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Table 18. Graduate students in science and engineering in doctorate-granting institutions, by enrollment status, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2009–14

Enrollment status, citizenship, ethnicity, and race 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa
All science and engineering 497,223 508,114 511,759 513,206 518,888 532,926 534,429
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 342,119 349,845 349,723 343,834 338,512 333,156 330,438
Hispanic or Latino 23,131 24,439 26,443 26,694 27,373 27,710 28,377
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,285 2,202 2,103 1,944 1,939 1,819 1,786
Asianc 28,333 28,913 29,685 29,227 29,298 29,367 29,458
Black or African American 25,513 26,470 26,637 26,216 25,405 24,926 23,038
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 902 913 833 707 684 682 681
White 227,567 232,197 232,106 227,639 223,501 219,061 218,062
More than one racec 2,080 4,354 5,286 6,662 7,004 8,001 7,869
Unknown ethnicity and race 32,308 30,357 26,630 24,745 23,308 21,590 21,167
Temporary visa holders 155,104 158,269 162,036 169,372 180,376 199,770 203,991
Full-time enrollment 376,569 386,384 388,995 392,563 400,213 412,683 414,209
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 239,731 246,304 244,563 241,216 238,555 234,842 232,836
Hispanic or Latino 16,093 17,033 18,056 18,334 19,136 19,488 19,635
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,601 1,537 1,464 1,373 1,361 1,240 1,221
Asianc 20,399 21,048 21,533 21,387 21,641 21,510 21,573
Black or African American 16,131 16,466 16,125 15,801 15,341 15,035 14,021
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 653 605 580 466 472 450 453
White 162,190 166,271 165,398 162,744 159,954 156,657 155,858
More than one racec 1,460 3,300 4,028 5,038 5,182 6,000 5,927
Unknown ethnicity and race 21,204 20,044 17,379 16,073 15,468 14,462 14,148
Temporary visa holders 136,838 140,080 144,432 151,347 161,658 177,841 181,373
Part-time enrollment 120,654 121,730 122,764 120,643 118,675 120,243 120,220
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 102,388 103,541 105,160 102,618 99,957 98,314 97,602
Hispanic or Latino 7,038 7,406 8,387 8,360 8,237 8,222 8,742
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 684 665 639 571 578 579 565
Asianc 7,934 7,865 8,152 7,840 7,657 7,857 7,885
Black or African American 9,382 10,004 10,512 10,415 10,064 9,891 9,017
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderc 249 308 253 241 212 232 228
White 65,377 65,926 66,708 64,895 63,547 62,404 62,204
More than one racec 620 1,054 1,258 1,624 1,822 2,001 1,942
Unknown ethnicity and race 11,104 10,313 9,251 8,672 7,840 7,128 7,019
Temporary visa holders 18,266 18,189 17,604 18,025 18,718 21,929 22,618
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.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2014.