Pasadena, California · Private Non-Profit
Engineering Physics at California Institute of Technology
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 53 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
5.4% reported share makes this a solid program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 5.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~53
- Schools with reported signal
- 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+
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 111 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 12.1x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($7,309 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($60,542 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 2% 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.
Lansing Community College Lansing, MI · 0.5% reported share · $5,437 net A+ 
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · 0.1% reported share · $12,470 net A+ 
Rice University Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $13,370 net A+ 
Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · 0.0% reported share · $9,120 net A 
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · 0.1% reported share · $13,138 net A 
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · 0.0% reported share · $10,974 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Engineering Physics accounts for 5.4% of reported programs at California Institute of Technology, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 12.1x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 53 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 $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 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 111 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.