California
Institute of Technology (Caltech) – US –World Top 5
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The California Institute of Technology or Caltech is a
private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States.
Although founded as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop in
1891, the college attracted influential scientists such as George Ellery Hale,
Arthur Amos Noyes, and Robert Andrews Millikan in the early 20th century. The
vocational and preparatory schools were disbanded and spun off in 1910, and the
college assumed its present name in 1921. In 1934, Caltech was elected to the
Association of American Universities, and the antecedents of NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech continues to manage and operate, were
established between 1936 and 1943 under Theodore von Karman. The university is
one among a small group of Institutes of Technology in the United States which
tends to be primarily devoted to the instruction of technical arts and applied
sciences.
Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphasis on
science and engineering, managing $332 million in 2011 in sponsored research.
Its 124-acre (50 ha) primary campus is located approximately 11 mi (18 km)
northeast of downtown Los Angeles. First-year students are required to live on
campus, and 95% of undergraduates remain in the on-campus house system.
Although Caltech has a strong tradition of practical jokes and pranks, student
life is governed by an honor code which allows faculty to assign take-home
examinations. The Caltech Beavers compete in 13 intercollegiate sports in the NCAA
Division III's Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Caltech is frequently cited as one of the world's best
universities. Despite its small size, 33 Caltech alumni and faculty have won a
total of 34 Nobel Prizes (Linus Pauling being the only individual in history to
win two unshared prizes) and 71 have won the United States National Medal of
Science or Technology. There are 112 faculty members who have been elected to
the National Academies. In addition, numerous faculty members are associated
with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as NASA.
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