California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, United States)

California Institute of Technology [edu.huanbohainews.com.cn]

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Reputation for teaching: 26.9

Reputation for research: 30.9

Caltech alumni include movie director Frank Capra, who graduated in 1918, but its 124-acre campus predates nearby Hollywood. More than 30 Caltech students have won Nobel prizes, and one alumnus – Harrison Schmitt – has walked on the Moon. Home to Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it has a faculty of about 300 teaching around 2,000 students.