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Table 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2010–15

Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa 2015
All surveyed fields 297,171 291,550 291,056 291,380 294,727 300,745 309,101
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 235,235 228,370 224,797 220,623 217,030 221,163 224,960
Hispanic or Latino 18,364 19,081 19,440 20,190 20,367 21,463 23,485
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,647 1,559 1,440 1,415 1,287 1,322 1,291
Asian 18,014 17,993 17,916 17,738 17,838 18,205 19,168
Black or African American 24,844 25,025 24,401 23,359 22,535 22,044 22,910
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 754 768 677 585 514 529 548
White 149,137 143,442 140,494 137,274 134,526 137,244 137,217
More than one race 3,197 3,745 4,760 5,067 5,710 5,787 6,239
Unknown ethnicity and race 19,278 16,757 15,669 14,995 14,253 14,569 14,102
Temporary visa holders 61,936 63,180 66,259 70,757 77,697 79,582 84,141
Science and engineering 240,481 242,732 242,548 245,387 248,221 253,493 259,585
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 182,995 183,760 180,507 178,954 174,981 178,407 180,038
Hispanic or Latino 14,813 15,924 16,133 16,840 16,946 17,930 19,483
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,351 1,297 1,212 1,185 1,087 1,121 1,063
Asian 14,386 14,896 14,796 14,773 14,685 15,008 15,607
Black or African American 19,160 19,760 19,009 18,552 17,677 17,645 17,948
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 554 520 471 479 438 454 470
White 114,557 114,603 112,255 110,721 107,815 109,713 109,079
More than one race 2,578 3,126 3,865 4,191 4,736 4,816 5,148
Unknown ethnicity and race 15,596 13,634 12,766 12,213 11,597 11,720 11,240
Temporary visa holders 57,486 58,972 62,041 66,433 73,240 75,086 79,547
Science 206,028 208,991 207,997 208,989 209,264 213,803 219,076
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 164,531 166,337 163,502 161,972 158,060 161,313 162,775
Hispanic or Latino 13,352 14,454 14,617 15,301 15,351 16,245 17,757
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,266 1,215 1,132 1,112 1,015 1,049 986
Asian 11,648 12,169 12,171 12,159 12,104 12,414 12,843
Black or African American 17,860 18,543 17,880 17,497 16,605 16,549 16,767
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 507 475 440 448 410 426 441
White 103,553 104,427 102,266 100,623 97,768 99,627 99,163
More than one race 2,332 2,825 3,471 3,811 4,298 4,376 4,663
Unknown ethnicity and race 14,013 12,229 11,525 11,021 10,509 10,627 10,155
Temporary visa holders 41,497 42,654 44,495 47,017 51,204 52,490 56,301
Agricultural sciences 7,819 8,026 8,229 8,334 8,665 8,968 9,618
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 6,253 6,338 6,456 6,559 6,820 7,111 7,630
Hispanic or Latino 412 450 452 479 510 532 600
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 87 58 63 58 66 67 64
Asian 199 215 227 240 230 253 282
Black or African American 277 288 281 281 284 314 316
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 20 18 16 17 21 22 19
White 4,835 4,923 4,976 5,014 5,186 5,380 5,768
More than one race 71 77 104 135 191 199 235
Unknown ethnicity and race 352 309 337 335 332 344 346
Temporary visa holders 1,566 1,688 1,773 1,775 1,845 1,857 1,988
Biological sciences 42,571 42,833 43,206 43,479 43,054 44,593 45,481
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 33,041 33,189 33,424 33,669 33,379 34,776 35,659
Hispanic or Latino 2,447 2,566 2,642 2,771 2,808 2,939 3,221
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 213 198 172 174 172 184 167
Asian 3,546 3,758 3,765 3,700 3,586 3,710 3,914
Black or African American 2,474 2,422 2,495 2,478 2,457 2,690 2,846
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 129 121 91 110 98 102 93
White 21,473 21,574 21,648 21,632 21,407 22,161 22,459
More than one race 395 497 620 727 873 912 984
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,364 2,053 1,991 2,077 1,978 2,078 1,975
Temporary visa holders 9,530 9,644 9,782 9,810 9,675 9,817 9,822
Communication 6,353 7,041 7,168 7,265 7,463 7,804 7,710
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,307 5,911 5,894 5,940 6,027 6,285 6,260
Hispanic or Latino 367 452 491 552 582 587 674
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 45 40 28 29 34 35 34
Asian 221 259 244 279 285 295 261
Black or African American 541 711 732 653 740 804 821
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 9 17 10 13 12 15
White 3,662 4,018 3,882 3,969 3,940 4,087 3,887
More than one race 81 103 154 127 139 149 198
Unknown ethnicity and race 378 319 346 321 294 316 370
Temporary visa holders 1,046 1,130 1,274 1,325 1,436 1,519 1,450
Computer sciences 12,807 12,607 13,223 14,688 18,705 21,038 24,115
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 6,048 5,799 5,914 5,492 5,773 7,234 7,561
Hispanic or Latino 334 371 372 367 381 491 515
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 31 30 34 27 17 24 22
Asian 980 974 1,020 1,099 1,192 1,327 1,541
Black or African American 822 780 748 727 702 1,208 1,261
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 9 14 9 6 11 14
White 3,133 3,041 3,040 2,621 2,816 3,296 3,222
More than one race 81 85 118 107 143 197 211
Unknown ethnicity and race 654 509 568 535 516 680 775
Temporary visa holders 6,759 6,808 7,309 9,196 12,932 13,804 16,554
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7,200 7,175 7,386 7,196 6,965 7,144 7,068
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 6,015 5,923 6,060 5,857 5,623 5,799 5,685
Hispanic or Latino 336 355 381 406 427 487 512
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 46 52 38 39 43 43 39
Asian 215 205 224 235 252 256 265
Black or African American 158 153 147 156 135 143 147
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 10 9 6 2 2 4
White 4,731 4,675 4,714 4,522 4,280 4,370 4,249
More than one race 83 85 140 121 138 144 164
Unknown ethnicity and race 433 388 407 372 346 354 305
Temporary visa holders 1,185 1,252 1,326 1,339 1,342 1,345 1,383
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 3,461 3,721 3,385 3,342 3,456 3,568 3,425
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,157 3,370 3,036 2,963 3,081 3,191 3,052
Hispanic or Latino 166 207 235 251 270 275 264
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 20 20 13 20 13 16 17
Asian 123 121 118 123 130 132 115
Black or African American 511 586 525 486 523 547 519
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 7 11 5 4 4 2
White 2,099 2,212 1,981 1,883 1,911 1,978 1,925
More than one race 29 37 54 55 66 70 89
Unknown ethnicity and race 208 180 99 140 164 169 121
Temporary visa holders 304 351 349 379 375 377 373
Mathematics and statistics 8,127 8,360 8,618 8,744 9,074 9,234 9,641
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,937 4,928 4,887 4,701 4,581 4,719 4,673
Hispanic or Latino 277 286 294 301 286 321 357
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 19 14 5 9 12 14 4
Asian 617 655 630 584 619 627 608
Black or African American 319 306 277 281 264 281 258
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 6 12 5 7 7 8
White 3,125 3,232 3,253 3,129 2,979 3,045 2,960
More than one race 97 64 76 98 108 110 116
Unknown ethnicity and race 467 365 340 294 306 314 362
Temporary visa holders 3,190 3,432 3,731 4,043 4,493 4,515 4,968
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 4,493 3,431 3,067 2,871 3,083 3,445 3,922
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,877 2,956 2,589 2,379 2,517 2,819 3,036
Hispanic or Latino 390 273 258 224 226 252 273
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 29 25 28 17 18 20 26
Asian 200 151 136 146 203 228 271
Black or African American 381 304 255 192 246 319 286
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 8 8 9 9 10 10
White 2,329 1,839 1,571 1,451 1,520 1,667 1,872
More than one race 51 50 61 66 73 81 85
Unknown ethnicity and race 489 306 272 274 222 242 213
Temporary visa holders 616 475 478 492 566 626 886
Neurobiology and neuroscience 1,474 2,199 2,371 2,484 2,566 2,566 2,632
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,225 1,861 1,997 2,109 2,159 2,159 2,225
Hispanic or Latino 97 158 167 165 202 202 240
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 11 9 8 11 11 9
Asian 128 213 210 256 271 271 281
Black or African American 51 82 94 93 95 95 101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 5 4 8 3 3 2
White 857 1,249 1,361 1,421 1,423 1,423 1,433
More than one race 7 32 38 45 60 60 54
Unknown ethnicity and race 79 111 114 113 94 94 105
Temporary visa holders 249 338 374 375 407 407 407
Physical sciences 12,826 13,112 13,216 13,018 13,078 13,118 13,131
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,721 7,890 7,917 7,826 7,884 7,916 7,857
Hispanic or Latino 506 525 532 549 602 612 660
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 37 36 35 34 28 28 27
Asian 738 791 801 811 782 788 794
Black or African American 514 515 495 458 450 453 428
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 17 14 18 12 13 16
White 5,267 5,402 5,385 5,359 5,380 5,389 5,339
More than one race 98 119 165 182 216 217 206
Unknown ethnicity and race 545 485 490 415 414 416 387
Temporary visa holders 5,105 5,222 5,299 5,192 5,194 5,202 5,274
Psychology 40,238 40,921 40,585 40,570 37,900 36,243 37,007
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 37,958 38,664 38,324 38,304 35,709 34,041 34,710
Hispanic or Latino 3,720 4,102 4,111 4,410 4,108 4,352 4,998
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 266 278 260 250 225 207 204
Asian 1,868 1,859 1,900 1,859 1,878 1,829 1,816
Black or African American 4,478 4,722 4,491 4,487 3,881 3,040 3,145
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 92 90 87 89 86 83 99
White 23,716 23,834 23,710 23,498 21,707 21,007 21,237
More than one race 506 609 762 881 988 916 991
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,312 3,170 3,003 2,830 2,836 2,607 2,220
Temporary visa holders 2,280 2,257 2,261 2,266 2,191 2,202 2,297
Social sciences 58,659 59,565 57,543 56,998 55,255 56,082 55,326
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 48,992 49,508 47,004 46,173 44,507 45,263 44,427
Hispanic or Latino 4,300 4,709 4,682 4,826 4,949 5,195 5,443
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 469 453 447 447 376 400 373
Asian 2,813 2,968 2,896 2,827 2,676 2,698 2,695
Black or African American 7,334 7,674 7,340 7,205 6,828 6,655 6,639
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 185 175 157 162 149 157 159
White 28,326 28,428 26,745 26,124 25,219 25,824 24,812
More than one race 833 1,067 1,179 1,267 1,303 1,321 1,330
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,732 4,034 3,558 3,315 3,007 3,013 2,976
Temporary visa holders 9,667 10,057 10,539 10,825 10,748 10,819 10,899
Engineering 34,453 33,741 34,551 36,398 38,957 39,690 40,509
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 18,464 17,423 17,005 16,982 16,921 17,094 17,263
Hispanic or Latino 1,461 1,470 1,516 1,539 1,595 1,685 1,726
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 85 82 80 73 72 72 77
Asian 2,738 2,727 2,625 2,614 2,581 2,594 2,764
Black or African American 1,300 1,217 1,129 1,055 1,072 1,096 1,181
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 47 45 31 31 28 28 29
White 11,004 10,176 9,989 10,098 10,047 10,086 9,916
More than one race 246 301 394 380 438 440 485
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,583 1,405 1,241 1,192 1,088 1,093 1,085
Temporary visa holders 15,989 16,318 17,546 19,416 22,036 22,596 23,246
Aerospace engineering 784 782 705 741 775 775 811
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 551 566 523 527 498 498 491
Hispanic or Latino 36 48 54 50 55 55 46
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 2 2 2 2 2
Asian 56 69 64 66 62 62 67
Black or African American 17 15 16 15 13 13 15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 2 0 2 2 2
White 375 376 332 349 324 324 326
More than one race 12 10 12 12 11 11 12
Unknown ethnicity and race 49 43 41 33 29 29 21
Temporary visa holders 233 216 182 214 277 277 320
Agricultural engineering 509 618 590 644 698 704 661
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 206 248 227 248 302 305 346
Hispanic or Latino 10 14 12 13 16 16 19
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 1 1 3 6 6 9
Asian 16 21 16 30 38 39 53
Black or African American 16 23 14 17 17 17 20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
White 145 173 165 164 207 208 218
More than one race 4 6 7 5 5 6 12
Unknown ethnicity and race 12 9 11 16 13 13 15
Temporary visa holders 303 370 363 396 396 399 315
Architecture 3,044 1,443 1,116 1,001 886 888 730
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,396 1,050 740 655 558 559 419
Hispanic or Latino 182 103 59 56 47 47 35
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 7 5 1 1 1 3
Asian 206 106 58 68 57 57 49
Black or African American 121 58 60 48 42 42 32
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
White 1,641 652 493 427 360 360 267
More than one race 43 30 19 15 11 11 8
Unknown ethnicity and race 185 93 45 39 38 39 25
Temporary visa holders 648 393 376 346 328 329 311
Biomedical engineering 3,133 3,459 3,503 3,665 3,810 3,810 3,911
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,102 2,331 2,328 2,447 2,495 2,495 2,520
Hispanic or Latino 120 135 169 183 190 190 190
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 5 7 5 4 4 8
Asian 437 553 511 509 502 502 501
Black or African American 129 129 126 115 114 114 136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 4 2 6 4 4 1
White 1,227 1,320 1,325 1,404 1,413 1,413 1,423
More than one race 28 44 52 74 94 94 77
Unknown ethnicity and race 149 141 136 151 174 174 184
Temporary visa holders 1,031 1,128 1,175 1,218 1,315 1,315 1,391
Chemical engineering 2,722 2,850 2,937 3,023 3,102 3,107 3,172
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,230 1,279 1,299 1,329 1,360 1,364 1,371
Hispanic or Latino 104 108 101 102 103 103 105
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 4 7 8 10 10 4
Asian 219 221 223 236 257 257 253
Black or African American 65 70 69 79 92 92 80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 4 2 1 0 0 0
White 753 778 797 809 783 787 799
More than one race 10 20 22 22 36 36 38
Unknown ethnicity and race 73 74 78 72 79 79 92
Temporary visa holders 1,492 1,571 1,638 1,694 1,742 1,743 1,801
Civil engineering 5,571 5,589 5,805 5,881 6,064 6,093 6,171
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,554 3,457 3,494 3,378 3,304 3,330 3,296
Hispanic or Latino 370 377 391 389 404 419 414
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 22 26 18 24 14 14 17
Asian 404 377 375 368 338 338 364
Black or African American 206 167 166 140 141 141 167
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 14 16 5 7 7 7 4
White 2,235 2,208 2,203 2,154 2,115 2,124 2,043
More than one race 59 72 108 74 67 67 84
Unknown ethnicity and race 244 214 228 222 218 220 203
Temporary visa holders 2,017 2,132 2,311 2,503 2,760 2,763 2,875
Electrical engineering 7,193 7,430 7,773 9,155 10,389 10,961 11,227
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,007 2,059 1,942 2,010 1,961 1,995 2,067
Hispanic or Latino 151 164 166 184 178 185 215
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 8 15 7 9 9 7
Asian 548 558 528 528 507 514 564
Black or African American 174 190 129 136 139 149 160
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 5 5 3 4 4 3
White 851 862 865 936 926 934 911
More than one race 21 27 35 39 48 48 44
Unknown ethnicity and race 252 245 199 177 150 152 163
Temporary visa holders 5,186 5,371 5,831 7,145 8,428 8,966 9,160
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 438 434 452 420 426 429 354
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 209 206 229 201 184 184 153
Hispanic or Latino 12 13 16 17 12 12 6
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Asian 31 23 25 20 24 24 26
Black or African American 9 10 8 5 5 5 7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
White 132 122 131 133 119 119 97
More than one race 2 6 6 6 7 7 9
Unknown ethnicity and race 23 31 42 19 17 17 8
Temporary visa holders 229 228 223 219 242 245 201
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,684 3,610 3,699 3,642 3,751 3,824 4,076
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,029 1,967 1,859 1,805 1,734 1,805 1,865
Hispanic or Latino 190 173 174 173 194 258 275
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 9 9 7 8 8 8
Asian 253 218 216 202 189 190 215
Black or African American 231 234 230 200 201 203 252
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 3 2 6 2 2 7
White 1,033 1,019 990 993 937 941 910
More than one race 16 23 29 36 40 40 49
Unknown ethnicity and race 295 288 209 188 163 163 149
Temporary visa holders 1,655 1,643 1,840 1,837 2,017 2,019 2,211
Mechanical engineering 3,186 3,163 3,465 3,636 3,758 3,772 3,962
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,833 1,823 1,923 1,943 1,949 1,959 1,993
Hispanic or Latino 132 155 180 197 204 208 201
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 7 5 5 7 7 5
Asian 251 244 276 270 285 287 301
Black or African American 109 109 98 93 98 98 91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 4 4 4 0 0 3
White 1,160 1,163 1,178 1,189 1,198 1,202 1,200
More than one race 25 27 58 51 55 55 73
Unknown ethnicity and race 144 114 124 134 102 102 119
Temporary visa holders 1,353 1,340 1,542 1,693 1,809 1,813 1,969
Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,754 1,876 1,977 2,021 2,160 2,181 2,275
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 880 910 927 943 990 1,008 1,089
Hispanic or Latino 55 64 79 70 71 71 84
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 3 3 0 1 1 2
Asian 143 155 145 142 133 135 166
Black or African American 57 47 47 49 55 67 63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 3 5 0 4 4 5
White 570 572 575 604 662 665 704
More than one race 11 10 18 19 28 29 29
Unknown ethnicity and race 39 56 55 59 36 36 36
Temporary visa holders 874 966 1,050 1,078 1,170 1,173 1,186
Mining engineering 77 93 61 62 76 76 74
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 39 41 29 34 43 43 48
Hispanic or Latino 2 3 0 2 5 5 3
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Asian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Black or African American 4 2 0 0 0 0 0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 30 34 23 27 32 32 37
More than one race 1 0 2 0 2 2 3
Unknown ethnicity and race 2 2 4 4 4 4 3
Temporary visa holders 38 52 32 28 33 33 26
Nuclear engineering 228 225 225 221 221 221 236
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 181 177 173 170 157 157 162
Hispanic or Latino 13 9 7 8 10 10 17
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Asian 16 20 15 13 5 5 9
Black or African American 9 8 7 9 8 8 6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 126 124 126 121 124 124 119
More than one race 3 7 6 7 5 5 4
Unknown ethnicity and race 13 9 12 11 5 5 6
Temporary visa holders 47 48 52 51 64 64 74
Petroleum engineering 235 229 287 335 414 414 399
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 50 49 64 88 91 91 84
Hispanic or Latino 7 6 7 8 13 13 11
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Asian 4 8 14 19 18 18 13
Black or African American 6 7 9 10 8 8 4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 31 25 32 45 49 49 46
More than one race 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Unknown ethnicity and race 1 3 2 6 3 3 8
Temporary visa holders 185 180 223 247 323 323 315
Engineering nec 1,895 1,940 1,956 1,951 2,427 2,435 2,450
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,197 1,260 1,248 1,204 1,295 1,301 1,359
Hispanic or Latino 77 98 101 87 93 93 105
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 8 8 8 10 10 9
Asian 154 154 159 143 166 166 182
Black or African American 147 148 150 139 139 139 148
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 2 1 3 3 3 4
White 695 748 754 743 798 804 816
More than one race 10 19 20 20 29 29 42
Unknown ethnicity and race 102 83 55 61 57 57 53
Temporary visa holders 698 680 708 747 1,132 1,134 1,091
Health 56,690 48,818 48,508 45,993 46,506 47,252 49,516
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 52,240 44,610 44,290 41,669 42,049 42,756 44,922
Hispanic or Latino 3,551 3,157 3,307 3,350 3,421 3,533 4,002
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 296 262 228 230 200 201 228
Asian 3,628 3,097 3,120 2,965 3,153 3,197 3,561
Black or African American 5,684 5,265 5,392 4,807 4,858 4,399 4,962
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 200 248 206 106 76 75 78
White 34,580 28,839 28,239 26,553 26,711 27,531 28,138
More than one race 619 619 895 876 974 971 1,091
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,682 3,123 2,903 2,782 2,656 2,849 2,862
Temporary visa holders 4,450 4,208 4,218 4,324 4,457 4,496 4,594
nec = not elsewhere classified.
a In 2014, the survey frame was updated following a comprehensive frame evaluation study. The study identified potentially eligible but not previously surveyed academic institutions in the United States with master's- or doctorate-granting programs in science, engineering, or health. A total of 151 newly eligible institutions were added, and two private for-profit institutions offering mostly practitioner-based graduate degrees were determined to be ineligible.
b Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.