The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a private research university with an undergraduate enrollment of 987 students that plays a total of 16 NCAA sports, 8 of them for men and 8 for women. In the 2021/2022 season, Caltech had a total of 289 NCAA athletes comprising 29% of the total student body.

As a NCAA Division 3 member college, Caltech most likely accepted some of their student athletes through either the normal admissions process (Early Decision or Regular Decision) with strong coach support, while others “walked on” to the teams after they were admitted on merits unrelated to sports.

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Here’s the list of sports played at Caltech by gender together with their team sizes.

All data compiled from Caltech athletic website.