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20.6%

International students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff

2.8%

Students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff identifying as Black

41.6%

Students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff identifying as female

20.9%

Students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff from underrepresented groups

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Demographic data about the Caltech community represent one key measure of the success of the Institute’s diversity and inclusion efforts. These data provide accountability and inform future priorities and goal-setting. The information presented below reflects the current ways Caltech's data systems track various demographic characteristics. These categories, as originally constructed, have significant limitations and do not reflect all the gender identities and racial/ethnic identities within our community. We are in the process of examining and improving our data systems to reflect accurately and inclusively the diverse range of identities within the Caltech community.

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Current Data on Self-Identified Sex

Current Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Trends in Enrollment

Other Caltech Data Resources

Current Data on Self-Identified Sex

Undergraduate and graduate students by self-identified sex, Fall 2022. Undergraduates: 45.3% female, 54.7% male. Graduate students: 34.7% female, 65.8% male.

Postdoctoral scholars by self-identified sex, Fall 2022. Pie chart 30.2% female, 69.8% male.

Faculty and Staff by self-identified sex, fall 2022. Pie chart. Faculty (full-time and part-time) 25.4% female, 74.6% male; Staff (full-time and part-time) 49.6% female, 50.4% male

Current Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Racial Diversity of Caltech Undergraduates Fall 2022. Bar graph: Asian 43.6%, Black 6.8%, International 9.4%, Latinx 22%, Native American or Alaska Native 1.7%, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1.6%, Unknown 0.5%, White 45.1%

Racial diversity of Caltech graduate students fall 2022. Bar graph: Asian 16.1%, Black 2.5%, International 44.1%, Latinx 7%, native American or Alaska Native 0.8%, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.3%, Unknown 0.2%, White 38.7%

Racial Diversity of Caltech Postdoctoral Scholars, Fall 2022. Asian: 42%, Black 1.7%, Latinx 7.2%, Multiracial 1.3%, Native American or Alaska Native 0.2%, Unknown 3.8%, White 43.9%

Racial diversity of Caltech faculty, fall 2022. Bar graph: Asian 16%, Black 1.5%, Latinx 4.3%, Multiracial 1.3%, White 76.9%

Racial diversity of Caltech Full-time and Part-time Staff, Fall 2022. Bar Graph: Asian 18.5%, Black 3.9%, Latinx 27.9%, Multiracial 1.9%, Native American or Alaska Native 0.4%, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.2%, Unknown 0.7%, White 46.5%

Trends in Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment by self-identified sex. Line graph. X-axis: 2012-2022, Y-axis 0-700. Male line: 615 in 2012, 532 in 2017, 537 in 2022. Female line: 382 in 2012, 429 in 2017, 445 in 2022

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Line graph. X-axis 2012-2022. Y-axis 0-500. Highest line: Asian, second-highest White (except for 2022 when it dips below Latinx), third highest Latinx, followed by International, Multiracial, and Black. At the very bottom Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Native American or Alaska Native, and Unknown

Graduate enrollment by self-identified sex. Line graph. X-axis 2012-2022, Y-axis 0-1,000. Male: 888 in 2012, 891 in 2017, 927 in 2022. Female: 358 in 2012, 386 in 2017, 492 in 2022

Graduate student enrollment by race/ethnicity. Line graph. X-axis 2012-2022, Y-axis 0-600. Highest line International (except for 2012 when it dips below White), second highest line White. All others are much lower, starting with Asian, then Latinx, then Multiracial. At the very bottom: Unknown, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Black, Native American or Alaska Native

Other Data Resources

  • Visit the Registrar's Office website to view current undergraduate and graduate enrollment data.
  • Visit the Institutional Research Office website for robust data sets and reporting.
  • In Spring 2019, Caltech, along with 32 other colleges and universities, participated in the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct organized by the Association of American Universities (AAU), which queried concerns related to the incidence and prevalence of sexual assault and sexual misconduct on college campuses. Read about the survey results.