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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   230   246   252   238   274   231   226   235   256   264
    Hispanic or Latino   14   13   13   9   11   11   8   3   4   6
    Not Hispanic or Latino   213   229   239   227   258   217   217   230   248   252
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   1   1
      Asian   4   6   5   3   5   4   2   7   4   2
      Black or African American   15   16   15   10   13   8   6   6   13   18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   189   198   207   204   229   195   203   213   225   226
      More than one race   5   9   11   10   11   9   6   4   5   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   4   0   2   5   3   1   2   4   6
  Temporary visa holders   29   26   29   22   21   36   40   78   120   122
  Science and engineering   82   90   101   92   117   108   135   171   231   243
    Science   82   90   101   92   117   108   135   171   231   243
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   3   3   2   4   3   2   6   5   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   17   18   13   13   14   17   17   16   19   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   15
      Computer and information sciences   7   3   3   3   4   6   10   31   47   49
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5   6   4   5   9   6   8   12   16   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   6   7   5   2   3   2   3   4   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   7   7   5   10   13   13   16   21   19
      Psychology   34   40   36   38   41   37   37   36   40   46
      Social sciences   4   7   28   21   33   23   46   51   69   77
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   177   182   180   168   178   159   131   142   145   143
      Clinical medicine   22   28   29   23   29   29   29   40   45   50
      Other health   155   154   151   145   149   130   102   102   100   93

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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