California Institute of Technology

WORLD RANK

2012-13
1

Pasadena, United States

Region: North America

  • Overall score
    95.5
  • Teaching
    96.3
  • International outlook
    59.8
  • Industry income
    95.6
  • Research
    99.4
  • Citations
    99.7

Caltech alumni include movie director Frank Capra, who graduated in 1918, but its 124-acre campus predates nearby Hollywood. More than 30 Caltech students have won Nobel prizes, and one alumnus - Harrison Schmitt - has walked on the Moon. Home to Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it has a faculty of about 300 teaching around 2,000 students.