Caltech ranked Top for Engineering
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a leading private research university in the USA, with its academics being the recipients of 32 Nobel prizes and hundreds of other prestigious awards. It is a member of the Association of American Universities.
Honors & Awards (as of December 2008):
Nobel Prize: 31 recipients, 32 prizes
Crafoord Prize: 5 recipients
National Medal of Science: 49 recipients
National Medal of Technology: 10 recipients
California Scientist of the Year: 15 recipients
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 85 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences: 75 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: 4 faculty
Member, National Academy of Engineering: 30 faculty
Caltech is ranked 7th in the US News & World Report's Graduate Engineering Ranking 2010. It is also ranked among the Top 10 Schools for a number of engineering specialties:
- No. 1 for Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical (tied with MIT).
- No. 3 for Chemical (tied with University of Minnesota--Twin Cities).
- No. 4 for Mechanical.
- No. 5 for Electrical / Electronic / Communications.
- No. 7 for Computer Engineering (tied with Georgia Institute of Technology)
- No. 9 for Environmental / Environmental Health.
* Next: Stanford University Engineering Rankings
Honors & Awards (as of December 2008):
Nobel Prize: 31 recipients, 32 prizes
Crafoord Prize: 5 recipients
National Medal of Science: 49 recipients
National Medal of Technology: 10 recipients
California Scientist of the Year: 15 recipients
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences: 85 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences: 75 faculty
Member, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine: 4 faculty
Member, National Academy of Engineering: 30 faculty
Caltech is ranked 7th in the US News & World Report's Graduate Engineering Ranking 2010. It is also ranked among the Top 10 Schools for a number of engineering specialties:
- No. 1 for Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical (tied with MIT).
- No. 3 for Chemical (tied with University of Minnesota--Twin Cities).
- No. 4 for Mechanical.
- No. 5 for Electrical / Electronic / Communications.
- No. 7 for Computer Engineering (tied with Georgia Institute of Technology)
- No. 9 for Environmental / Environmental Health.
* Next: Stanford University Engineering Rankings