Pasadena, California · Private Non-Profit
Engineering Mechanics at California Institute of Technology
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.4% reported program-share signal, $16,075 school-wide net price, and $128,566 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 4 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.4% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~4
- Schools with reported signal
- 18
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+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.4%), school-wide average net price ($16,075), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($128,566), and peer averages from 18 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 18 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A+, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($5,351 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($46,746 above). Together, those evidence points place California Institute of Technology in the top 11% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.2% reported share · $14,355 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 0.3% reported share · $16,298 net A 
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD · 0.0% reported share · $18,809 net A University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · 0.2% reported share · $17,354 net B 
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · 0.1% reported share · $19,857 net B 
Cornell University Ithaca, NY · 0.0% reported share · $28,690 net B Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA · 0.1% reported share · $31,944 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering Mechanics accounts for 0.4% of reported programs at California Institute of Technology, which is bigger than 72% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 4 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
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 $5,351 below the $21,426 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 $46,746 above the $81,820 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 program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks California Institute of Technology #2 of 18 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.