Colleges in USA

No, students are not required to submit SAT/ACT scores for undergraduate programs. Student's application will not be affected with or without SAT/ACT scores. It will be evaluated based on their grades, academic awards, essays and the rest portfolio.

The eligibility criteria that a student must have are mentioned below:

• Academic transcripts
• English language test scores
• Two letters of recommendation
• Essays including Academic Statement, Personal Statement

Yes, you can change your major at the University of Pennsylvania, however, the ease of changing your major depends on the school within the university, you wish to switch to.

Changing a major at the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is relatively straightforward, however, doing so at a different school say the Wharton School is far more competitive & requires better academic requirements from students.

Yes, it is possible for students to change their major at MIT. Students can declare the major of their choice by the end of the first year.

To change your major, contact your new department's undergraduate academic officer, to gain information about how to transfer your completed work, from your previous department.

Further, students must also submit a Change of Major form, which takes immediate effect if submitted during the summer or week 8 of a term.

Form submitted after that comes into effect at the start of next term.

There are 12 undergraduate (UG) options and 13 graduate (PG) options available under Caltech Engineering courses. Students applying for UG Engineering courses can pursue majors such as Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Applied Physics. Graduate degrees (MS and PhD) are offered in Aerospace, Control and Dynamical Systems, Materials Science, Medical Engineering, and more.

Caltech EAS boasts its cutting-edge research labs like Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) – managed by Caltech for NASA, Centre for Autonomous Systems and Technologies, Walter Munk Institute for Multiscale Science. Some of the focus areas include Quantum computing, AI and machine learning, Nanotechnology, Space propulsion, Robotics and biomechanics, Sustainable energy and climate modelling. Caltech believes in highly rigorous, research=based, and flexible curriculum, which is why the graduates are highly successful in Graduate programs (MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, etc.). Industry (Google, SpaceX, NASA), Government labs (JPL, DOE, etc.)

Engineering is one of the most famous majors at the California Institute of Technology; in fact, this institute is called NASA's favorite lab partner. Caltech EAS ranks #5 among the best Engineering schools according to US and World News 2025. 

These courses emphasize design as an essential part of every engineer's capability, and it aim to prepare students for the real world challenges.

On campus housing at SJSU can appear expensive to some students, however the university does provide students with the option to pick the type of room they prefer with a variety of price range. The housing rates of SJSU for 2025-26 are given below:

1 USD = INR 85.79 

The housing rates for UMBC for the academic session 2025-26 are given below:

Some of the top courses at UMBC studied by alumni, along with the percentage of the degrees awarded for bachelors and masters programs at the university are given below: