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Introduction to Our Students & Supports for Them

1 Demographic Information about our Undergraduate Students

Introduction

The Psychology Department at UTSC and the UTSC community more broadly are home to a highly diverse student population. This chapter serves to provide some context for the later chapters of this handbook which investigate these facets of diversity in detail, and the various ways in which we can cultivate an equitable and inclusive environment for our students.

 

 

UTSC Program-Wide Student Demographics

This section features demographic information from across the entire UTSC student population. The data featured in this section is sourced from the University of Toronto’s Quick Facts from 2023-2024.

Undergraduate Student Enrollment

A rectangle area plot indicating the breakdown of students by upper year status. Student data was as follows: 24.1% as "First Year", 75.9% as "Upper Year (2+)".

14,601 Total Students –  3,428 first-year undergraduate,  10,772 upper-year (2+) undergraduate,  401 graduate

 

International & Domestic Students

Two pie charts indicating the breakdown of students by international enrollment. Data for graduate students was as follows: 16.4% as "International", 83.6% as "Domestic". Data for undergraduate students was as follows: 32.9% as "International", 67.1% as "Domestic".

Graduate –  62 (16.4%) international,  317 (83.6%) domestic

Undergraduate –  4,595 (32.9%) international,  9,362 (67.1%) domestic

 

 

UTSC Psychology Department Demographics

This section features demographic information specific to the UTSC Psychology Department students.

 

Data Collected by the University

Student Enrollment

  • Number of graduate students: 90 in the experimental and the clinical programs (as of 2024)
  • Number of post-docs: <10 (as of 2024)

Gender

  • UTSC undergraduate
    • Female: 7,725 (55.3%)
    • Male: 5,907 (42.3%)
    • Another gender identity or unreported: 325 (2.3%)
  • UTSC graduate
    • Female: 231 (60.9%)
    • Male: 144 (38.0%)
    • Another gender identity or unreported: 4 (1.1%)

 

 

Demographic Data Collected by  the Undergraduate EDI Climate Survey

The following information reflects the student demographic information collected from the UTSC Psychology Undergraduate EDI Climate Survey in Fall 2023 (N = 550). Options reflect survey wording. Question prompts are listed under each category.

 

Age

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following best describes your age?

A circle area plot indicating the percentage of students who are under and over age 25. Student responses were as follows: 96.9% as "25 years old or younger", 2% as "26 years old or older", 0.7% as "Prefer not to answer".

Sex-Gender Diversity

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following best describes your gender identity in relation to the sex to which you were assigned at birth.

A rectangle area plot indicating the breakdown of students by sex-gender diversity. Student responses were as follows: 93.5% as "Cisgender", 2.7% as "Trans, Nonbinary, Intersex, Third Gender, Etc.", 3.3% as "Prefer not to answer".

Sexual Identity & Orientation

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following terms best describes your sexual identity / sexual orientation. Check as many as apply.

A circle area plot indicating the breakdown of students by sexual orientation. Student responses were as following: 75.3% as "Heterosexual", 14.2% as "Queer", 3.8% as "Asexual", 3.5% as "Questioning", 6.9% as "No Answer".

 

Gender Identity

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following terms best describes your gender identity. Check as many as apply.

A pie chart indicating the breakdown of students by gender identity. Student responses were as following: 68.7.% as "Woman", 22.7% as "Man", 3.1% as "Nonbinary", 2% as "Genderqueer", 1.5% as "Genderfluid", 1.3% as "Questioning", 0% as "Two-Spirit", 0% as "Intersex", 1.6% as "Not listed", 4.2% as "No answer", 1.6% as "Self-identify".

 

Racialized Identity

We are aware that many individuals in Canada who are not White or Caucasian no longer use the term “visible minorities”, and instead self-identify as “people of colour” or “racialized persons”. This terminology recognizes that, through the process of racialization, Western societies have created ideas of race as real, different and unequal, which impacts individuals’ economic, political and social lives. Do you identify as a racialized person/person of colour?

A circle area plot indicating the breakdown of students by racialized identity. Student responses were as following: 66.4.% as "Yes", 11.6% as "Unsure", 17.8% as "No".

 

Immigration Status

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following describes your immigration status.

A circle area plot indicating the breakdown of students by immigration status. Student responses were as following: 37.3.% as "Second-generation immigrant", 33.1% as "Not immigrant", 19.6% as "First-generation immigrant", 17.2% as "International Student", 4.4% as "Prefer not to answer", 0.4% as "Another status".

Religious Affiliation & Identity

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following best describes your religious affiliation and identity. Check all that apply.

A pie chart indicating the breakdown of students by religious affiliation and identity. Student responses were as following: 34.9.% as "Not religious", 22.7% as "Christian, Catholic", 18.5% as "Muslim", 13.1% as "Hindu", 8.9% as "Spiritual", 3.5% as "Buddhist", 1.3% as "Other religion", 0.7% as "Sikh", 0.5% as "Indigenous", 0.2% as "Jewish", 5.6% as "Prefer not to answer".

 

Socioeconomic Status (SES)

To which one of the following social class groups do you most strongly identify? (If your social class has changed over time, select the option that best describes your social class during formative periods of your identity development).

A pie chart indicating the breakdown of students by socioeconomic status. Student responses were as following: 3.5.% as "Poor", 20.7% as "Working Class/Proletariat", 55.1% as "Middle Class", 5.5% as "Upper middle class, rich, affluent", 14.7% as "Prefer not to answer".

Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Background

To the extent that you feel comfortable doing so, please indicate which of the following best describes your racial / cultural / ethnic background. Check as many as apply.

A bar plot indicating the breakdown of students by Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Background. Student responses were as following: 31.6.% as "South Asian", 26.4% as "East Asian", 8.7% as "Southeast Asian", 8% as "Brown", 7.6% as "White", 6.7% as "European", 6.2% as "African", 6% as "North American", 4% as "Caribbean-Asian", 3.8% as "Afro-Caribbean", 3.8% as "Middle Eastern", 3.5% as "Black", 2.5% as "Hispanic/Latino/a/x", 2.5% as "Southwest Asian", 2.4% as "North African", 2.2% as "Eastern European", 1.3% as "Caribbean", 1,3% as "South American", 0.9% as "Central Asian", 0.7% as "Central American", 0.5% as "Indigenous person of Turtle Island", 0.2% as "Pacific Islander", 0.2% as "South and Central American", and 3.3% as "Prefer not to answer".

 

Resources

UofT Quick Facts

This resource from the University provides updated information regarding demographic and enrollment information from across all UofT campuses.

 

 

Contributions

Roles follow the CRediT Taxonomy. Names are listed in alphabetical order.

Conceptualization, Writing – Original draft: Kosha Bramesfeld, Jessica Chan, Ilakkiah Chandran, Mehvish Islam, Farzana Jahan, Aliza Kazmi, Stephanie Li, Andre Wang

Investigation: Jessica Chan, Ilakkiah Chandran, Mehvish Islam, Farzana Jahan, Aliza Kazmi, Stephanie Li

Visualization: Amman Khurana

Supervision: Jessica Dere

 

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