by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Electrical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Electrical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at California Institute of Technology. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in EE, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for EE majors, Caltech came in at #14. 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 following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| 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.
Caltech does not offer an online option for its EE bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Caltech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.0% of the EE students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 15.7%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 53.3% of the EE bachelor’s degrees at Caltech in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Electrical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to electrical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering | 1 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | 9 |
| Engineering Physics | 3 |
| Materials Engineering | 5 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
