to the Princeton Review's Financial Aid Honor Roll.
- Rated the best value of all colleges for the fourth year in a row by Kiplinger's.
* Related Post: Caltech ranked Top for Engineering
