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Table 13. 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 632,652 626,820 627,243 633,010 650,738 666,586 685,397
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 458,492 450,523 443,697 436,296 429,133 439,309 441,956
Hispanic or Latino 33,375 35,028 35,858 37,283 37,746 39,881 43,177
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,884 2,741 2,507 2,517 2,320 2,385 2,306
Asian 37,228 37,516 37,119 37,137 37,453 38,264 39,810
Black or African American 38,199 38,902 38,340 37,197 36,113 36,280 37,245
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,354 1,318 1,176 1,037 997 1,022 1,048
White 299,993 293,640 287,786 281,354 275,389 281,285 278,364
More than one race 5,816 6,899 8,714 9,160 10,440 10,649 11,521
Unknown ethnicity and race 39,643 34,479 32,197 30,611 28,675 29,543 28,485
Temporary visa holders 174,160 176,297 183,546 196,714 221,605 227,277 243,441
Science and engineering 556,532 560,941 561,418 570,300 587,161 601,883 618,008
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 390,403 392,160 385,343 381,225 373,378 382,512 382,634
Hispanic or Latino 28,609 30,808 31,406 32,819 33,146 35,132 37,807
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,500 2,392 2,188 2,198 2,048 2,112 2,012
Asian 32,185 33,147 32,700 32,917 32,981 33,745 34,762
Black or African American 31,094 32,197 31,338 30,911 29,714 30,482 30,788
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,088 1,008 920 882 876 902 935
White 255,256 256,096 250,783 246,518 240,295 245,103 241,649
More than one race 4,989 6,103 7,578 8,015 9,136 9,335 10,030
Unknown ethnicity and race 34,682 30,409 28,430 26,965 25,182 25,701 24,651
Temporary visa holders 166,129 168,781 176,075 189,075 213,783 219,371 235,374
Science 407,291 414,440 413,033 417,251 425,148 437,395 448,654
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 308,108 312,846 308,042 305,563 300,110 308,499 309,182
Hispanic or Latino 22,969 24,889 25,371 26,585 26,941 28,605 30,891
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,171 2,075 1,910 1,939 1,763 1,826 1,742
Asian 21,915 23,000 22,878 23,108 23,335 24,039 25,044
Black or African American 26,914 28,129 27,414 27,199 26,083 26,768 27,019
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 914 842 781 752 758 784 789
White 202,386 205,437 201,326 198,105 193,589 198,185 195,761
More than one race 3,987 4,865 6,071 6,575 7,512 7,697 8,285
Unknown ethnicity and race 26,852 23,609 22,291 21,300 20,129 20,595 19,651
Temporary visa holders 99,183 101,594 104,991 111,688 125,038 128,896 139,472
Agricultural sciences 15,656 16,129 16,234 16,429 16,947 17,505 18,610
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,416 12,702 12,676 12,773 13,073 13,604 14,466
Hispanic or Latino 770 809 824 854 899 931 1,051
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 146 97 96 105 115 119 130
Asian 340 364 381 417 375 405 464
Black or African American 482 499 491 485 491 551 563
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 37 27 26 26 32 33 37
White 9,867 10,142 10,031 10,026 10,251 10,610 11,172
More than one race 109 141 193 235 309 319 405
Unknown ethnicity and race 665 623 634 625 601 636 644
Temporary visa holders 3,240 3,427 3,558 3,656 3,874 3,901 4,144
Biological sciences 74,928 75,423 76,447 76,649 76,029 78,490 80,096
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 57,497 57,905 58,782 59,083 58,760 60,964 62,528
Hispanic or Latino 3,970 4,224 4,463 4,698 4,782 5,001 5,550
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 361 330 314 315 291 307 293
Asian 6,105 6,519 6,624 6,527 6,400 6,606 7,026
Black or African American 3,653 3,591 3,677 3,713 3,669 4,021 4,249
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 242 210 163 180 184 191 154
White 38,386 38,585 38,878 38,743 38,414 39,605 40,141
More than one race 635 782 1,020 1,176 1,441 1,496 1,614
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,145 3,664 3,643 3,731 3,579 3,737 3,501
Temporary visa holders 17,431 17,518 17,665 17,566 17,269 17,526 17,568
Communication 9,825 11,029 11,010 11,114 11,382 11,942 11,759
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,301 9,386 9,195 9,205 9,306 9,727 9,615
Hispanic or Latino 563 707 753 843 892 928 1,021
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 63 60 44 46 45 48 49
Asian 309 363 337 374 368 381 343
Black or African American 785 1,015 1,021 931 1,032 1,126 1,159
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 18 19 27 17 20 19 20
White 5,848 6,538 6,213 6,278 6,262 6,486 6,116
More than one race 119 151 223 197 212 227 300
Unknown ethnicity and race 596 533 577 519 475 512 607
Temporary visa holders 1,524 1,643 1,815 1,909 2,076 2,215 2,144
Computer sciences 51,546 51,234 51,789 56,339 68,766 76,546 86,192
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 26,170 25,656 24,962 24,191 24,884 29,630 31,027
Hispanic or Latino 1,455 1,618 1,647 1,681 1,740 2,147 2,258
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 125 101 85 95 81 103 86
Asian 3,543 3,475 3,337 3,547 3,958 4,360 4,996
Black or African American 2,228 2,134 2,179 2,169 2,204 3,517 3,646
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 59 45 58 44 53 68 84
White 15,604 15,417 14,765 13,972 14,292 16,295 16,487
More than one race 298 363 459 428 570 707 778
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,858 2,503 2,432 2,255 1,986 2,433 2,692
Temporary visa holders 25,376 25,578 26,827 32,148 43,882 46,916 55,165
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15,655 15,820 16,069 15,816 15,423 15,710 15,447
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,729 12,730 12,863 12,589 12,112 12,392 12,025
Hispanic or Latino 669 698 737 765 813 913 967
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 102 109 88 70 83 83 72
Asian 402 425 457 480 488 495 497
Black or African American 328 321 314 337 288 299 296
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 19 16 14 14 8 8 10
White 10,141 10,145 10,138 9,885 9,411 9,550 9,231
More than one race 146 174 255 234 264 276 303
Unknown ethnicity and race 922 842 860 804 757 768 649
Temporary visa holders 2,926 3,090 3,206 3,227 3,311 3,318 3,422
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 4,191 4,509 4,110 4,014 4,180 4,302 4,134
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,804 4,075 3,673 3,552 3,718 3,836 3,655
Hispanic or Latino 205 248 270 291 312 318 305
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 24 16 23 18 21 20
Asian 147 145 138 148 158 160 144
Black or African American 595 687 636 590 634 661 612
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 9 13 8 8 8 6
White 2,548 2,700 2,418 2,252 2,300 2,371 2,305
More than one race 37 46 63 68 80 84 108
Unknown ethnicity and race 244 216 119 172 208 213 155
Temporary visa holders 387 434 437 462 462 466 479
Mathematics and statistics 23,136 23,801 24,575 24,804 25,502 25,874 26,444
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 14,521 14,651 14,740 14,362 14,112 14,440 14,025
Hispanic or Latino 794 892 956 971 973 1,057 1,072
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 51 54 35 38 41 44 28
Asian 1,501 1,603 1,568 1,512 1,627 1,645 1,604
Black or African American 740 760 755 723 692 735 662
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 34 17 31 23 26 26 32
White 9,722 10,031 10,067 9,830 9,397 9,552 9,267
More than one race 248 168 232 281 319 327 351
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,431 1,126 1,096 984 1,037 1,054 1,009
Temporary visa holders 8,615 9,150 9,835 10,442 11,390 11,434 12,419
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 7,944 6,537 6,038 5,892 6,417 7,196 8,138
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 6,707 5,495 4,947 4,735 4,957 5,545 5,842
Hispanic or Latino 617 461 402 393 416 459 506
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 50 43 41 30 32 35 42
Asian 343 286 248 287 371 421 483
Black or African American 561 476 381 334 403 503 477
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 9 9 11 12 14 16
White 4,199 3,579 3,197 3,018 3,171 3,508 3,744
More than one race 72 85 101 105 125 140 162
Unknown ethnicity and race 857 556 568 557 427 465 412
Temporary visa holders 1,237 1,042 1,091 1,157 1,460 1,651 2,296
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,798 4,117 4,547 4,795 4,923 4,923 5,002
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,332 3,469 3,810 4,035 4,124 4,124 4,213
Hispanic or Latino 166 269 297 298 346 346 403
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 17 17 21 20 20 19
Asian 244 380 388 454 467 467 493
Black or African American 86 132 154 156 163 163 171
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 10 5 11 6 6 3
White 1,650 2,385 2,637 2,779 2,806 2,806 2,796
More than one race 13 51 79 93 111 111 103
Unknown ethnicity and race 158 225 233 223 205 205 225
Temporary visa holders 466 648 737 760 799 799 789
Physical sciences 38,973 39,694 39,928 40,019 40,196 40,332 40,386
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 23,652 24,138 24,277 24,426 24,566 24,676 24,509
Hispanic or Latino 1,364 1,405 1,450 1,548 1,670 1,707 1,834
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 102 104 100 94 88 88 94
Asian 1,785 1,974 2,001 2,104 2,039 2,049 2,069
Black or African American 1,008 1,003 987 985 961 966 934
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 38 46 36 36 36 37 39
White 17,319 17,656 17,691 17,772 17,831 17,881 17,680
More than one race 268 326 428 466 572 575 616
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,768 1,624 1,584 1,421 1,369 1,373 1,243
Temporary visa holders 15,321 15,556 15,651 15,593 15,630 15,656 15,877
Psychology 53,419 54,486 54,117 54,102 50,938 48,833 49,740
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 50,332 51,398 51,016 51,042 47,981 45,868 46,631
Hispanic or Latino 4,859 5,396 5,423 5,793 5,436 5,765 6,562
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 353 356 340 338 311 287 284
Asian 2,429 2,430 2,443 2,430 2,474 2,400 2,392
Black or African American 5,442 5,806 5,516 5,545 4,866 3,841 4,035
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 122 119 104 109 106 100 116
White 32,043 32,350 32,276 31,962 29,761 28,840 28,987
More than one race 658 808 1,023 1,163 1,296 1,201 1,305
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,426 4,133 3,891 3,702 3,731 3,434 2,950
Temporary visa holders 3,087 3,088 3,101 3,060 2,957 2,965 3,109
Social sciences 109,220 111,661 108,169 107,278 104,445 105,742 102,706
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 89,647 91,241 87,101 85,570 82,517 83,693 80,646
Hispanic or Latino 7,537 8,162 8,149 8,450 8,662 9,033 9,362
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 782 780 734 764 638 671 625
Asian 4,767 5,036 4,956 4,828 4,610 4,650 4,533
Black or African American 11,006 11,705 11,303 11,231 10,680 10,385 10,215
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 330 315 295 273 267 274 272
White 55,059 55,909 53,015 51,588 49,693 50,681 47,835
More than one race 1,384 1,770 1,995 2,129 2,213 2,234 2,240
Unknown ethnicity and race 8,782 7,564 6,654 6,307 5,754 5,765 5,564
Temporary visa holders 19,573 20,420 21,068 21,708 21,928 22,049 22,060
Engineering 149,241 146,501 148,385 153,049 162,013 164,488 169,354
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 82,295 79,314 77,301 75,662 73,268 74,013 73,452
Hispanic or Latino 5,640 5,919 6,035 6,234 6,205 6,527 6,916
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 329 317 278 259 285 286 270
Asian 10,270 10,147 9,822 9,809 9,646 9,706 9,718
Black or African American 4,180 4,068 3,924 3,712 3,631 3,714 3,769
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 174 166 139 130 118 118 146
White 52,870 50,659 49,457 48,413 46,706 46,918 45,888
More than one race 1,002 1,238 1,507 1,440 1,624 1,638 1,745
Unknown ethnicity and race 7,830 6,800 6,139 5,665 5,053 5,106 5,000
Temporary visa holders 66,946 67,187 71,084 77,387 88,745 90,475 95,902
Aerospace engineering 5,540 5,691 5,069 5,181 5,116 5,116 5,345
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,893 4,045 3,614 3,629 3,389 3,389 3,418
Hispanic or Latino 240 290 263 276 291 291 288
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 15 13 11 10 10 12
Asian 416 432 333 364 340 340 349
Black or African American 92 92 79 81 69 69 81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 5 4 2 6 6 5
White 2,702 2,820 2,563 2,572 2,379 2,379 2,423
More than one race 49 59 65 77 79 79 81
Unknown ethnicity and race 380 332 294 246 215 215 179
Temporary visa holders 1,647 1,646 1,455 1,552 1,727 1,727 1,927
Agricultural engineering 1,457 1,656 1,552 1,642 1,717 1,740 1,630
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 681 769 683 715 776 785 823
Hispanic or Latino 30 34 38 43 58 58 47
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 3 3 4 6 6 11
Asian 38 53 46 68 76 80 98
Black or African American 33 50 32 33 33 34 39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
White 528 587 513 512 554 557 572
More than one race 6 10 16 17 18 19 25
Unknown ethnicity and race 42 30 34 38 31 31 31
Temporary visa holders 776 887 869 927 941 955 807
Architecture 6,795 3,111 2,363 2,176 1,812 1,817 1,565
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,548 2,344 1,632 1,461 1,158 1,161 930
Hispanic or Latino 420 249 153 143 107 107 108
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 36 17 11 7 5 5 6
Asian 361 163 101 103 90 90 78
Black or African American 277 131 145 124 88 88 77
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 3 2 2 2 2 0
White 3,928 1,536 1,093 968 768 769 582
More than one race 95 54 36 32 26 26 26
Unknown ethnicity and race 423 191 91 82 72 74 53
Temporary visa holders 1,247 767 731 715 654 656 635
Biomedical engineering 8,497 9,175 9,157 9,198 9,510 9,510 9,761
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,803 6,359 6,313 6,361 6,479 6,479 6,598
Hispanic or Latino 325 363 424 441 458 458 478
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 19 18 18 15 16 16 20
Asian 1,185 1,442 1,371 1,364 1,289 1,289 1,305
Black or African American 240 271 265 238 254 254 283
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 17 13 12 21 14 14 5
White 3,526 3,741 3,704 3,697 3,755 3,755 3,797
More than one race 77 109 132 182 235 235 194
Unknown ethnicity and race 414 402 387 403 458 458 516
Temporary visa holders 2,694 2,816 2,844 2,837 3,031 3,031 3,163
Chemical engineering 8,668 8,828 9,222 9,698 9,853 9,870 10,008
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,272 4,402 4,473 4,630 4,709 4,725 4,604
Hispanic or Latino 279 284 296 317 320 320 322
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 18 17 16 24 24 24 13
Asian 588 627 626 672 743 747 698
Black or African American 164 169 171 190 214 215 207
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 22 7 5 3 3 4
White 2,872 2,955 3,032 3,117 3,034 3,043 3,009
More than one race 40 60 73 70 102 102 110
Unknown ethnicity and race 295 268 252 235 269 271 241
Temporary visa holders 4,396 4,426 4,749 5,068 5,144 5,145 5,404
Civil engineering 19,559 19,596 19,922 20,110 20,660 20,789 20,978
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,482 12,221 11,984 11,448 10,808 10,929 10,465
Hispanic or Latino 1,091 1,136 1,177 1,235 1,210 1,281 1,298
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 55 63 49 58 50 50 45
Asian 1,244 1,193 1,133 1,139 1,043 1,046 1,044
Black or African American 594 545 550 502 467 475 473
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 42 40 19 17 15 15 15
White 8,245 8,118 7,911 7,536 7,079 7,112 6,639
More than one race 270 314 368 206 220 222 250
Unknown ethnicity and race 941 812 777 755 724 728 701
Temporary visa holders 7,077 7,375 7,938 8,662 9,852 9,860 10,513
Electrical engineering 41,336 41,580 42,347 45,562 50,051 51,909 52,940
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 16,109 15,985 15,301 14,892 14,244 14,454 14,346
Hispanic or Latino 1,157 1,196 1,219 1,268 1,242 1,305 1,382
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 48 51 56 41 48 49 47
Asian 2,956 2,878 2,735 2,675 2,622 2,659 2,679
Black or African American 937 951 823 790 760 805 809
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 29 21 21 24 22 22 32
White 9,035 8,974 8,722 8,557 8,148 8,204 8,019
More than one race 157 222 258 259 290 292 310
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,790 1,692 1,467 1,278 1,112 1,118 1,068
Temporary visa holders 25,227 25,595 27,046 30,670 35,807 37,455 38,594
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 2,071 2,101 2,227 2,142 2,151 2,162 1,708
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,185 1,163 1,213 1,085 1,024 1,029 722
Hispanic or Latino 65 66 65 65 47 47 42
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 3 5 5 5 5
Asian 146 128 133 109 109 109 88
Black or African American 44 49 36 31 35 35 34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 2 1 2 2 1
White 784 765 799 756 724 728 492
More than one race 24 31 26 27 35 36 23
Unknown ethnicity and race 119 121 149 91 67 67 37
Temporary visa holders 886 938 1,014 1,057 1,127 1,133 986
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 15,205 14,494 14,469 14,363 14,659 14,845 16,284
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,028 8,552 8,233 8,006 7,188 7,372 7,361
Hispanic or Latino 677 716 692 690 614 769 877
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 43 39 35 31 35 35 29
Asian 914 792 807 755 727 729 711
Black or African American 708 666 681 606 573 579 649
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 14 12 15 29 17 17 44
White 5,011 4,893 4,849 4,776 4,319 4,338 4,155
More than one race 63 87 114 123 123 124 150
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,598 1,347 1,040 996 780 781 746
Temporary visa holders 6,177 5,942 6,236 6,357 7,471 7,473 8,923
Mechanical engineering 22,509 21,883 23,088 24,087 25,508 25,651 27,314
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,986 12,635 12,859 12,791 12,582 12,696 12,679
Hispanic or Latino 827 948 1,012 1,063 1,109 1,137 1,235
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 46 44 34 31 46 46 43
Asian 1,328 1,361 1,447 1,466 1,470 1,474 1,453
Black or African American 456 463 431 435 433 434 405
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 24 24 21 14 11 11 18
White 9,135 8,779 8,745 8,687 8,520 8,563 8,401
More than one race 129 159 243 256 269 272 299
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,041 857 926 839 724 759 825
Temporary visa holders 9,523 9,248 10,229 11,296 12,926 12,955 14,635
Metallurgical and materials engineering 6,274 6,649 6,985 7,144 7,473 7,518 7,741
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,197 3,315 3,425 3,504 3,599 3,633 3,745
Hispanic or Latino 170 213 240 228 245 246 272
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 10 9 3 5 5 7
Asian 416 424 427 455 434 440 461
Black or African American 130 127 121 126 149 166 173
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 6 18 3 6 6 9
White 2,252 2,290 2,346 2,428 2,514 2,520 2,566
More than one race 31 40 58 70 88 91 99
Unknown ethnicity and race 184 205 206 191 158 159 158
Temporary visa holders 3,077 3,334 3,560 3,640 3,874 3,885 3,996
Mining engineering 419 500 356 357 396 396 407
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 197 218 195 171 185 185 218
Hispanic or Latino 5 8 5 7 15 15 15
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0 0 1 1 1 3
Asian 4 7 8 7 4 4 5
Black or African American 12 10 7 4 2 2 0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
White 160 175 154 137 144 144 171
More than one race 2 1 5 0 4 4 9
Unknown ethnicity and race 12 16 16 15 15 15 15
Temporary visa holders 222 282 161 186 211 211 189
Nuclear engineering 1,459 1,499 1,513 1,459 1,467 1,467 1,449
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,163 1,198 1,196 1,148 1,130 1,130 1,087
Hispanic or Latino 53 54 68 75 73 73 95
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 4 3 4 2 2 3
Asian 68 68 47 57 45 45 56
Black or African American 23 21 19 18 15 15 18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
White 912 949 942 881 888 888 831
More than one race 13 23 16 19 20 20 22
Unknown ethnicity and race 88 77 100 92 86 86 61
Temporary visa holders 296 301 317 311 337 337 362
Petroleum engineering 1,295 1,301 1,525 1,609 2,056 2,056 2,021
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 293 313 389 440 557 557 558
Hispanic or Latino 23 27 36 35 53 53 46
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 2 4 6 6 4
Asian 42 41 52 65 92 92 85
Black or African American 29 35 49 44 63 63 39
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
White 184 192 234 270 315 315 333
More than one race 2 1 0 0 3 3 4
Unknown ethnicity and race 13 16 16 22 25 25 45
Temporary visa holders 1,002 988 1,136 1,169 1,499 1,499 1,463
Engineering nec 8,157 8,437 8,590 8,321 9,584 9,642 10,203
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,458 5,795 5,791 5,381 5,440 5,489 5,898
Hispanic or Latino 278 335 347 348 363 367 411
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 28 33 26 20 26 26 22
Asian 564 538 556 510 562 562 608
Black or African American 441 488 515 490 476 480 482
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 17 14 16 10 19 19 10
White 3,596 3,885 3,850 3,519 3,565 3,603 3,898
More than one race 44 68 97 102 112 113 143
Unknown ethnicity and race 490 434 384 382 317 319 324
Temporary visa holders 2,699 2,642 2,799 2,940 4,144 4,153 4,305
Health 76,120 65,879 65,825 62,710 63,577 64,703 67,389
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 68,089 58,363 58,354 55,071 55,755 56,797 59,322
Hispanic or Latino 4,766 4,220 4,452 4,464 4,600 4,749 5,370
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 384 349 319 319 272 273 294
Asian 5,043 4,369 4,419 4,220 4,472 4,519 5,048
Black or African American 7,105 6,705 7,002 6,286 6,399 5,798 6,457
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 266 310 256 155 121 120 113
White 44,737 37,544 37,003 34,836 35,094 36,182 36,715
More than one race 827 796 1,136 1,145 1,304 1,314 1,491
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,961 4,070 3,767 3,646 3,493 3,842 3,834
Temporary visa holders 8,031 7,516 7,471 7,639 7,822 7,906 8,067
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.