by our College Data Analytics TeamEngineering is a program of study at California Institute of Technology. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for engineering majors, Caltech came in at #19. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #4 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Caltech.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,570 | $54,570 |
| Fees | $2,292 | $2,292 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,428 | $1,428 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,337 | $17,337 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,091 | $2,091 |
Learn more about Caltech tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Caltech engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering in 2019-2020, 37.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.7% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at Caltech in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 15 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 9 |
| Electrical Engineering | 15 |
| Engineering Physics | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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