California Institute of Technology Ranking

California Institute of Technology is one of the most esteemed universities to continue higher education in the USA. Caltech is ranked at #9 in world and #7 in USA, as per Shiksha Popularity Rankings. Top ranking bodies worldwide ranks Caltech that are listed below-

According to the Quacquarelli Symonds  World rankings, the Engineering and Technology domain is ranked #13 among the best in the world which is a downgrade from #9 in 2024. 

On the other hand, Engineering courses at Caltech are ranked at #5 by the US World and News ranking 2025 body among the best Engineering programs worldwide.  According to the rankings released by Shiskha Popularity, this school ranks at #3 in Aerospace Engineering, at #9 in BE/BTech, and #7 in Engineering.

As per U.S. News ranking, Stanford ranks better than Caltech. Both these universities are the top-ranked universities globally and in the U.S. 

CalTech is not only among the top 10 colleges & universities in the US, the institute also forms part of the best higher educational institutions on a global scale.

As per QS World University Rankings 2026 given by a major university ranking publication, CalTech ranks #10 among all colleges & universities, worldwide.

As far as national level rankings go, the institute secures a rank #7 as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings.