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Table 15. Full-time 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 461,185 457,292 459,498 468,953 484,880 492,170 506,262
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 309,475 302,034 297,497 294,147 289,575 292,255 293,473
Hispanic or Latino 22,068 22,789 23,408 24,549 24,954 25,761 27,837
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,933 1,810 1,660 1,650 1,518 1,539 1,553
Asian 25,954 26,107 25,899 26,128 26,223 26,556 27,588
Black or African American 22,611 22,427 21,845 21,307 20,570 19,891 20,680
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 859 890 740 646 599 607 646
White 207,055 201,601 197,661 194,094 190,317 192,429 189,976
More than one race 4,239 5,003 6,311 6,518 7,512 7,586 8,009
Unknown ethnicity and race 24,756 21,407 19,973 19,255 17,882 17,886 17,184
Temporary visa holders 151,710 155,258 162,001 174,806 195,305 199,915 212,789
Science and engineering 409,107 411,168 414,384 424,508 440,523 447,096 459,405
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 263,871 262,043 258,477 256,211 251,858 253,886 253,503
Hispanic or Latino 18,870 19,883 20,343 21,443 21,831 22,523 24,184
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,690 1,601 1,481 1,468 1,340 1,365 1,364
Asian 22,436 23,035 22,890 23,153 23,172 23,456 24,031
Black or African American 18,194 18,097 17,544 17,310 16,684 16,339 16,700
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 696 655 562 543 524 532 573
White 176,626 175,588 172,599 169,685 165,859 167,212 164,626
More than one race 3,639 4,423 5,474 5,669 6,561 6,618 6,934
Unknown ethnicity and race 21,720 18,761 17,584 16,940 15,887 15,841 15,091
Temporary visa holders 145,236 149,125 155,907 168,297 188,665 193,210 205,902
Science 299,315 303,015 304,795 309,756 317,881 322,714 331,293
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 211,598 212,624 211,116 209,409 206,413 208,099 208,579
Hispanic or Latino 15,344 16,255 16,728 17,643 18,135 18,637 20,108
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,483 1,404 1,317 1,307 1,182 1,207 1,188
Asian 15,681 16,406 16,493 16,712 16,772 17,031 17,684
Black or African American 15,725 15,816 15,454 15,238 14,658 14,276 14,686
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 594 552 483 467 467 475 505
White 142,596 143,712 141,905 139,428 136,597 137,876 136,232
More than one race 2,866 3,507 4,420 4,668 5,433 5,481 5,739
Unknown ethnicity and race 17,309 14,972 14,316 13,946 13,169 13,116 12,437
Temporary visa holders 87,717 90,391 93,679 100,347 111,468 114,615 122,714
Agricultural sciences 11,087 11,448 11,375 11,634 12,038 12,319 13,071
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,260 8,427 8,381 8,431 8,597 8,863 9,483
Hispanic or Latino 522 585 571 602 652 663 718
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 90 57 66 64 72 75 90
Asian 248 253 275 302 246 272 342
Black or African American 332 349 300 294 293 323 344
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 20 16 16 11 15 15 29
White 6,510 6,642 6,608 6,592 6,686 6,864 7,288
More than one race 73 92 142 172 229 236 251
Unknown ethnicity and race 465 433 403 394 404 415 421
Temporary visa holders 2,827 3,021 2,994 3,203 3,441 3,456 3,588
Biological sciences 62,770 62,773 63,921 63,615 63,043 64,638 66,347
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 46,587 46,527 47,527 47,347 47,148 48,520 50,173
Hispanic or Latino 3,292 3,496 3,702 3,811 3,903 4,020 4,551
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 312 283 262 269 247 258 248
Asian 5,136 5,401 5,523 5,444 5,390 5,529 5,863
Black or African American 2,858 2,725 2,854 2,825 2,775 2,969 3,213
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 194 161 141 147 152 158 124
White 31,225 31,095 31,498 31,110 30,892 31,667 32,290
More than one race 542 648 817 960 1,178 1,218 1,286
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,028 2,718 2,730 2,781 2,611 2,701 2,598
Temporary visa holders 16,183 16,246 16,394 16,268 15,895 16,118 16,174
Communication 6,274 6,913 6,978 7,117 7,205 7,544 7,173
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,001 5,501 5,428 5,450 5,419 5,642 5,340
Hispanic or Latino 326 408 457 517 524 556 557
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 42 37 29 28 22 23 23
Asian 207 239 231 261 247 257 228
Black or African American 401 563 502 476 548 597 625
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 13 13 11 8 8 11
White 3,601 3,877 3,743 3,736 3,662 3,774 3,398
More than one race 90 100 144 133 135 143 182
Unknown ethnicity and race 324 264 309 288 273 284 316
Temporary visa holders 1,273 1,412 1,550 1,667 1,786 1,902 1,833
Computer sciences 32,782 32,861 34,108 39,268 49,161 52,069 58,329
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,072 11,579 11,534 11,481 11,749 12,232 12,539
Hispanic or Latino 564 641 666 680 716 801 808
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 61 45 38 49 44 49 45
Asian 1,649 1,646 1,611 1,749 2,069 2,127 2,344
Black or African American 963 811 878 896 941 1,000 982
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 26 13 15 12 17 17 45
White 7,353 7,176 6,987 6,794 6,685 6,920 6,778
More than one race 144 198 278 230 308 322 295
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,312 1,049 1,061 1,071 969 996 1,242
Temporary visa holders 20,710 21,282 22,574 27,787 37,412 39,837 45,790
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12,318 12,404 12,617 12,339 12,342 12,462 12,286
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,670 9,568 9,687 9,400 9,305 9,421 9,162
Hispanic or Latino 522 521 558 588 628 641 655
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 72 75 58 60 64 64 53
Asian 315 327 346 361 386 389 385
Black or African American 228 222 206 196 195 204 199
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11 15 12 11 5 5 6
White 7,735 7,663 7,690 7,413 7,229 7,307 7,122
More than one race 119 146 200 179 213 221 238
Unknown ethnicity and race 668 599 617 592 585 590 504
Temporary visa holders 2,648 2,836 2,930 2,939 3,037 3,041 3,124
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 2,377 2,616 2,410 2,535 2,551 2,577 2,497
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,054 2,256 2,046 2,140 2,163 2,185 2,091
Hispanic or Latino 114 133 169 191 196 196 181
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 8 11 15 7 8 17
Asian 95 88 95 102 107 108 90
Black or African American 218 292 281 271 305 308 284
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 6 8 2 4 4 3
White 1,443 1,590 1,379 1,430 1,413 1,430 1,395
More than one race 20 26 35 46 52 52 68
Unknown ethnicity and race 149 113 68 83 79 79 53
Temporary visa holders 323 360 364 395 388 392 406
Mathematics and statistics 17,606 18,303 18,990 19,510 20,320 20,445 21,153
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,766 9,949 10,008 9,895 9,773 9,864 9,618
Hispanic or Latino 532 543 609 637 630 650 672
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 38 39 30 25 27 28 23
Asian 941 1,012 972 1,000 1,072 1,078 1,076
Black or African American 425 434 413 421 409 421 395
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 18 12 19 17 18 18 25
White 6,882 7,101 7,055 6,885 6,674 6,717 6,473
More than one race 134 124 173 215 261 267 266
Unknown ethnicity and race 796 684 737 695 682 685 688
Temporary visa holders 7,840 8,354 8,982 9,615 10,547 10,581 11,535
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 5,063 4,103 3,987 3,873 4,284 4,862 5,387
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,995 3,223 3,042 2,866 3,030 3,422 3,450
Hispanic or Latino 349 286 265 258 268 307 317
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 34 34 30 17 24 25 27
Asian 222 188 173 183 225 269 298
Black or African American 320 259 205 188 233 290 252
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 6 3 8 8 10 6
White 2,546 2,132 2,031 1,869 1,956 2,171 2,199
More than one race 47 58 63 73 91 98 107
Unknown ethnicity and race 472 260 272 270 225 252 244
Temporary visa holders 1,068 880 945 1,007 1,254 1,440 1,937
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,682 3,911 4,333 4,576 4,703 4,703 4,775
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,222 3,283 3,636 3,849 3,946 3,946 4,013
Hispanic or Latino 162 252 283 281 332 332 372
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 17 16 20 20 20 19
Asian 223 355 369 434 452 452 471
Black or African American 82 125 143 146 154 154 160
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 9 5 10 6 6 2
White 1,579 2,270 2,534 2,663 2,688 2,688 2,682
More than one race 11 49 77 85 101 101 94
Unknown ethnicity and race 150 206 209 210 193 193 213
Temporary visa holders 460 628 697 727 757 757 762
Physical sciences 34,856 35,643 35,868 35,979 36,168 36,266 36,374
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 20,511 20,985 21,217 21,343 21,518 21,591 21,380
Hispanic or Latino 1,164 1,221 1,228 1,321 1,446 1,459 1,562
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 83 84 89 86 71 71 76
Asian 1,515 1,696 1,705 1,807 1,777 1,787 1,795
Black or African American 820 796 772 778 736 739 723
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 31 37 27 28 29 30 35
White 15,224 15,524 15,736 15,764 15,850 15,890 15,628
More than one race 244 299 364 408 504 507 542
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,430 1,328 1,296 1,151 1,105 1,108 1,019
Temporary visa holders 14,345 14,658 14,651 14,636 14,650 14,675 14,994
Psychology 38,571 38,548 38,325 38,204 36,489 34,683 35,478
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 36,058 35,985 35,710 35,640 33,995 32,173 32,855
Hispanic or Latino 3,392 3,660 3,582 3,940 3,817 3,808 4,488
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 250 238 241 231 210 195 188
Asian 1,830 1,791 1,797 1,773 1,726 1,675 1,743
Black or African American 3,414 3,326 3,286 3,290 2,916 2,201 2,457
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 83 72 68 70 69 65 66
White 23,402 23,456 23,218 22,882 21,645 20,912 20,868
More than one race 471 581 764 803 896 844 955
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,216 2,861 2,754 2,651 2,716 2,473 2,090
Temporary visa holders 2,513 2,563 2,615 2,564 2,494 2,510 2,623
Social sciences 72,929 73,492 71,883 71,106 69,577 70,146 68,423
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 55,402 55,341 52,900 51,567 49,770 50,240 48,475
Hispanic or Latino 4,405 4,509 4,638 4,817 5,023 5,204 5,227
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 477 487 447 443 374 391 379
Asian 3,300 3,410 3,396 3,296 3,075 3,088 3,049
Black or African American 5,664 5,914 5,614 5,457 5,153 5,070 5,052
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 190 192 156 140 136 139 153
White 35,096 35,186 33,426 32,290 31,217 31,536 30,111
More than one race 971 1,186 1,363 1,364 1,465 1,472 1,455
Unknown ethnicity and race 5,299 4,457 3,860 3,760 3,327 3,340 3,049
Temporary visa holders 17,527 18,151 18,983 19,539 19,807 19,906 19,948
Engineering 109,792 108,153 109,589 114,752 122,642 124,382 128,112
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 52,273 49,419 47,361 46,802 45,445 45,787 44,924
Hispanic or Latino 3,526 3,628 3,615 3,800 3,696 3,886 4,076
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 207 197 164 161 158 158 176
Asian 6,755 6,629 6,397 6,441 6,400 6,425 6,347
Black or African American 2,469 2,281 2,090 2,072 2,026 2,063 2,014
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 102 103 79 76 57 57 68
White 34,030 31,876 30,694 30,257 29,262 29,336 28,394
More than one race 773 916 1,054 1,001 1,128 1,137 1,195
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,411 3,789 3,268 2,994 2,718 2,725 2,654
Temporary visa holders 57,519 58,734 62,228 67,950 77,197 78,595 83,188
Aerospace engineering 4,211 4,251 3,813 3,897 3,907 3,907 4,039
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,721 2,756 2,507 2,498 2,343 2,343 2,301
Hispanic or Latino 156 182 169 185 190 190 185
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 8 8 7 7 7 11
Asian 301 295 228 245 227 227 234
Black or African American 55 58 51 50 45 45 48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 5 3 1 5 5 2
White 1,877 1,923 1,785 1,773 1,653 1,653 1,640
More than one race 40 43 47 61 60 60 62
Unknown ethnicity and race 285 242 216 176 156 156 119
Temporary visa holders 1,490 1,495 1,306 1,399 1,564 1,564 1,738
Agricultural engineering 1,198 1,372 1,254 1,256 1,389 1,412 1,380
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 491 556 504 497 594 603 654
Hispanic or Latino 22 27 29 33 39 39 41
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 2 2 2 5 5 9
Asian 26 38 39 48 64 68 86
Black or African American 29 36 27 23 25 26 28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
White 373 423 367 364 431 434 449
More than one race 5 8 13 9 14 15 18
Unknown ethnicity and race 33 21 26 18 16 16 23
Temporary visa holders 707 816 750 759 795 809 726
Architecture 6,079 2,772 2,045 1,933 1,583 1,588 1,379
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,916 2,049 1,371 1,270 986 989 797
Hispanic or Latino 376 224 128 131 91 91 94
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 35 14 8 7 5 5 6
Asian 321 143 86 88 82 82 69
Black or African American 211 110 112 107 69 69 61
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 3 2 2 2 2 0
White 3,509 1,338 936 840 658 659 499
More than one race 88 51 32 31 23 23 21
Unknown ethnicity and race 369 166 67 64 56 58 47
Temporary visa holders 1,163 723 674 663 597 599 582
Biomedical engineering 7,418 7,931 7,978 8,092 8,336 8,336 8,595
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,004 5,408 5,408 5,502 5,610 5,610 5,671
Hispanic or Latino 270 313 364 384 387 387 408
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 15 15 14 15 15 17
Asian 1,052 1,245 1,196 1,190 1,138 1,138 1,157
Black or African American 197 222 224 192 212 212 233
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 12 9 17 11 11 5
White 3,046 3,187 3,158 3,215 3,268 3,268 3,279
More than one race 73 102 126 168 212 212 174
Unknown ethnicity and race 340 312 316 322 367 367 398
Temporary visa holders 2,414 2,523 2,570 2,590 2,726 2,726 2,924
Chemical engineering 7,516 7,639 8,059 8,522 8,622 8,629 8,835
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,504 3,603 3,699 3,866 3,916 3,922 3,834
Hispanic or Latino 230 242 250 272 268 268 267
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 12 12 19 16 16 10
Asian 494 515 521 551 622 623 582
Black or African American 126 123 138 157 172 172 153
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 11 20 7 5 2 2 3
White 2,346 2,438 2,527 2,633 2,568 2,572 2,535
More than one race 34 49 61 63 86 86 94
Unknown ethnicity and race 246 204 183 166 182 183 190
Temporary visa holders 4,012 4,036 4,360 4,656 4,706 4,707 5,001
Civil engineering 14,191 14,363 14,580 14,728 15,169 15,219 15,443
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,989 7,809 7,518 7,083 6,611 6,656 6,284
Hispanic or Latino 689 683 720 741 722 752 752
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 43 30 33 26 26 27
Asian 783 765 683 703 646 646 636
Black or African American 341 299 299 273 267 270 253
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 22 21 12 9 8 8 7
White 5,317 5,285 5,030 4,762 4,395 4,405 4,063
More than one race 232 263 290 143 148 149 160
Unknown ethnicity and race 573 450 454 419 399 400 386
Temporary visa holders 6,202 6,554 7,062 7,645 8,558 8,563 9,159
Electrical engineering 29,977 30,735 31,526 34,660 38,453 39,868 40,519
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,904 8,802 8,278 8,130 7,841 7,925 7,783
Hispanic or Latino 638 648 639 671 626 664 735
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 34 30 22 23 23 28
Asian 1,677 1,620 1,577 1,566 1,497 1,508 1,491
Black or African American 532 500 391 428 388 403 404
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 9 10 11 10 10 15
White 5,016 4,903 4,758 4,646 4,562 4,581 4,409
More than one race 102 128 140 163 186 187 187
Unknown ethnicity and race 892 960 733 623 549 549 514
Temporary visa holders 21,073 21,933 23,248 26,530 30,612 31,943 32,736
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 1,502 1,574 1,705 1,575 1,568 1,575 1,371
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 773 783 845 733 705 707 534
Hispanic or Latino 44 42 46 51 33 33 32
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 2 3 2 2 2
Asian 108 88 96 79 82 82 72
Black or African American 26 28 22 20 23 23 20
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 1 1 0 1 1 1
White 502 528 547 501 499 500 369
More than one race 13 17 18 18 24 25 17
Unknown ethnicity and race 79 79 113 61 41 41 21
Temporary visa holders 729 791 860 842 863 868 837
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 8,371 8,251 8,115 8,336 9,002 9,106 10,215
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,314 3,253 2,902 2,991 2,610 2,712 2,539
Hispanic or Latino 266 303 260 268 231 332 370
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 13 12 9 6 6 7
Asian 381 353 360 335 344 344 322
Black or African American 270 243 217 210 178 178 178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 3 2 14 2 2 10
White 1,819 1,876 1,757 1,802 1,556 1,557 1,361
More than one race 27 45 55 53 54 54 63
Unknown ethnicity and race 534 417 239 300 239 239 228
Temporary visa holders 5,057 4,998 5,213 5,345 6,392 6,394 7,676
Mechanical engineering 16,625 16,084 17,000 17,940 18,956 19,015 20,320
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,273 7,934 7,916 7,797 7,664 7,703 7,644
Hispanic or Latino 502 579 605 649 668 687 678
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 32 31 27 27 31 31 36
Asian 890 871 914 927 958 961 907
Black or African American 310 303 261 245 258 258 244
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 15 13 9 8 8 16
White 5,850 5,541 5,448 5,337 5,206 5,220 5,186
More than one race 93 110 162 166 176 177 208
Unknown ethnicity and race 581 484 486 437 359 361 369
Temporary visa holders 8,352 8,150 9,084 10,143 11,292 11,312 12,676
Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,551 5,877 6,126 6,252 6,584 6,625 6,826
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,660 2,714 2,798 2,854 2,958 2,989 3,103
Hispanic or Latino 140 177 200 198 203 204 232
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 8 7 3 5 5 6
Asian 353 349 357 372 370 376 395
Black or African American 102 104 107 108 122 138 136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 6 17 3 5 5 2
White 1,873 1,866 1,901 1,972 2,054 2,059 2,114
More than one race 30 38 47 58 73 76 88
Unknown ethnicity and race 151 166 162 140 126 126 130
Temporary visa holders 2,891 3,163 3,328 3,398 3,626 3,636 3,723
Mining engineering 361 414 241 267 307 307 300
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 146 143 111 112 119 119 139
Hispanic or Latino 4 5 4 6 10 10 13
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 0 1 1 1 2
Asian 4 4 3 3 0 0 2
Black or African American 11 6 3 4 2 2 0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 114 117 86 90 92 92 104
More than one race 2 1 4 0 4 4 6
Unknown ethnicity and race 10 10 11 8 10 10 12
Temporary visa holders 215 271 130 155 188 188 161
Nuclear engineering 1,123 1,165 1,162 1,169 1,201 1,201 1,198
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 846 882 864 878 885 885 856
Hispanic or Latino 43 37 48 53 56 56 77
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 4 3 4 2 2 3
Asian 59 59 39 47 41 41 44
Black or African American 13 12 8 13 12 12 13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 1 1 1 1 1
White 638 682 664 669 684 684 648
More than one race 12 21 16 16 18 18 17
Unknown ethnicity and race 76 65 85 75 71 71 53
Temporary visa holders 277 283 298 291 316 316 342
Petroleum engineering 1,063 1,064 1,289 1,318 1,662 1,662 1,560
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 184 179 245 255 320 320 302
Hispanic or Latino 12 12 19 18 30 30 19
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 2 4 4 2
Asian 29 23 32 43 70 70 55
Black or African American 19 21 30 30 44 44 28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
White 113 110 150 150 161 161 174
More than one race 2 1 0 0 2 2 4
Unknown ethnicity and race 9 12 13 12 9 9 19
Temporary visa holders 879 885 1,044 1,063 1,342 1,342 1,258
Engineering nec 4,606 4,661 4,696 4,807 5,903 5,932 6,132
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,548 2,548 2,395 2,336 2,283 2,304 2,483
Hispanic or Latino 134 154 134 140 142 143 173
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 13 7 8 10 10 10
Asian 277 261 266 244 259 259 295
Black or African American 227 216 200 212 209 211 215
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 5 1 4 2 2 5
White 1,637 1,659 1,580 1,503 1,475 1,491 1,564
More than one race 20 39 43 52 48 49 76
Unknown ethnicity and race 233 201 164 173 138 139 145
Temporary visa holders 2,058 2,113 2,301 2,471 3,620 3,628 3,649
Health 52,078 46,124 45,114 44,445 44,357 45,074 46,857
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 45,604 39,991 39,020 37,936 37,717 38,369 39,970
Hispanic or Latino 3,198 2,906 3,065 3,106 3,123 3,238 3,653
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 243 209 179 182 178 174 189
Asian 3,518 3,072 3,009 2,975 3,051 3,100 3,557
Black or African American 4,417 4,330 4,301 3,997 3,886 3,552 3,980
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 163 235 178 103 75 75 73
White 30,429 26,013 25,062 24,409 24,458 25,217 25,350
More than one race 600 580 837 849 951 968 1,075
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,036 2,646 2,389 2,315 1,995 2,045 2,093
Temporary visa holders 6,474 6,133 6,094 6,509 6,640 6,705 6,887
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.