Mechanical engineering at Caltech
Caltech graduates about 36 mechanical engineering majors a year, 17% of its graduating class. That puts it 24th of 332 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 15 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 5% of the schools we've counted. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where mechanical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Kármán Laboratory of Fluid Mechanics and Jet Propulsion, Central Engineering, Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 36 · Student housing 22 · Dorm 8 · Athletics 4 · Dining 2 · Library 2.
Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at Caltech
- Physics & astronomy 99 · #2
- Engineering (all) 97 · #2
- Computer science 91 · #29
- Math & statistics 89 · #38
- Biology 60 · #275
- Neuroscience 60 · #121
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Caltech with every school we score in mechanical engineering. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.