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20.4%

International students, faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and staff

2.4%

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

41.1%

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

20.5%

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

Two pie charts representing self-identified sex of undergraduates (44.7% female, 55.3% male) and graduate students (33.3% female, 66.7% male)

Pie chart showing self-identified sex of postdoctoral scholars (32.2% female, 67.8% male)

Two pie charts representing self-identified sex of faculty (25.7% female, 74.3% male) and staff (49.1% female, 50.9% male)

Current Racial and Ethnic Diversity

Bar chart showing proportion of Caltech undergraduates who identify as Asian (44.1%), Black (6.3%), International (8%), Latinx (22.3%), Native America or Alaska Native (1.9%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (1.4%), White (48.5%)

Bar chart showing proportion of Caltech graduates who identify as Asian (15.5%), Black (2.1%), International (44.5%%), Latinx (7.2%), Native America or Alaska Native (1%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.4%), White (38.7%)

Bar chart showing proportion of Caltech postdoctoral scholars who identify as Asian (44.1%), Black (1.5%), Latinx (6.8%), Multiracial (1.3%), Native America or Alaska Native (0.2%), Unknown (2.4%), White (43.8%)

Bar chart showing proportion of Caltech faculty who identify as Asian (15.6%), Black (1.5%), Latinx (3.5%), Multiracial (0.7%), White (78.7%)

Bar chart showing proportion of Caltech full-time and part-time staff who identify as Asian (18.1%), Black (3.7%), Latinx (27.2%), Multiracial (1.4%), Native America or Alaska Native (0.3%), Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.2%), Unknown (1.3%), White (47.7%)

Trends in Enrollment

Line graph showing number of male and female undergraduate students between 2011 and 2021. 2011: 597 male, 381 female. 2016: 579 male, 400 female. 2021: 546 male, 441 female.

Line graph showing race/ethnicity of undergraduate students between 2011 and 2021. 2011: Asian 379, White 343, International 118, Latinx 81, Multiracial 31. 2016: Asian 418, White 280, Latinx 116, International 89, Multiracial 62, Black 14. 2021: Asian 341, White 224, Latinx 220, Multiracial 93, International 78, Black 25

Line graph showing number of male and female graduate students between 2011 and 2021. 2011: 908 male, 345 female. 2016: 900 male, 361 female. 2021: 941 male, 469 female.

Line graph showing race/ethnicity of graduate students between 2011 and 2021. 2011: White 537, International 491, Asian 135, Latinx 52. 2016: International 579, White 445, Asian 144, Latinx 53, Multiracial 24. 2021: International 628, White 438, Asian 173, Latinx 101, Multiracial 48, Black 13

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.