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Table 15. Full-time 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 456,115 461,185 457,292 459,498 468,953 484,880 492,170
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 307,192 309,475 302,034 297,497 294,147 289,575 292,255
Hispanic or Latino 21,195 22,068 22,789 23,408 24,549 24,954 25,761
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,028 1,933 1,810 1,660 1,650 1,518 1,539
Asianc 25,492 25,954 26,107 25,899 26,128 26,223 26,556
Black or African American 22,362 22,611 22,427 21,845 21,307 20,570 19,891
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 896 859 890 740 646 599 607
White 206,533 207,055 201,601 197,661 194,094 190,317 192,429
More than one racec 1,799 4,239 5,003 6,311 6,518 7,512 7,586
Unknown ethnicity and race 26,887 24,756 21,407 19,973 19,255 17,882 17,886
Temporary visa holders 148,923 151,710 155,258 162,001 174,806 195,305 199,915
Science and engineering 398,498 409,107 411,168 414,384 424,508 440,523 447,096
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 256,503 263,871 262,043 258,477 256,211 251,858 253,886
Hispanic or Latino 17,755 18,870 19,883 20,343 21,443 21,831 22,523
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,716 1,690 1,601 1,481 1,468 1,340 1,365
Asianc 21,714 22,436 23,035 22,890 23,153 23,172 23,456
Black or African American 17,779 18,194 18,097 17,544 17,310 16,684 16,339
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 765 696 655 562 543 524 532
White 172,067 176,626 175,588 172,599 169,685 165,859 167,212
More than one racec 1,557 3,639 4,423 5,474 5,669 6,561 6,618
Unknown ethnicity and race 23,150 21,720 18,761 17,584 16,940 15,887 15,841
Temporary visa holders 141,995 145,236 149,125 155,907 168,297 188,665 193,210
Science 293,561 299,315 303,015 304,795 309,756 317,881 322,714
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 207,858 211,598 212,624 211,116 209,409 206,413 208,099
Hispanic or Latino 14,653 15,344 16,255 16,728 17,643 18,135 18,637
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,507 1,483 1,404 1,317 1,307 1,182 1,207
Asianc 15,565 15,681 16,406 16,493 16,712 16,772 17,031
Black or African American 15,407 15,725 15,816 15,454 15,238 14,658 14,276
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 675 594 552 483 467 467 475
White 140,148 142,596 143,712 141,905 139,428 136,597 137,876
More than one racec 1,294 2,866 3,507 4,420 4,668 5,433 5,481
Unknown ethnicity and race 18,609 17,309 14,972 14,316 13,946 13,169 13,116
Temporary visa holders 85,703 87,717 90,391 93,679 100,347 111,468 114,615
Agricultural sciences 10,823 11,087 11,448 11,375 11,634 12,038 12,319
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,032 8,260 8,427 8,381 8,431 8,597 8,863
Hispanic or Latino 535 522 585 571 602 652 663
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 84 90 57 66 64 72 75
Asianc 260 248 253 275 302 246 272
Black or African American 274 332 349 300 294 293 323
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 23 20 16 16 11 15 15
White 6,282 6,510 6,642 6,608 6,592 6,686 6,864
More than one racec 59 73 92 142 172 229 236
Unknown ethnicity and race 515 465 433 403 394 404 415
Temporary visa holders 2,791 2,827 3,021 2,994 3,203 3,441 3,456
Biological sciences 61,466 62,770 62,773 63,921 63,615 63,043 64,638
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 45,548 46,587 46,527 47,527 47,347 47,148 48,520
Hispanic or Latino 3,116 3,292 3,496 3,702 3,811 3,903 4,020
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 275 312 283 262 269 247 258
Asianc 4,955 5,136 5,401 5,523 5,444 5,390 5,529
Black or African American 2,831 2,858 2,725 2,854 2,825 2,775 2,969
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 226 194 161 141 147 152 158
White 30,541 31,225 31,095 31,498 31,110 30,892 31,667
More than one racec 219 542 648 817 960 1,178 1,218
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,385 3,028 2,718 2,730 2,781 2,611 2,701
Temporary visa holders 15,918 16,183 16,246 16,394 16,268 15,895 16,118
Communication 6,091 6,274 6,913 6,978 7,117 7,205 7,544
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,757 5,001 5,501 5,428 5,450 5,419 5,642
Hispanic or Latino 264 326 408 457 517 524 556
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 35 42 37 29 28 22 23
Asianc 210 207 239 231 261 247 257
Black or African American 366 401 563 502 476 548 597
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 22 10 13 13 11 8 8
White 3,390 3,601 3,877 3,743 3,736 3,662 3,774
More than one racec 63 90 100 144 133 135 143
Unknown ethnicity and race 407 324 264 309 288 273 284
Temporary visa holders 1,334 1,273 1,412 1,550 1,667 1,786 1,902
Computer sciences 32,198 32,782 32,861 34,108 39,268 49,161 52,069
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,113 12,072 11,579 11,534 11,481 11,749 12,232
Hispanic or Latino 580 564 641 666 680 716 801
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 61 61 45 38 49 44 49
Asianc 1,814 1,649 1,646 1,611 1,749 2,069 2,127
Black or African American 914 963 811 878 896 941 1,000
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 28 26 13 15 12 17 17
White 7,291 7,353 7,176 6,987 6,794 6,685 6,920
More than one racec 77 144 198 278 230 308 322
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,348 1,312 1,049 1,061 1,071 969 996
Temporary visa holders 20,085 20,710 21,282 22,574 27,787 37,412 39,837
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11,589 12,318 12,404 12,617 12,339 12,342 12,462
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,060 9,670 9,568 9,687 9,400 9,305 9,421
Hispanic or Latino 473 522 521 558 588 628 641
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 61 72 75 58 60 64 64
Asianc 309 315 327 346 361 386 389
Black or African American 223 228 222 206 196 195 204
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 18 11 15 12 11 5 5
White 7,243 7,735 7,663 7,690 7,413 7,229 7,307
More than one racec 43 119 146 200 179 213 221
Unknown ethnicity and race 690 668 599 617 592 585 590
Temporary visa holders 2,529 2,648 2,836 2,930 2,939 3,037 3,041
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 2,168 2,377 2,616 2,410 2,535 2,551 2,577
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,891 2,054 2,256 2,046 2,140 2,163 2,185
Hispanic or Latino 83 114 133 169 191 196 196
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 14 8 11 15 7 8
Asianc 81 95 88 95 102 107 108
Black or African American 229 218 292 281 271 305 308
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 1 6 8 2 4 4
White 1,377 1,443 1,590 1,379 1,430 1,413 1,430
More than one racec 3 20 26 35 46 52 52
Unknown ethnicity and race 106 149 113 68 83 79 79
Temporary visa holders 277 323 360 364 395 388 392
Mathematics and statistics 16,885 17,606 18,303 18,990 19,510 20,320 20,445
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,283 9,766 9,949 10,008 9,895 9,773 9,864
Hispanic or Latino 484 532 543 609 637 630 650
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 38 39 30 25 27 28
Asianc 882 941 1,012 972 1,000 1,072 1,078
Black or African American 433 425 434 413 421 409 421
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 40 18 12 19 17 18 18
White 6,636 6,882 7,101 7,055 6,885 6,674 6,717
More than one racec 62 134 124 173 215 261 267
Unknown ethnicity and race 714 796 684 737 695 682 685
Temporary visa holders 7,602 7,840 8,354 8,982 9,615 10,547 10,581
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3,957 5,063 4,103 3,987 3,873 4,284 4,862
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,087 3,995 3,223 3,042 2,866 3,030 3,422
Hispanic or Latino 190 349 286 265 258 268 307
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 33 34 34 30 17 24 25
Asianc 170 222 188 173 183 225 269
Black or African American 233 320 259 205 188 233 290
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 11 5 6 3 8 8 10
White 1,904 2,546 2,132 2,031 1,869 1,956 2,171
More than one racec 9 47 58 63 73 91 98
Unknown ethnicity and race 537 472 260 272 270 225 252
Temporary visa holders 870 1,068 880 945 1,007 1,254 1,440
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,261 2,682 3,911 4,333 4,576 4,703 4,703
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,864 2,222 3,283 3,636 3,849 3,946 3,946
Hispanic or Latino 116 162 252 283 281 332 332
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 10 17 16 20 20 20
Asianc 205 223 355 369 434 452 452
Black or African American 81 82 125 143 146 154 154
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 4 5 9 5 10 6 6
White 1,284 1,579 2,270 2,534 2,663 2,688 2,688
More than one racec 7 11 49 77 85 101 101
Unknown ethnicity and race 155 150 206 209 210 193 193
Temporary visa holders 397 460 628 697 727 757 757
Physical sciences 34,181 34,856 35,643 35,868 35,979 36,168 36,266
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 19,996 20,511 20,985 21,217 21,343 21,518 21,591
Hispanic or Latino 1,105 1,164 1,221 1,228 1,321 1,446 1,459
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 96 83 84 89 86 71 71
Asianc 1,512 1,515 1,696 1,705 1,807 1,777 1,787
Black or African American 800 820 796 772 778 736 739
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 45 31 37 27 28 29 30
White 14,904 15,224 15,524 15,736 15,764 15,850 15,890
More than one racec 74 244 299 364 408 504 507
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,460 1,430 1,328 1,296 1,151 1,105 1,108
Temporary visa holders 14,185 14,345 14,658 14,651 14,636 14,650 14,675
Psychologyd 40,373 38,571 38,548 38,325 38,204 36,489 34,683
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 37,881 36,058 35,985 35,710 35,640 33,995 32,173
Hispanic or Latino 3,451 3,392 3,660 3,582 3,940 3,817 3,808
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 256 250 238 241 231 210 195
Asianc 1,919 1,830 1,791 1,797 1,773 1,726 1,675
Black or African American 3,453 3,414 3,326 3,286 3,290 2,916 2,201
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 77 83 72 68 70 69 65
White 24,906 23,402 23,456 23,218 22,882 21,645 20,912
More than one racec 244 471 581 764 803 896 844
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,575 3,216 2,861 2,754 2,651 2,716 2,473
Temporary visa holders 2,492 2,513 2,563 2,615 2,564 2,494 2,510
Social sciences 71,569 72,929 73,492 71,883 71,106 69,577 70,146
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 54,346 55,402 55,341 52,900 51,567 49,770 50,240
Hispanic or Latino 4,256 4,405 4,509 4,638 4,817 5,023 5,204
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 551 477 487 447 443 374 391
Asianc 3,248 3,300 3,410 3,396 3,296 3,075 3,088
Black or African American 5,570 5,664 5,914 5,614 5,457 5,153 5,070
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 180 190 192 156 140 136 139
White 34,390 35,096 35,186 33,426 32,290 31,217 31,536
More than one racec 434 971 1,186 1,363 1,364 1,465 1,472
Unknown ethnicity and race 5,717 5,299 4,457 3,860 3,760 3,327 3,340
Temporary visa holders 17,223 17,527 18,151 18,983 19,539 19,807 19,906
Engineering 104,937 109,792 108,153 109,589 114,752 122,642 124,382
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 48,645 52,273 49,419 47,361 46,802 45,445 45,787
Hispanic or Latino 3,102 3,526 3,628 3,615 3,800 3,696 3,886
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 209 207 197 164 161 158 158
Asianc 6,149 6,755 6,629 6,397 6,441 6,400 6,425
Black or African American 2,372 2,469 2,281 2,090 2,072 2,026 2,063
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 90 102 103 79 76 57 57
White 31,919 34,030 31,876 30,694 30,257 29,262 29,336
More than one racec 263 773 916 1,054 1,001 1,128 1,137
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,541 4,411 3,789 3,268 2,994 2,718 2,725
Temporary visa holders 56,292 57,519 58,734 62,228 67,950 77,197 78,595
Aerospace engineering 3,974 4,211 4,251 3,813 3,897 3,907 3,907
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,454 2,721 2,756 2,507 2,498 2,343 2,343
Hispanic or Latino 119 156 182 169 185 190 190
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 5 8 8 7 7 7
Asianc 241 301 295 228 245 227 227
Black or African American 70 55 58 51 50 45 45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 7 2 5 3 1 5 5
White 1,697 1,877 1,923 1,785 1,773 1,653 1,653
More than one racec 18 40 43 47 61 60 60
Unknown ethnicity and race 291 285 242 216 176 156 156
Temporary visa holders 1,520 1,490 1,495 1,306 1,399 1,564 1,564
Agricultural engineering 1,084 1,198 1,372 1,254 1,256 1,389 1,412
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 483 491 556 504 497 594 603
Hispanic or Latino 22 22 27 29 33 39 39
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 3 2 2 2 5 5
Asianc 18 26 38 39 48 64 68
Black or African American 28 29 36 27 23 25 26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
White 386 373 423 367 364 431 434
More than one racec 1 5 8 13 9 14 15
Unknown ethnicity and race 27 33 21 26 18 16 16
Temporary visa holders 601 707 816 750 759 795 809
Architecture 6,112 6,079 2,772 2,045 1,933 1,583 1,588
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,996 4,916 2,049 1,371 1,270 986 989
Hispanic or Latino 404 376 224 128 131 91 91
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 35 14 8 7 5 5
Asianc 291 321 143 86 88 82 82
Black or African American 230 211 110 112 107 69 69
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 5 7 3 2 2 2 2
White 3,546 3,509 1,338 936 840 658 659
More than one racec 31 88 51 32 31 23 23
Unknown ethnicity and race 457 369 166 67 64 56 58
Temporary visa holders 1,116 1,163 723 674 663 597 599
Biomedical engineering 6,859 7,418 7,931 7,978 8,092 8,336 8,336
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,485 5,004 5,408 5,408 5,502 5,610 5,610
Hispanic or Latino 244 270 313 364 384 387 387
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 13 15 15 14 15 15
Asianc 956 1,052 1,245 1,196 1,190 1,138 1,138
Black or African American 202 197 222 224 192 212 212
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 14 13 12 9 17 11 11
White 2,700 3,046 3,187 3,158 3,215 3,268 3,268
More than one racec 38 73 102 126 168 212 212
Unknown ethnicity and race 314 340 312 316 322 367 367
Temporary visa holders 2,374 2,414 2,523 2,570 2,590 2,726 2,726
Chemical engineering 7,110 7,516 7,639 8,059 8,522 8,622 8,629
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,304 3,504 3,603 3,699 3,866 3,916 3,922
Hispanic or Latino 189 230 242 250 272 268 268
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 17 12 12 19 16 16
Asianc 440 494 515 521 551 622 623
Black or African American 128 126 123 138 157 172 172
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 2 11 20 7 5 2 2
White 2,315 2,346 2,438 2,527 2,633 2,568 2,572
More than one racec 11 34 49 61 63 86 86
Unknown ethnicity and race 206 246 204 183 166 182 183
Temporary visa holders 3,806 4,012 4,036 4,360 4,656 4,706 4,707
Civil engineering 13,503 14,191 14,363 14,580 14,728 15,169 15,219
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,543 7,989 7,809 7,518 7,083 6,611 6,656
Hispanic or Latino 561 689 683 720 741 722 752
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 34 32 43 30 33 26 26
Asianc 694 783 765 683 703 646 646
Black or African American 313 341 299 299 273 267 270
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 14 22 21 12 9 8 8
White 5,083 5,317 5,285 5,030 4,762 4,395 4,405
More than one racec 37 232 263 290 143 148 149
Unknown ethnicity and race 807 573 450 454 419 399 400
Temporary visa holders 5,960 6,202 6,554 7,062 7,645 8,558 8,563
Electrical engineering 29,282 29,977 30,735 31,526 34,660 38,453 39,868
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,362 8,904 8,802 8,278 8,130 7,841 7,925
Hispanic or Latino 530 638 648 639 671 626 664
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 33 32 34 30 22 23 23
Asianc 1,656 1,677 1,620 1,577 1,566 1,497 1,508
Black or African American 481 532 500 391 428 388 403
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 14 15 9 10 11 10 10
White 4,737 5,016 4,903 4,758 4,646 4,562 4,581
More than one racec 38 102 128 140 163 186 187
Unknown ethnicity and race 873 892 960 733 623 549 549
Temporary visa holders 20,920 21,073 21,933 23,248 26,530 30,612 31,943
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 1,490 1,502 1,574 1,705 1,575 1,568 1,575
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 754 773 783 845 733 705 707
Hispanic or Latino 38 44 42 46 51 33 33
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 1 0 2 3 2 2
Asianc 95 108 88 96 79 82 82
Black or African American 24 26 28 22 20 23 23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
White 502 502 528 547 501 499 500
More than one racec 4 13 17 18 18 24 25
Unknown ethnicity and race 87 79 79 113 61 41 41
Temporary visa holders 736 729 791 860 842 863 868
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 8,362 8,371 8,251 8,115 8,336 9,002 9,106
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,251 3,314 3,253 2,902 2,991 2,610 2,712
Hispanic or Latino 248 266 303 260 268 231 332
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 16 13 13 12 9 6 6
Asianc 341 381 353 360 335 344 344
Black or African American 322 270 243 217 210 178 178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 9 4 3 2 14 2 2
White 1,836 1,819 1,876 1,757 1,802 1,556 1,557
More than one racec 27 27 45 55 53 54 54
Unknown ethnicity and race 452 534 417 239 300 239 239
Temporary visa holders 5,111 5,057 4,998 5,213 5,345 6,392 6,394
Mechanical engineering 15,609 16,625 16,084 17,000 17,940 18,956 19,015
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,462 8,273 7,934 7,916 7,797 7,664 7,703
Hispanic or Latino 447 502 579 605 649 668 687
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 28 32 31 27 27 31 31
Asianc 775 890 871 914 927 958 961
Black or African American 272 310 303 261 245 258 258
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 13 15 15 13 9 8 8
White 5,286 5,850 5,541 5,448 5,337 5,206 5,220
More than one racec 32 93 110 162 166 176 177
Unknown ethnicity and race 609 581 484 486 437 359 361
Temporary visa holders 8,147 8,352 8,150 9,084 10,143 11,292 11,312
Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,181 5,551 5,877 6,126 6,252 6,584 6,625
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,475 2,660 2,714 2,798 2,854 2,958 2,989
Hispanic or Latino 126 140 177 200 198 203 204
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 9 8 7 3 5 5
Asianc 309 353 349 357 372 370 376
Black or African American 85 102 104 107 108 122 138
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 2 6 17 3 5 5
White 1,780 1,873 1,866 1,901 1,972 2,054 2,059
More than one racec 14 30 38 47 58 73 76
Unknown ethnicity and race 151 151 166 162 140 126 126
Temporary visa holders 2,706 2,891 3,163 3,328 3,398 3,626 3,636
Mining engineering 212 361 414 241 267 307 307
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 110 146 143 111 112 119 119
Hispanic or Latino 9 4 5 4 6 10 10
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
Asianc 8 4 4 3 3 0 0
Black or African American 7 11 6 3 4 2 2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 82 114 117 86 90 92 92
More than one racec 0 2 1 4 0 4 4
Unknown ethnicity and race 3 10 10 11 8 10 10
Temporary visa holders 102 215 271 130 155 188 188
Nuclear engineering 968 1,123 1,165 1,162 1,169 1,201 1,201
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 702 846 882 864 878 885 885
Hispanic or Latino 32 43 37 48 53 56 56
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 4 3 4 2 2
Asianc 45 59 59 39 47 41 41
Black or African American 16 13 12 8 13 12 12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
White 541 638 682 664 669 684 684
More than one racec 0 12 21 16 16 18 18
Unknown ethnicity and race 64 76 65 85 75 71 71
Temporary visa holders 266 277 283 298 291 316 316
Petroleum engineering 993 1,063 1,064 1,289 1,318 1,662 1,662
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 139 184 179 245 255 320 320
Hispanic or Latino 9 12 12 19 18 30 30
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 1 2 4 4
Asianc 14 29 23 32 43 70 70
Black or African American 12 19 21 30 30 44 44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 100 113 110 150 150 161 161
More than one racec 0 2 1 0 0 2 2
Unknown ethnicity and race 4 9 12 13 12 9 9
Temporary visa holders 854 879 885 1,044 1,063 1,342 1,342
Engineering nec 4,198 4,606 4,661 4,696 4,807 5,903 5,932
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,125 2,548 2,548 2,395 2,336 2,283 2,304
Hispanic or Latino 124 134 154 134 140 142 143
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 11 13 7 8 10 10
Asianc 266 277 261 266 244 259 259
Black or African American 182 227 216 200 212 209 211
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 9 9 5 1 4 2 2
White 1,328 1,637 1,659 1,580 1,503 1,475 1,491
More than one racec 12 20 39 43 52 48 49
Unknown ethnicity and race 196 233 201 164 173 138 139
Temporary visa holders 2,073 2,058 2,113 2,301 2,471 3,620 3,628
Healthd 57,617 52,078 46,124 45,114 44,445 44,357 45,074
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 50,689 45,604 39,991 39,020 37,936 37,717 38,369
Hispanic or Latino 3,440 3,198 2,906 3,065 3,106 3,123 3,238
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 312 243 209 179 182 178 174
Asianc 3,778 3,518 3,072 3,009 2,975 3,051 3,100
Black or African American 4,583 4,417 4,330 4,301 3,997 3,886 3,552
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 131 163 235 178 103 75 75
White 34,466 30,429 26,013 25,062 24,409 24,458 25,217
More than one racec 242 600 580 837 849 951 968
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,737 3,036 2,646 2,389 2,315 1,995 2,045
Temporary visa holders 6,928 6,474 6,133 6,094 6,509 6,640 6,705
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.