California Institute of Technology rankings in the QS World Universities Rankings 2025 is #10, improved by 5 numbers from #15 in 2024. It ranks the highest in Times Higher Education and occupies #7th position among global universities. Caltech has consistently been ranked among the top 10 universities in the world by THE for the last 10 years. The university however witnessed a major drop in 2024 U.S.News Rankings from #9 in 2023 to #23 in 2024. U.S.News is yet to release the 2025 Best Global Universities Rankings.

Tabulated below are the ranking factors that impact California Institute of Technology Rankings in the world by QS and THE with scores:

QS Ranking Indicators Score THE Ranking Indicators Score
Faculty Student Ratio 100 Industry 100
International Faculty Ratio 100 Teaching 95.2
Citations per Faculty 100 Research Environment 97.5
Academic Reputation 96.5 Research Quality 97.3
Employer Reputation 95.3 International Outlook 89.7
International Student Ratio 79.8 Overall 96.3
International Research Network 65.5 - -
Sustainability 62.5 - -
Overall 90.9 - -

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California Institute of Technology Rankings: Worldwide

Check how California Institute of Technology ranks globally across various agencies with previous year’s trends:

Ranking Agency 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
QS World University Rankings #10 #15 #=6 #6 #4
U.S. News and World Report - #23 #9 - -
Times Higher Education Rankings #7 #7 #6 #=2 #4

California Institute of Technology Rankings: Nationwide

California Institute of Technology is one of top 10 colleges in USA by U.S. News and World Report Rankings 2025. It also ranks #22 among Top Colleges and #19 in Private Colleges by Forbes. Check more national rankings earned by Caltech across different categories:

Ranking Agency Category Rankings 2025
U.S. News and World Report National Universities #6
Best Value Schools #7
Most Innovative Schools #7
Top Performers on Social Mobility #153
Forbes In the West #6
America’s Best Midsize Employer #11
Private Colleges #19
Research Universities #20
Top Colleges #22
America's Dream Employers 2025 #232

California Institute of Technology Rankings: Subject-Wise

California Institute of Technology ranks within the top 250 colleges for 21 courses according to QS WUR Rankings by Subject 2025. While in THE, Caltech ranks for 5 courses with all of them being ranked within top 50 subjects globally. Engineering, Life sciences and Physical Sciences rank in the top 10 subjects in the world by THE.

Caltech Computer Science Rankings

Caltech slightly dropped for computer science rankings in THE and QS WUR by Subject Rankings 2025. It currently ranks #52 by QS and #15 by Times Higher Education Rankings for computer science in 2025.

Agency/Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
QS Computer Science and Information Systems #52 #=41 #36 #=39 #22
THE Computer Science #15 #13 #19 #13 #25

Caltech Engineering Rankings

The engineering rankings for Caltech were seen to be moderately favorable for 2025. Following changes were seen in the latest rankings for Caltech engineering program:

  • QS Engineering and Technology dropped from #9 in 2024 to #13 in 2025
  • QS Mechanical Engineering slightly dropped from #17 in 2024 to #18 in 2025
  • QS Civil and Structural Engineering dropped from #17 in 2024 to #33 in 2025
  • QS Electrical and Electronic Engineering slightly improved from #15 in 2024 to #14 in 2025
Agency/Subject 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
QS Engineering and Technology #13 #9 #10 #15 #14
QS Chemical Engineering #13 #13 #11 #9 #9
QS Electrical and Electronic Engineering #14 #15 #12 #12 #13
QS Mechanical Engineering #18 #17 #17 #15 #17
QS Civil and Structural Engineering =37 #17 #17 #15 #17
THE Engineering #7 #7 #6 #8 #7

California Institute of Technology U.S. News Rankings: Subject-Wise

U.S. News has listed 19 courses of California Institute of Technology in its Subject Rankings for 2024. Caltech ranks #1 for both Geoscience and Space Science programs. Listed below are the rankings for some of the most popular courses at Caltech among international students.

Subject Rankings
Physics #5
Chemistry #30
Neuroscience and Behavior #59
Computer Science #84
Mathematics #102
Materials Science #117
Engineering #151
Electrical and Electronic Engineering #334

Over the years, California Institute of Technology has shown improvement in global rankings, specifically in QS and Times Higher Education. It is one of the top 10 universities both nationally and globally by notable ranking bodies. As per the ranking indicators by QS and THE, Caltech has a strong reputation for offering high quality teaching and research, exceptional employment opportunities and international network.