Chapter 3: Inclusive Community

Data in this chapter are presented by academic year (September to August) unless otherwise noted. 

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37.1%
Proportion of women across all programs, including 39.1% of undergraduate students and 33.0% of graduate students

54.3%
Proportion of U of T Engineering Canada Research Chair holders who are women

100+
Number of undergraduate and graduate student clubs and teams, from the Skule™ Orchestra to our Formula SAE team

Figure 3.1 Continent of Origin: Undergraduate Students, Fall 2023–2024

Proportions are as of November 1, 2023. Country of origin is based on citizenship, and does not necessarily indicate current Canadian immigration status, which is used to determine domestic/international student status for tuition and funding purposes, as reported elsewhere in this report. Canadian permanent residents are counted as domestic students while retaining their citizenship elsewhere.

Figure 3.2a Incoming First-Year Undergraduates with Percentage of Women, 2014 to 2023

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2023. Data on student gender comes from the U of T Historical Enrolment Count Tool; the options to report “another gender” or to not report gender were added in 2017.

Figure 3.2b Incoming First-Year Undergraduates with Percentage of International Students, 2014 to 2023

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2023. Domestic students are defined as citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

Figure 3.2c Incoming First-Year Domestic and International Undergraduates, 2014 to 2023

Does not count students with special (non-degree) status. Student counts shown as of November 1, 2023. Domestic students are defined as citizens or permanent residents of Canada.

Figure 3.3a Undergraduate Enrolment with Percentage of Women, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Includes full- and part-time students and those working full time through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program (PEY Co-op). Does not count students with special (non-degree) status. Student counts shown as of November 1. Domestic students are defined as citizens or permanent residents of Canada. Data on student gender comes from the U of T Historical Enrolment Count Tool; the options to report “another gender” or to not report gender were added in 2017.

Figure 3.3b Percentage of Women by Undergraduate Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Includes full- and part-time students and those working full time through the Professional Experience Year Co-op Program (PEY Co-op). Does not count students with special (non-degree) status. Student counts shown as of November 1. Data on student gender comes from the U of T Historical Enrolment Count Tool; the options to report “another gender” or to not report gender were added in 2017.

Figure 3.3c Undergraduate Enrolment with Percentage of International Students, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 3.3d Percentage of International Students by Undergraduate Program, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 3.4 Undergraduate Degrees Awarded by Gender, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Data reported by academic year (September to August). Data on student gender comes from the U of T Historical Enrolment Count Tool; the options to report “another gender” or to not report gender were added in 2017.

Figure 3.5 Continent of Origin: Graduate Students, Fall 2023–2024

Proportions are as of November 1, 2023. Country of origin is based on citizenship, and does not necessarily indicate current Canadian immigration status, which is used to determine domestic/international student status for tuition and funding purposes, as reported elsewhere in this report. Canadian permanent residents are counted as domestic students while retaining their citizenship elsewhere.

Figure 3.6a Graduate Students by Degree Type and Gender with Percentage of Women, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Student counts are shown as of November 1. Data on gender comes from the School of Graduate Studies’ student enrolment cube, where gender is an optional category. Students who opted not to report their gender appear in the data table, but are not visible in the graph presented above.

Figure 3.6b Graduate Students by Degree Type and Domestic/International Status with Percentage of International Students, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Student counts are shown as of November 1, 2023.

Figure 3.7 Graduate Degrees Awarded by Gender, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 3.8 Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Clubs and Teams, 2023–2024

This list includes the 81 undergraduate and graduate student clubs and teams that shared $370,790.40 in funding through the annual Centralized Process for Student Initiative Funding (CPSIF) cycle, as well as U of T Engineering groups that got their funding from other sources, for a total of 111. Beyond the groups presented here, our students also participate in hundreds more clubs and teams across U of T.

Figure 3.9 Pre-University Outreach Programs, 2023–2024

Data cover all programs that started between June 2023 and May 2024.

Figure 3.10 Total Number of Faculty by Academic Area, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Faculty counts do not include contractually limited term appointments (CLTAs).

Figure 3.11 Total Number of Faculty with Percentage of Women Overall and by Academic Rank, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 3.12 Percentage of Women Faculty at U of T Engineering compared with Women Faculty in Ontario and Canadian Engineering Faculties, 2022

Data for this figure is based on Engineers Canada’s Enrolment and Degrees Awarded Report; 2022 is the most recent year for which this report is available. This report counts full-time equivalent faculty positions, whereas all other figures in this chapter show headcounts.

Figure 3.13 Canada Research Chairs with Number and Percentage of Women Chairholders, 2015 to 2024

Figure 3.14 Total Staff by Type and Gender, 2014–2015 to 2023–2024

Figure 3.15 Summary of Progress against the Recommendations of the Blueprint for Action (2018), as prepared by the Eagles’ Longhouse (Engineering Indigenous Initiatives Steering Committee), 2024

Immediate Actions (2018)

Short-term Actions (2019–2021)

Long-term Actions (2022–2024)

Figure 3.16 Summary of Progress against the Recommendations of Striving Toward Black Inclusivity (2019) as Prepared by the Black Inclusion Steering Committee, 2024

Interim Recommendations (from November 2018)

Additional Recommendations (from September 2019)

Prospective and Current Undergraduate Students

Prospective and Current Graduate Students

Prospective and Current Faculty Members

Prospective and Current Staff Members

General

Figure 3.17 Summary of Progress against the Recommendations of the Final Report (2019) of the Joint Task Force on Academic Advising and Mental Health, 2024

Undergraduate Experience

Graduate Experience