Rankings & Methodology
How the Campus Atlas quality index is built and where it misleads.
Rankings & MethodologyCaltech jumped to fifth in the US News list - and won a $1 billion telescopeThe institute's biggest ranking climb in more than 25 years landed the same week NASA selected PRIMA, with JPL building it and IPAC running the science centre.September 22, 2026 · 5 minRankings & MethodologyHow the Campus Atlas quality index worksFour weighted blocks, one number between 35 and 98 — and why the ranking is a starting point, not a verdict.September 18, 2026 · 5 min