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Computer Science at California Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying computer science, you may want to check out the program at California Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Caltech is located in Pasadena, California and approximately 2,240 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 83 computer science majors received their bachelor's degree from Caltech.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Caltech Computer Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer Science

Caltech Computer Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer science programs across the country. The following shows how Caltech performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer science major at Caltech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best General Computer Science Schools 1
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Best General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
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Most Focused General Computer Science Schools 12
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 15
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 34
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 36
Best Value General Computer Science Schools 78
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools 102
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools 118
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools 157
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 258
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools 258

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in computer science from Caltech. This is the #258 most popular school for computer science master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Caltech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer science majors at California Institute of Technology.

Caltech Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 83 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Caltech in 2020-2021, 64% were men and 36% were women. The typical computer science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Caltech since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer science bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in computer science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 43
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 18
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Caltech also has a doctoral program available in computer science. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Software Applications Developers 148,550 $127,950
Systems Software Developers 88,910 $131,700
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Computer and Information Systems Managers 63,640 $180,250
Computer Programmers 29,740 $97,470

References

*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.

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