California Institute of Technology (Caltech) vs Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)

Overview Comparison
California Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology
Collegedunia Score8.3 Out of 106.1 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 7 Times Higher Education 2024
# 7 US News 2024
# 15 QS World University 2024
# 33 US News 2024
# 36 Times Higher Education 2024
# 97 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 7 for Engineering by Times Higher Education 2024
# 185 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 5 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 346 for Medicine by QS World University 2023
# 251 for Law by QS World University 2020
ProgramsUG Programs -27
PG Programs -13
Doctorate Programs -16
UG Programs -42
PG Programs -65
Doctorate Programs -8
Acceptance Rate8.8 %23.0 %
Exam ScoreSAT - 1530
GMAT - 620
GRE updated - 305
IELTS - 7
SAT - 1300
TOEFL - 95
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   56364
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  56364
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 32373 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   31370
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  29140
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 8032 Per Year
placement (average package)

Annual salary offered is 111,000 USD per annum and ROI is 7.9%. Top recruiters are Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Apple Computer Inc, etc. Graduate Employability Rankings (2020): #74. Doctorate students were the highest-paid ($138,000-154,000). 


Top Recruiters: A T Kearney; Accenture; Acuity Brands Lighting; Aerospace Corp; Akuna Capital; AT&T; Barry Wehmiller Design Group; BMW Manufacturing Co. etc. 75% of students get recruitment through the placement cell. 

Average Salaries By Degree:

Doctorate:      $170,000 

PhD:               $120,000 

MBA:               $111,000 

Masters in Science: $94,000 

Master (Other):     $88,000 

Bachelor of Science:  $82,000 


application requirements

International students can apply through Common App and Coalition Application. When applying through the latter, you need to provide additional CalTech questions. Teacher evaluations are mandatory. 

LOR; SOP; GPA- 3.3 (percentage equivalent 86-89%). 

Campuses and B-SchoolsNAScheller College of Business
CollegeDunia Reviews7.8/10 Read 2 reviews7.6/10 Read 6 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsCalifornia Institute of TechnologyGeorgia Institute of Technology
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1920
1885
Student:Faculty Ratio3:1
22:1
Male:Female54% Male, 46% Female62% Male, 38% Female
Location Facts

124-acre campus located in Pasadena, California. The campus lies on the northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is at a walking distance from Pasadena Playhouse District and Old Town Pasadena.  


If you have love for animals then you can visit Georgia Aquarium to catch the beautiful glances of the aquatic world. 

You can also immerse yourself in the fantasy world of coca cola. The exciting history of the museum will give you the secret formula of happiness. 

You can also enjoy your leisure time by taking a tour to Fox Theatres which has been restored recently in its original exquisite look back from the 1920s.


Library

Has Sherman Fairchild Library; Includes print collections on Applied Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, etc. These six libraries together offer 412,217 records and collections to explore from. As per the library catalogs, you can access up to 412,271 resources. 


Around 2.4 million books, 2.7 million technical reports, 240 online databases and more than 40,000 e-journals


Campus Life

It is Pasadena’s largest employer; Has Caltech Today and Caltech Matters to update students about events of the university; Has Diversity Centre, Wellness Centre, Performing and Visual Arts Centre etc. You can enjoy or indulge in 20 varsity sports and various theatre, music, art groups. 80% of students (UG) are a part of athletic teams and 65% play a musical instrument.  


Economic Engine, Game on, Music Mecca and foodie heaven are the well known events celebrated within the campus to promote diversity among the students. Apart from these events, there are more than 500 organizations made for the students as per their choices.


Hostel#Off campus (not with family) - $13293
#On campus - $14796
#Off campus (with family) - $4284
#Single Apartment- Per Semester - $5324
Famous Alumni

Over 22 Nobel Laureattes, 6 Turing Award winners; Edwin McMillan (synthesized first transuranium element), Donald Knuth (father of the analysis of algorithms), Harrison Schmitt (Astronaut), Arnold Beckman (invented the pH meter), William Shockley (father of Silicon Valley), etc.


Jimmy Carter (former President of USA); Chri Bosh (Basketball player); Nomar Garciaparra (Baseball player); Krishna Bharat (Google research scientist and founder of Google News)


City Life

Pasadena is located 15 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. Some of the top companies in Pasadena are Jacob’s Engineering Group, Green dot corporation, Tetra Tech, Wesco Financial, etc. It has a wide variety of comedy clubs, outdoor cafes, night clubs, etc.  You can shop around Rose Bowl Flea market. Unemployment rate of Pasadena for July 2020 is 16.80%


Atlanta is the most popular city of the US state of Georgia with a population of about 506,811 (2019). The city is situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. With a GDP of 385 billion USD, Atlanta's economy is among the top 20 in the world. As a national center for the arts, the city is home to several art museums and institutions, opera, ballet, symphony orchestra, theatre, etc.


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