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Caltech
California Institute of Technology
🇰🇷KAIST
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
🇸🇦KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
🇯🇵OIST
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Institution ↕ | Full Name ↕ | Country ↕ | Founded ↕ | Students ↕ | Faculty ↕ | Ratio ↕ | Nobel Laureates ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Caltech | California Institute of Technology | USA | 1891 | ~2,400 | ~300 | 8:1 | 48 |
| 🇰🇷 KAIST | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | South Korea | 1971 | ~12,300 | ~700 | 18:1 | 1 |
| 🇸🇦 KAUST | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | Saudi Arabia | 2009 | ~900 | ~150 | 6:1 | 0 |
| 🇯🇵 OIST | Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology | Japan | 2011 | ~300 | ~90 | 3:1 | 2 |
Nobel Laureates counts prize winners affiliated with each institution as alumni, faculty, or leadership, following each school's own counting convention.
Student-to-Faculty Ratio
Lower is better — fewer students per faculty member means more individual attention and research mentorship.