Pasadena, California · Private Non-Profit
Engineering Physics at California Institute of Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.4% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $16,075 school-wide net price and $128,566 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
5.4% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 5.3% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 111
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 2.6%
- Graduation rate
- 94.4%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $16,075/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $64,300
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $128,566/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (5.4%), school-wide average net price ($16,075), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($128,566), and peer averages from 111 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 111 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 12.1x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,309 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($60,542 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place California Institute of Technology in the top 2% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Lansing Community College Lansing, MI · 0.5% of reported awards · $5,437 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% of reported awards · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.4% of reported awards · $13,370 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.0% of reported awards · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.1% of reported awards · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% of reported awards · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Engineering Physics accounts for 5.4% of the awards or completions reported for California Institute of Technology. That award concentration is higher than at 99% of schools in this field set and is 12.1x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
California Institute of Technology's average net price is $16,075 per year, about $64,300 over four years. That is $7,309 below the $23,384 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $128,566 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $60,542 above the $68,024 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places California Institute of Technology #2 of 111 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.