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California Institute of Technology - The NO.9 of QS World University Rankings 2010. Every year QS World University Rankings will post a ranking of the world's top 500 universities by Quacquarelli Symonds using a methodology since 2004.
As the NO.9 of QS World University Rankings 2010, California Institute of Technology has many different place and advantage from other University. Here are some data for California Institute of Technology from Quacquarelli Symonds:
Country Size Research Focus Score
United States S VH CO 96.46
About California Institute of Technology: The California Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Caltech) is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering. Its 124 acre (50 ha) primary campus is located approximately 11 mi (18 km) northeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Although founded as a preparatory and vocational school by Amos G. Throop in 1891, the eponymous 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.
Caltech enrolls approximately 950 undergraduate and 1200 graduate students and employs about 300 professorial faculty. Despite its small size, 31 Caltech alumni and faculty have won the Nobel Prize and 65 have won the National Medal of Science or Technology. There are 112 faculty members who have been elected to the National Academies. Caltech managed $332 million in sponsored research and $1.55 billion for its endowment in 2010.
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.
The California Institute of Technology is so good and nice. In 2011, I think that California Institute of Technology will be much batter, it is very good University.
