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Table 13. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2009–14

Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa
All surveyed fields 631,645 632,652 626,820 627,243 633,010 650,738 666,586
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 459,648 458,492 450,523 443,697 436,296 429,133 439,309
Hispanic or Latino 32,336 33,375 35,028 35,858 37,283 37,746 39,881
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3,042 2,884 2,741 2,507 2,517 2,320 2,385
Asianc 37,310 37,228 37,516 37,119 37,137 37,453 38,264
Black or African American 37,349 38,199 38,902 38,340 37,197 36,113 36,280
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1,350 1,354 1,318 1,176 1,037 997 1,022
White 302,677 299,993 293,640 287,786 281,354 275,389 281,285
More than one racec 2,645 5,816 6,899 8,714 9,160 10,440 10,649
Unknown ethnicity and race 42,939 39,643 34,479 32,197 30,611 28,675 29,543
Temporary visa holders 171,997 174,160 176,297 183,546 196,714 221,605 227,277
Science and engineering 545,685 556,532 560,941 561,418 570,300 587,161 601,883
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 382,342 390,403 392,160 385,343 381,225 373,378 382,512
Hispanic or Latino 27,265 28,609 30,808 31,406 32,819 33,146 35,132
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,549 2,500 2,392 2,188 2,198 2,048 2,112
Asianc 31,754 32,185 33,147 32,700 32,917 32,981 33,745
Black or African American 29,973 31,094 32,197 31,338 30,911 29,714 30,482
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1,125 1,088 1,008 920 882 876 902
White 250,443 255,256 256,096 250,783 246,518 240,295 245,103
More than one racec 2,300 4,989 6,103 7,578 8,015 9,136 9,335
Unknown ethnicity and race 36,933 34,682 30,409 28,430 26,965 25,182 25,701
Temporary visa holders 163,343 166,129 168,781 176,075 189,075 213,783 219,371
Science 401,008 407,291 414,440 413,033 417,251 425,148 437,395
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 303,700 308,108 312,846 308,042 305,563 300,110 308,499
Hispanic or Latino 22,047 22,969 24,889 25,371 26,585 26,941 28,605
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,205 2,171 2,075 1,910 1,939 1,763 1,826
Asianc 21,976 21,915 23,000 22,878 23,108 23,335 24,039
Black or African American 25,801 26,914 28,129 27,414 27,199 26,083 26,768
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 976 914 842 781 752 758 784
White 200,047 202,386 205,437 201,326 198,105 193,589 198,185
More than one racec 1,950 3,987 4,865 6,071 6,575 7,512 7,697
Unknown ethnicity and race 28,698 26,852 23,609 22,291 21,300 20,129 20,595
Temporary visa holders 97,308 99,183 101,594 104,991 111,688 125,038 128,896
Agricultural sciences 15,200 15,656 16,129 16,234 16,429 16,947 17,505
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 11,938 12,416 12,702 12,676 12,773 13,073 13,604
Hispanic or Latino 749 770 809 824 854 899 931
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 134 146 97 96 105 115 119
Asianc 366 340 364 381 417 375 405
Black or African American 406 482 499 491 485 491 551
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 33 37 27 26 26 32 33
White 9,421 9,867 10,142 10,031 10,026 10,251 10,610
More than one racec 66 109 141 193 235 309 319
Unknown ethnicity and race 763 665 623 634 625 601 636
Temporary visa holders 3,262 3,240 3,427 3,558 3,656 3,874 3,901
Biological sciences 73,304 74,928 75,423 76,447 76,649 76,029 78,490
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 55,955 57,497 57,905 58,782 59,083 58,760 60,964
Hispanic or Latino 3,719 3,970 4,224 4,463 4,698 4,782 5,001
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 330 361 330 314 315 291 307
Asianc 5,878 6,105 6,519 6,624 6,527 6,400 6,606
Black or African American 3,575 3,653 3,591 3,677 3,713 3,669 4,021
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 286 242 210 163 180 184 191
White 37,464 38,386 38,585 38,878 38,743 38,414 39,605
More than one racec 265 635 782 1,020 1,176 1,441 1,496
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,438 4,145 3,664 3,643 3,731 3,579 3,737
Temporary visa holders 17,349 17,431 17,518 17,665 17,566 17,269 17,526
Communication 9,418 9,825 11,029 11,010 11,114 11,382 11,942
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,806 8,301 9,386 9,195 9,205 9,306 9,727
Hispanic or Latino 443 563 707 753 843 892 928
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 52 63 60 44 46 45 48
Asianc 323 309 363 337 374 368 381
Black or African American 688 785 1,015 1,021 931 1,032 1,126
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 25 18 19 27 17 20 19
White 5,506 5,848 6,538 6,213 6,278 6,262 6,486
More than one racec 86 119 151 223 197 212 227
Unknown ethnicity and race 683 596 533 577 519 475 512
Temporary visa holders 1,612 1,524 1,643 1,815 1,909 2,076 2,215
Computer sciences 51,161 51,546 51,234 51,789 56,339 68,766 76,546
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 26,325 26,170 25,656 24,962 24,191 24,884 29,630
Hispanic or Latino 1,371 1,455 1,618 1,647 1,681 1,740 2,147
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 128 125 101 85 95 81 103
Asianc 3,854 3,543 3,475 3,337 3,547 3,958 4,360
Black or African American 2,088 2,228 2,134 2,179 2,169 2,204 3,517
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 62 59 45 58 44 53 68
White 15,533 15,604 15,417 14,765 13,972 14,292 16,295
More than one racec 121 298 363 459 428 570 707
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,168 2,858 2,503 2,432 2,255 1,986 2,433
Temporary visa holders 24,836 25,376 25,578 26,827 32,148 43,882 46,916
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 14,839 15,655 15,820 16,069 15,816 15,423 15,710
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,082 12,729 12,730 12,863 12,589 12,112 12,392
Hispanic or Latino 585 669 698 737 765 813 913
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 75 102 109 88 70 83 83
Asianc 389 402 425 457 480 488 495
Black or African American 311 328 321 314 337 288 299
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 26 19 16 14 14 8 8
White 9,651 10,141 10,145 10,138 9,885 9,411 9,550
More than one racec 55 146 174 255 234 264 276
Unknown ethnicity and race 990 922 842 860 804 757 768
Temporary visa holders 2,757 2,926 3,090 3,206 3,227 3,311 3,318
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 3,794 4,191 4,509 4,110 4,014 4,180 4,302
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,452 3,804 4,075 3,673 3,552 3,718 3,836
Hispanic or Latino 158 205 248 270 291 312 318
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 23 26 24 16 23 18 21
Asianc 136 147 145 138 148 158 160
Black or African American 538 595 687 636 590 634 661
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 2 9 13 8 8 8
White 2,390 2,548 2,700 2,418 2,252 2,300 2,371
More than one racec 5 37 46 63 68 80 84
Unknown ethnicity and race 201 244 216 119 172 208 213
Temporary visa holders 342 387 434 437 462 462 466
Mathematics and statistics 22,226 23,136 23,801 24,575 24,804 25,502 25,874
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 13,911 14,521 14,651 14,740 14,362 14,112 14,440
Hispanic or Latino 788 794 892 956 971 973 1,057
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 47 51 54 35 38 41 44
Asianc 1,389 1,501 1,603 1,568 1,512 1,627 1,645
Black or African American 730 740 760 755 723 692 735
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 68 34 17 31 23 26 26
White 9,527 9,722 10,031 10,067 9,830 9,397 9,552
More than one racec 147 248 168 232 281 319 327
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,215 1,431 1,126 1,096 984 1,037 1,054
Temporary visa holders 8,315 8,615 9,150 9,835 10,442 11,390 11,434
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 6,557 7,944 6,537 6,038 5,892 6,417 7,196
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,528 6,707 5,495 4,947 4,735 4,957 5,545
Hispanic or Latino 401 617 461 402 393 416 459
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 54 50 43 41 30 32 35
Asianc 288 343 286 248 287 371 421
Black or African American 480 561 476 381 334 403 503
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 14 8 9 9 11 12 14
White 3,422 4,199 3,579 3,197 3,018 3,171 3,508
More than one racec 32 72 85 101 105 125 140
Unknown ethnicity and race 837 857 556 568 557 427 465
Temporary visa holders 1,029 1,237 1,042 1,091 1,157 1,460 1,651
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,356 2,798 4,117 4,547 4,795 4,923 4,923
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,949 2,332 3,469 3,810 4,035 4,124 4,124
Hispanic or Latino 118 166 269 297 298 346 346
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 10 17 17 21 20 20
Asianc 218 244 380 388 454 467 467
Black or African American 88 86 132 154 156 163 163
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 4 5 10 5 11 6 6
White 1,326 1,650 2,385 2,637 2,779 2,806 2,806
More than one racec 7 13 51 79 93 111 111
Unknown ethnicity and race 176 158 225 233 223 205 205
Temporary visa holders 407 466 648 737 760 799 799
Physical sciences 38,149 38,973 39,694 39,928 40,019 40,196 40,332
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 23,071 23,652 24,138 24,277 24,426 24,566 24,676
Hispanic or Latino 1,282 1,364 1,405 1,450 1,548 1,670 1,707
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 119 102 104 100 94 88 88
Asianc 1,818 1,785 1,974 2,001 2,104 2,039 2,049
Black or African American 979 1,008 1,003 987 985 961 966
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 53 38 46 36 36 36 37
White 16,933 17,319 17,656 17,691 17,772 17,831 17,881
More than one racec 90 268 326 428 466 572 575
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,797 1,768 1,624 1,584 1,421 1,369 1,373
Temporary visa holders 15,078 15,321 15,556 15,651 15,593 15,630 15,656
Psychologyd 56,184 53,419 54,486 54,117 54,102 50,938 48,833
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 53,246 50,332 51,398 51,016 51,042 47,981 45,868
Hispanic or Latino 5,003 4,859 5,396 5,423 5,793 5,436 5,765
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 384 353 356 340 338 311 287
Asianc 2,562 2,429 2,430 2,443 2,430 2,474 2,400
Black or African American 5,393 5,442 5,806 5,516 5,545 4,866 3,841
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 97 122 119 104 109 106 100
White 34,342 32,043 32,350 32,276 31,962 29,761 28,840
More than one racec 387 658 808 1,023 1,163 1,296 1,201
Unknown ethnicity and race 5,078 4,426 4,133 3,891 3,702 3,731 3,434
Temporary visa holders 2,938 3,087 3,088 3,101 3,060 2,957 2,965
Social sciences 107,820 109,220 111,661 108,169 107,278 104,445 105,742
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 88,437 89,647 91,241 87,101 85,570 82,517 83,693
Hispanic or Latino 7,430 7,537 8,162 8,149 8,450 8,662 9,033
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 847 782 780 734 764 638 671
Asianc 4,755 4,767 5,036 4,956 4,828 4,610 4,650
Black or African American 10,525 11,006 11,705 11,303 11,231 10,680 10,385
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 307 330 315 295 273 267 274
White 54,532 55,059 55,909 53,015 51,588 49,693 50,681
More than one racec 689 1,384 1,770 1,995 2,129 2,213 2,234
Unknown ethnicity and race 9,352 8,782 7,564 6,654 6,307 5,754 5,765
Temporary visa holders 19,383 19,573 20,420 21,068 21,708 21,928 22,049
Engineering 144,677 149,241 146,501 148,385 153,049 162,013 164,488
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 78,642 82,295 79,314 77,301 75,662 73,268 74,013
Hispanic or Latino 5,218 5,640 5,919 6,035 6,234 6,205 6,527
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 344 329 317 278 259 285 286
Asianc 9,778 10,270 10,147 9,822 9,809 9,646 9,706
Black or African American 4,172 4,180 4,068 3,924 3,712 3,631 3,714
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 149 174 166 139 130 118 118
White 50,396 52,870 50,659 49,457 48,413 46,706 46,918
More than one racec 350 1,002 1,238 1,507 1,440 1,624 1,638
Unknown ethnicity and race 8,235 7,830 6,800 6,139 5,665 5,053 5,106
Temporary visa holders 66,035 66,946 67,187 71,084 77,387 88,745 90,475
Aerospace engineering 5,266 5,540 5,691 5,069 5,181 5,116 5,116
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,605 3,893 4,045 3,614 3,629 3,389 3,389
Hispanic or Latino 195 240 290 263 276 291 291
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 16 11 15 13 11 10 10
Asianc 370 416 432 333 364 340 340
Black or African American 108 92 92 79 81 69 69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 7 3 5 4 2 6 6
White 2,485 2,702 2,820 2,563 2,572 2,379 2,379
More than one racec 23 49 59 65 77 79 79
Unknown ethnicity and race 401 380 332 294 246 215 215
Temporary visa holders 1,661 1,647 1,646 1,455 1,552 1,727 1,727
Agricultural engineering 1,303 1,457 1,656 1,552 1,642 1,717 1,740
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 630 681 769 683 715 776 785
Hispanic or Latino 27 30 34 38 43 58 58
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 4 3 3 4 6 6
Asianc 23 38 53 46 68 76 80
Black or African American 30 33 50 32 33 33 34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 0 2 1 0 0 0
White 513 528 587 513 512 554 557
More than one racec 1 6 10 16 17 18 19
Unknown ethnicity and race 34 42 30 34 38 31 31
Temporary visa holders 673 776 887 869 927 941 955
Architecture 6,804 6,795 3,111 2,363 2,176 1,812 1,817
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,611 5,548 2,344 1,632 1,461 1,158 1,161
Hispanic or Latino 454 420 249 153 143 107 107
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 36 17 11 7 5 5
Asianc 320 361 163 101 103 90 90
Black or African American 300 277 131 145 124 88 88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 5 8 3 2 2 2 2
White 3,968 3,928 1,536 1,093 968 768 769
More than one racec 32 95 54 36 32 26 26
Unknown ethnicity and race 500 423 191 91 82 72 74
Temporary visa holders 1,193 1,247 767 731 715 654 656
Biomedical engineering 7,904 8,497 9,175 9,157 9,198 9,510 9,510
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,237 5,803 6,359 6,313 6,361 6,479 6,479
Hispanic or Latino 301 325 363 424 441 458 458
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 20 19 18 18 15 16 16
Asianc 1,101 1,185 1,442 1,371 1,364 1,289 1,289
Black or African American 245 240 271 265 238 254 254
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 15 17 13 12 21 14 14
White 3,142 3,526 3,741 3,704 3,697 3,755 3,755
More than one racec 43 77 109 132 182 235 235
Unknown ethnicity and race 370 414 402 387 403 458 458
Temporary visa holders 2,667 2,694 2,816 2,844 2,837 3,031 3,031
Chemical engineering 8,188 8,668 8,828 9,222 9,698 9,853 9,870
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,022 4,272 4,402 4,473 4,630 4,709 4,725
Hispanic or Latino 225 279 284 296 317 320 320
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 18 17 16 24 24 24
Asianc 533 588 627 626 672 743 747
Black or African American 172 164 169 171 190 214 215
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 3 16 22 7 5 3 3
White 2,809 2,872 2,955 3,032 3,117 3,034 3,043
More than one racec 12 40 60 73 70 102 102
Unknown ethnicity and race 254 295 268 252 235 269 271
Temporary visa holders 4,166 4,396 4,426 4,749 5,068 5,144 5,145
Civil engineering 18,638 19,559 19,596 19,922 20,110 20,660 20,789
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 11,750 12,482 12,221 11,984 11,448 10,808 10,929
Hispanic or Latino 915 1,091 1,136 1,177 1,235 1,210 1,281
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 59 55 63 49 58 50 50
Asianc 1,109 1,244 1,193 1,133 1,139 1,043 1,046
Black or African American 528 594 545 550 502 467 475
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 27 42 40 19 17 15 15
White 7,884 8,245 8,118 7,911 7,536 7,079 7,112
More than one racec 51 270 314 368 206 220 222
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,177 941 812 777 755 724 728
Temporary visa holders 6,888 7,077 7,375 7,938 8,662 9,852 9,860
Electrical engineering 41,218 41,336 41,580 42,347 45,562 50,051 51,909
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 15,936 16,109 15,985 15,301 14,892 14,244 14,454
Hispanic or Latino 1,072 1,157 1,196 1,219 1,268 1,242 1,305
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 54 48 51 56 41 48 49
Asianc 3,015 2,956 2,878 2,735 2,675 2,622 2,659
Black or African American 900 937 951 823 790 760 805
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 26 29 21 21 24 22 22
White 8,908 9,035 8,974 8,722 8,557 8,148 8,204
More than one racec 63 157 222 258 259 290 292
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,898 1,790 1,692 1,467 1,278 1,112 1,118
Temporary visa holders 25,282 25,227 25,595 27,046 30,670 35,807 37,455
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 2,168 2,071 2,101 2,227 2,142 2,151 2,162
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,229 1,185 1,163 1,213 1,085 1,024 1,029
Hispanic or Latino 69 65 66 65 65 47 47
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 6 3 2 3 5 5 5
Asianc 134 146 128 133 109 109 109
Black or African American 51 44 49 36 31 35 35
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 0 0 1 2 1 2 2
White 821 784 765 799 756 724 728
More than one racec 5 24 31 26 27 35 36
Unknown ethnicity and race 143 119 121 149 91 67 67
Temporary visa holders 939 886 938 1,014 1,057 1,127 1,133
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 15,825 15,205 14,494 14,469 14,363 14,659 14,845
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,511 9,028 8,552 8,233 8,006 7,188 7,372
Hispanic or Latino 717 677 716 692 690 614 769
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 61 43 39 35 31 35 35
Asianc 959 914 792 807 755 727 729
Black or African American 826 708 666 681 606 573 579
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 18 14 12 15 29 17 17
White 5,305 5,011 4,893 4,849 4,776 4,319 4,338
More than one racec 41 63 87 114 123 123 124
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,584 1,598 1,347 1,040 996 780 781
Temporary visa holders 6,314 6,177 5,942 6,236 6,357 7,471 7,473
Mechanical engineering 21,243 22,509 21,883 23,088 24,087 25,508 25,651
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 11,893 12,986 12,635 12,859 12,791 12,582 12,696
Hispanic or Latino 749 827 948 1,012 1,063 1,109 1,137
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 43 46 44 34 31 46 46
Asianc 1,197 1,328 1,361 1,447 1,466 1,470 1,474
Black or African American 431 456 463 431 435 433 434
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 28 24 24 21 14 11 11
White 8,334 9,135 8,779 8,745 8,687 8,520 8,563
More than one racec 48 129 159 243 256 269 272
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,063 1,041 857 926 839 724 759
Temporary visa holders 9,350 9,523 9,248 10,229 11,296 12,926 12,955
Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,863 6,274 6,649 6,985 7,144 7,473 7,518
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,949 3,197 3,315 3,425 3,504 3,599 3,633
Hispanic or Latino 145 170 213 240 228 245 246
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 12 10 9 3 5 5
Asianc 361 416 424 427 455 434 440
Black or African American 112 130 127 121 126 149 166
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 2 6 18 3 6 6
White 2,119 2,252 2,290 2,346 2,428 2,514 2,520
More than one racec 15 31 40 58 70 88 91
Unknown ethnicity and race 185 184 205 206 191 158 159
Temporary visa holders 2,914 3,077 3,334 3,560 3,640 3,874 3,885
Mining engineering 312 419 500 356 357 396 396
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 197 197 218 195 171 185 185
Hispanic or Latino 10 5 8 5 7 15 15
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 0 0 1 1 1
Asianc 9 4 7 8 7 4 4
Black or African American 8 12 10 7 4 2 2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
White 156 160 175 154 137 144 144
More than one racec 2 2 1 5 0 4 4
Unknown ethnicity and race 10 12 16 16 15 15 15
Temporary visa holders 115 222 282 161 186 211 211
Nuclear engineering 1,243 1,459 1,499 1,513 1,459 1,467 1,467
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 958 1,163 1,198 1,196 1,148 1,130 1,130
Hispanic or Latino 42 53 54 68 75 73 73
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 4 3 4 2 2
Asianc 57 68 68 47 57 45 45
Black or African American 22 23 21 19 18 15 15
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 2 2 1 2 1 1
White 763 912 949 942 881 888 888
More than one racec 0 13 23 16 19 20 20
Unknown ethnicity and race 69 88 77 100 92 86 86
Temporary visa holders 285 296 301 317 311 337 337
Petroleum engineering 1,190 1,295 1,301 1,525 1,609 2,056 2,056
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 252 293 313 389 440 557 557
Hispanic or Latino 20 23 27 36 35 53 53
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 2 4 6 6
Asianc 25 42 41 52 65 92 92
Black or African American 23 29 35 49 44 63 63
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 176 184 192 234 270 315 315
More than one racec 0 2 1 0 0 3 3
Unknown ethnicity and race 7 13 16 16 22 25 25
Temporary visa holders 938 1,002 988 1,136 1,169 1,499 1,499
Engineering nec 7,512 8,157 8,437 8,590 8,321 9,584 9,642
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,862 5,458 5,795 5,791 5,381 5,440 5,489
Hispanic or Latino 277 278 335 347 348 363 367
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 21 28 33 26 20 26 26
Asianc 565 564 538 556 510 562 562
Black or African American 416 441 488 515 490 476 480
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 16 17 14 16 10 19 19
White 3,013 3,596 3,885 3,850 3,519 3,565 3,603
More than one racec 14 44 68 97 102 112 113
Unknown ethnicity and race 540 490 434 384 382 317 319
Temporary visa holders 2,650 2,699 2,642 2,799 2,940 4,144 4,153
Healthd 85,960 76,120 65,879 65,825 62,710 63,577 64,703
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 77,306 68,089 58,363 58,354 55,071 55,755 56,797
Hispanic or Latino 5,071 4,766 4,220 4,452 4,464 4,600 4,749
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 493 384 349 319 319 272 273
Asianc 5,556 5,043 4,369 4,419 4,220 4,472 4,519
Black or African American 7,376 7,105 6,705 7,002 6,286 6,399 5,798
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 225 266 310 256 155 121 120
White 52,234 44,737 37,544 37,003 34,836 35,094 36,182
More than one racec 345 827 796 1,136 1,145 1,304 1,314
Unknown ethnicity and race 6,006 4,961 4,070 3,767 3,646 3,493 3,842
Temporary visa holders 8,654 8,031 7,516 7,471 7,639 7,822 7,906
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.
c Reporting of ethnicity and race in 2008–13 has been affected by changes in the reporting of ethnicity and race in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Starting in 2008, IPEDS respondents were asked to use a new classification that included a category for two or more races (see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/resource.asp) and separate reporting of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders from Asians. The new classification was optional in 2008 and 2009 IPEDS but mandatory beginning in 2010 and may have contributed to a significant increase in the reporting of Not Hispanic or Latino, More than one race.
d Beginning in 2008, more rigorous follow-up was done with institutions regarding the exclusion of practitioner-oriented graduate degree programs in Psychology and in Other health (a subfield of health). This change may affect interpretation of trends in these fields.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2014.