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Table 13. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2011–16

Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa 2015 2016
All surveyed fields 626,820 627,243 633,010 650,738 666,586 685,397 684,825
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 450,523 443,697 436,296 429,133 439,309 441,956 436,139
Hispanic or Latino 35,028 35,858 37,283 37,746 39,881 43,177 45,171
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,741 2,507 2,517 2,320 2,385 2,306 2,147
Asian 37,516 37,119 37,137 37,453 38,264 39,810 40,500
Black or African American 38,902 38,340 37,197 36,113 36,280 37,245 36,634
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,318 1,176 1,037 997 1,022 1,048 991
White 293,640 287,786 281,354 275,389 281,285 278,364 272,317
More than one race 6,899 8,714 9,160 10,440 10,649 11,521 12,023
Unknown ethnicity and race 34,479 32,197 30,611 28,675 29,543 28,485 26,356
Temporary visa holders 176,297 183,546 196,714 221,605 227,277 243,441 248,686
Science and engineering 560,941 561,418 570,300 587,161 601,883 618,008 620,489
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 392,160 385,343 381,225 373,378 382,512 382,634 379,749
Hispanic or Latino 30,808 31,406 32,819 33,146 35,132 37,807 39,578
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,392 2,188 2,198 2,048 2,112 2,012 1,860
Asian 33,147 32,700 32,917 32,981 33,745 34,762 35,674
Black or African American 32,197 31,338 30,911 29,714 30,482 30,788 30,600
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1,008 920 882 876 902 935 862
White 256,096 250,783 246,518 240,295 245,103 241,649 237,563
More than one race 6,103 7,578 8,015 9,136 9,335 10,030 10,514
Unknown ethnicity and race 30,409 28,430 26,965 25,182 25,701 24,651 23,098
Temporary visa holders 168,781 176,075 189,075 213,783 219,371 235,374 240,740
Science 414,440 413,033 417,251 425,148 437,395 448,654 452,046
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 312,846 308,042 305,563 300,110 308,499 309,182 306,710
Hispanic or Latino 24,889 25,371 26,585 26,941 28,605 30,891 32,616
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,075 1,910 1,939 1,763 1,826 1,742 1,615
Asian 23,000 22,878 23,108 23,335 24,039 25,044 25,772
Black or African American 28,129 27,414 27,199 26,083 26,768 27,019 26,890
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 842 781 752 758 784 789 747
White 205,437 201,326 198,105 193,589 198,185 195,761 191,941
More than one race 4,865 6,071 6,575 7,512 7,697 8,285 8,690
Unknown ethnicity and race 23,609 22,291 21,300 20,129 20,595 19,651 18,439
Temporary visa holders 101,594 104,991 111,688 125,038 128,896 139,472 145,336
Agricultural sciences 16,129 16,234 16,429 16,947 17,505 18,610 18,284
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,702 12,676 12,773 13,073 13,604 14,466 14,344
Hispanic or Latino 809 824 854 899 931 1,051 1,132
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 97 96 105 115 119 130 119
Asian 364 381 417 375 405 464 450
Black or African American 499 491 485 491 551 563 563
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 27 26 26 32 33 37 23
White 10,142 10,031 10,026 10,251 10,610 11,172 10,987
More than one race 141 193 235 309 319 405 348
Unknown ethnicity and race 623 634 625 601 636 644 722
Temporary visa holders 3,427 3,558 3,656 3,874 3,901 4,144 3,940
Biological sciences 75,423 76,447 76,649 76,029 78,490 80,096 79,146
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 57,905 58,782 59,083 58,760 60,964 62,528 62,075
Hispanic or Latino 4,224 4,463 4,698 4,782 5,001 5,550 5,878
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 330 314 315 291 307 293 268
Asian 6,519 6,624 6,527 6,400 6,606 7,026 7,081
Black or African American 3,591 3,677 3,713 3,669 4,021 4,249 4,261
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 210 163 180 184 191 154 187
White 38,585 38,878 38,743 38,414 39,605 40,141 39,535
More than one race 782 1,020 1,176 1,441 1,496 1,614 1,798
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,664 3,643 3,731 3,579 3,737 3,501 3,067
Temporary visa holders 17,518 17,665 17,566 17,269 17,526 17,568 17,071
Communication 11,029 11,010 11,114 11,382 11,942 11,759 12,347
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,386 9,195 9,205 9,306 9,727 9,615 10,081
Hispanic or Latino 707 753 843 892 928 1,021 1,064
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 60 44 46 45 48 49 52
Asian 363 337 374 368 381 343 402
Black or African American 1,015 1,021 931 1,032 1,126 1,159 1,314
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 19 27 17 20 19 20 21
White 6,538 6,213 6,278 6,262 6,486 6,116 6,288
More than one race 151 223 197 212 227 300 308
Unknown ethnicity and race 533 577 519 475 512 607 632
Temporary visa holders 1,643 1,815 1,909 2,076 2,215 2,144 2,266
Computer sciences 51,234 51,789 56,339 68,766 76,546 86,192 92,650
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 25,656 24,962 24,191 24,884 29,630 31,027 33,038
Hispanic or Latino 1,618 1,647 1,681 1,740 2,147 2,258 2,704
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 101 85 95 81 103 86 85
Asian 3,475 3,337 3,547 3,958 4,360 4,996 5,423
Black or African American 2,134 2,179 2,169 2,204 3,517 3,646 3,828
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 45 58 44 53 68 84 51
White 15,417 14,765 13,972 14,292 16,295 16,487 17,157
More than one race 363 459 428 570 707 778 893
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,503 2,432 2,255 1,986 2,433 2,692 2,897
Temporary visa holders 25,578 26,827 32,148 43,882 46,916 55,165 59,612
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15,820 16,069 15,816 15,423 15,710 15,447 15,015
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,730 12,863 12,589 12,112 12,392 12,025 11,759
Hispanic or Latino 698 737 765 813 913 967 1,014
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 109 88 70 83 83 72 65
Asian 425 457 480 488 495 497 454
Black or African American 321 314 337 288 299 296 315
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 14 14 8 8 10 39
White 10,145 10,138 9,885 9,411 9,550 9,231 8,885
More than one race 174 255 234 264 276 303 321
Unknown ethnicity and race 842 860 804 757 768 649 666
Temporary visa holders 3,090 3,206 3,227 3,311 3,318 3,422 3,256
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 4,509 4,110 4,014 4,180 4,302 4,134 3,750
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,075 3,673 3,552 3,718 3,836 3,655 3,309
Hispanic or Latino 248 270 291 312 318 305 313
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 24 16 23 18 21 20 26
Asian 145 138 148 158 160 144 125
Black or African American 687 636 590 634 661 612 529
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 13 8 8 8 6 6
White 2,700 2,418 2,252 2,300 2,371 2,305 2,086
More than one race 46 63 68 80 84 108 109
Unknown ethnicity and race 216 119 172 208 213 155 115
Temporary visa holders 434 437 462 462 466 479 441
Mathematics and statistics 23,801 24,575 24,804 25,502 25,874 26,444 28,050
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 14,651 14,740 14,362 14,112 14,440 14,025 14,344
Hispanic or Latino 892 956 971 973 1,057 1,072 1,145
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 54 35 38 41 44 28 42
Asian 1,603 1,568 1,512 1,627 1,645 1,604 1,842
Black or African American 760 755 723 692 735 662 648
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 17 31 23 26 26 32 24
White 10,031 10,067 9,830 9,397 9,552 9,267 9,313
More than one race 168 232 281 319 327 351 364
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,126 1,096 984 1,037 1,054 1,009 966
Temporary visa holders 9,150 9,835 10,442 11,390 11,434 12,419 13,706
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 6,537 6,038 5,892 6,417 7,196 8,138 9,251
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,495 4,947 4,735 4,957 5,545 5,842 6,666
Hispanic or Latino 461 402 393 416 459 506 599
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 43 41 30 32 35 42 41
Asian 286 248 287 371 421 483 592
Black or African American 476 381 334 403 503 477 587
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 9 11 12 14 16 18
White 3,579 3,197 3,018 3,171 3,508 3,744 4,235
More than one race 85 101 105 125 140 162 192
Unknown ethnicity and race 556 568 557 427 465 412 402
Temporary visa holders 1,042 1,091 1,157 1,460 1,651 2,296 2,585
Neurobiology and neuroscience 4,117 4,547 4,795 4,923 4,923 5,002 5,226
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,469 3,810 4,035 4,124 4,124 4,213 4,373
Hispanic or Latino 269 297 298 346 346 403 460
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 17 21 20 20 19 26
Asian 380 388 454 467 467 493 519
Black or African American 132 154 156 163 163 171 172
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 5 11 6 6 3 5
White 2,385 2,637 2,779 2,806 2,806 2,796 2,894
More than one race 51 79 93 111 111 103 110
Unknown ethnicity and race 225 233 223 205 205 225 187
Temporary visa holders 648 737 760 799 799 789 853
Physical sciences 39,694 39,928 40,019 40,196 40,332 40,386 40,518
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 24,138 24,277 24,426 24,566 24,676 24,509 24,575
Hispanic or Latino 1,405 1,450 1,548 1,670 1,707 1,834 2,081
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 104 100 94 88 88 94 95
Asian 1,974 2,001 2,104 2,039 2,049 2,069 2,130
Black or African American 1,003 987 985 961 966 934 906
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 46 36 36 36 37 39 35
White 17,656 17,691 17,772 17,831 17,881 17,680 17,576
More than one race 326 428 466 572 575 616 602
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,624 1,584 1,421 1,369 1,373 1,243 1,150
Temporary visa holders 15,556 15,651 15,593 15,630 15,656 15,877 15,943
Psychology 54,486 54,117 54,102 50,938 48,833 49,740 47,609
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 51,398 51,016 51,042 47,981 45,868 46,631 44,509
Hispanic or Latino 5,396 5,423 5,793 5,436 5,765 6,562 6,844
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 356 340 338 311 287 284 223
Asian 2,430 2,443 2,430 2,474 2,400 2,392 2,283
Black or African American 5,806 5,516 5,545 4,866 3,841 4,035 3,730
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 119 104 109 106 100 116 91
White 32,350 32,276 31,962 29,761 28,840 28,987 27,355
More than one race 808 1,023 1,163 1,296 1,201 1,305 1,355
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,133 3,891 3,702 3,731 3,434 2,950 2,628
Temporary visa holders 3,088 3,101 3,060 2,957 2,965 3,109 3,100
Social sciences 111,661 108,169 107,278 104,445 105,742 102,706 100,200
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 91,241 87,101 85,570 82,517 83,693 80,646 77,637
Hispanic or Latino 8,162 8,149 8,450 8,662 9,033 9,362 9,382
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 780 734 764 638 671 625 573
Asian 5,036 4,956 4,828 4,610 4,650 4,533 4,471
Black or African American 11,705 11,303 11,231 10,680 10,385 10,215 10,037
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 315 295 273 267 274 272 247
White 55,909 53,015 51,588 49,693 50,681 47,835 45,630
More than one race 1,770 1,995 2,129 2,213 2,234 2,240 2,290
Unknown ethnicity and race 7,564 6,654 6,307 5,754 5,765 5,564 5,007
Temporary visa holders 20,420 21,068 21,708 21,928 22,049 22,060 22,563
Engineering 146,501 148,385 153,049 162,013 164,488 169,354 168,443
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 79,314 77,301 75,662 73,268 74,013 73,452 73,039
Hispanic or Latino 5,919 6,035 6,234 6,205 6,527 6,916 6,962
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 317 278 259 285 286 270 245
Asian 10,147 9,822 9,809 9,646 9,706 9,718 9,902
Black or African American 4,068 3,924 3,712 3,631 3,714 3,769 3,710
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 166 139 130 118 118 146 115
White 50,659 49,457 48,413 46,706 46,918 45,888 45,622
More than one race 1,238 1,507 1,440 1,624 1,638 1,745 1,824
Unknown ethnicity and race 6,800 6,139 5,665 5,053 5,106 5,000 4,659
Temporary visa holders 67,187 71,084 77,387 88,745 90,475 95,902 95,404
Aerospace engineering 5,691 5,069 5,181 5,116 5,116 5,345 5,416
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,045 3,614 3,629 3,389 3,389 3,418 3,417
Hispanic or Latino 290 263 276 291 291 288 296
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 13 11 10 10 12 12
Asian 432 333 364 340 340 349 390
Black or African American 92 79 81 69 69 81 91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 4 2 6 6 5 4
White 2,820 2,563 2,572 2,379 2,379 2,423 2,396
More than one race 59 65 77 79 79 81 79
Unknown ethnicity and race 332 294 246 215 215 179 149
Temporary visa holders 1,646 1,455 1,552 1,727 1,727 1,927 1,999
Agricultural engineering 1,656 1,552 1,642 1,717 1,740 1,630 1,626
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 769 683 715 776 785 823 756
Hispanic or Latino 34 38 43 58 58 47 51
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 4 6 6 11 5
Asian 53 46 68 76 80 98 68
Black or African American 50 32 33 33 34 39 36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 0 0 0 0 1
White 587 513 512 554 557 572 549
More than one race 10 16 17 18 19 25 22
Unknown ethnicity and race 30 34 38 31 31 31 24
Temporary visa holders 887 869 927 941 955 807 870
Architecture 3,111 2,363 2,176 1,812 1,817 1,565 1,671
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,344 1,632 1,461 1,158 1,161 930 939
Hispanic or Latino 249 153 143 107 107 108 125
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 11 7 5 5 6 8
Asian 163 101 103 90 90 78 66
Black or African American 131 145 124 88 88 77 92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 2 2 2 0 0
White 1,536 1,093 968 768 769 582 578
More than one race 54 36 32 26 26 26 22
Unknown ethnicity and race 191 91 82 72 74 53 48
Temporary visa holders 767 731 715 654 656 635 732
Biomedical engineering 9,175 9,157 9,198 9,510 9,510 9,761 10,208
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 6,359 6,313 6,361 6,479 6,479 6,598 6,916
Hispanic or Latino 363 424 441 458 458 478 576
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 18 18 15 16 16 20 18
Asian 1,442 1,371 1,364 1,289 1,289 1,305 1,369
Black or African American 271 265 238 254 254 283 294
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 12 21 14 14 5 7
White 3,741 3,704 3,697 3,755 3,755 3,797 3,995
More than one race 109 132 182 235 235 194 209
Unknown ethnicity and race 402 387 403 458 458 516 448
Temporary visa holders 2,816 2,844 2,837 3,031 3,031 3,163 3,292
Chemical engineering 8,828 9,222 9,698 9,853 9,870 10,008 10,187
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,402 4,473 4,630 4,709 4,725 4,604 4,695
Hispanic or Latino 284 296 317 320 320 322 341
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 16 24 24 24 13 15
Asian 627 626 672 743 747 698 731
Black or African American 169 171 190 214 215 207 227
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 22 7 5 3 3 4 3
White 2,955 3,032 3,117 3,034 3,043 3,009 3,017
More than one race 60 73 70 102 102 110 115
Unknown ethnicity and race 268 252 235 269 271 241 246
Temporary visa holders 4,426 4,749 5,068 5,144 5,145 5,404 5,492
Civil engineering 19,596 19,922 20,110 20,660 20,789 20,978 20,569
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,221 11,984 11,448 10,808 10,929 10,465 9,901
Hispanic or Latino 1,136 1,177 1,235 1,210 1,281 1,298 1,189
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 63 49 58 50 50 45 40
Asian 1,193 1,133 1,139 1,043 1,046 1,044 986
Black or African American 545 550 502 467 475 473 441
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 40 19 17 15 15 15 23
White 8,118 7,911 7,536 7,079 7,112 6,639 6,305
More than one race 314 368 206 220 222 250 255
Unknown ethnicity and race 812 777 755 724 728 701 662
Temporary visa holders 7,375 7,938 8,662 9,852 9,860 10,513 10,668
Electrical engineering 41,580 42,347 45,562 50,051 51,909 52,940 50,062
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 15,985 15,301 14,892 14,244 14,454 14,346 14,191
Hispanic or Latino 1,196 1,219 1,268 1,242 1,305 1,382 1,357
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 51 56 41 48 49 47 35
Asian 2,878 2,735 2,675 2,622 2,659 2,679 2,699
Black or African American 951 823 790 760 805 809 806
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 21 21 24 22 22 32 19
White 8,974 8,722 8,557 8,148 8,204 8,019 8,013
More than one race 222 258 259 290 292 310 326
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,692 1,467 1,278 1,112 1,118 1,068 936
Temporary visa holders 25,595 27,046 30,670 35,807 37,455 38,594 35,871
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 2,101 2,227 2,142 2,151 2,162 1,708 1,756
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,163 1,213 1,085 1,024 1,029 722 768
Hispanic or Latino 66 65 65 47 47 42 37
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 3 5 5 5 5 11
Asian 128 133 109 109 109 88 94
Black or African American 49 36 31 35 35 34 43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 1 2 2 1 8
White 765 799 756 724 728 492 501
More than one race 31 26 27 35 36 23 20
Unknown ethnicity and race 121 149 91 67 67 37 54
Temporary visa holders 938 1,014 1,057 1,127 1,133 986 988
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 14,494 14,469 14,363 14,659 14,845 16,284 16,200
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,552 8,233 8,006 7,188 7,372 7,361 6,759
Hispanic or Latino 716 692 690 614 769 877 756
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 39 35 31 35 35 29 26
Asian 792 807 755 727 729 711 713
Black or African American 666 681 606 573 579 649 529
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 15 29 17 17 44 15
White 4,893 4,849 4,776 4,319 4,338 4,155 4,009
More than one race 87 114 123 123 124 150 132
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,347 1,040 996 780 781 746 579
Temporary visa holders 5,942 6,236 6,357 7,471 7,473 8,923 9,441
Mechanical engineering 21,883 23,088 24,087 25,508 25,651 27,314 27,898
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 12,635 12,859 12,791 12,582 12,696 12,679 12,839
Hispanic or Latino 948 1,012 1,063 1,109 1,137 1,235 1,273
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 44 34 31 46 46 43 36
Asian 1,361 1,447 1,466 1,470 1,474 1,453 1,430
Black or African American 463 431 435 433 434 405 446
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 24 21 14 11 11 18 13
White 8,779 8,745 8,687 8,520 8,563 8,401 8,369
More than one race 159 243 256 269 272 299 334
Unknown ethnicity and race 857 926 839 724 759 825 938
Temporary visa holders 9,248 10,229 11,296 12,926 12,955 14,635 15,059
Metallurgical and materials engineering 6,649 6,985 7,144 7,473 7,518 7,741 8,106
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,315 3,425 3,504 3,599 3,633 3,745 3,842
Hispanic or Latino 213 240 228 245 246 272 324
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 10 9 3 5 5 7 10
Asian 424 427 455 434 440 461 501
Black or African American 127 121 126 149 166 173 154
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 18 3 6 6 9 7
White 2,290 2,346 2,428 2,514 2,520 2,566 2,581
More than one race 40 58 70 88 91 99 112
Unknown ethnicity and race 205 206 191 158 159 158 153
Temporary visa holders 3,334 3,560 3,640 3,874 3,885 3,996 4,264
Mining engineering 500 356 357 396 396 407 378
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 218 195 171 185 185 218 198
Hispanic or Latino 8 5 7 15 15 15 15
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 1 3 2
Asian 7 8 7 4 4 5 4
Black or African American 10 7 4 2 2 0 7
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 175 154 137 144 144 171 159
More than one race 1 5 0 4 4 9 6
Unknown ethnicity and race 16 16 15 15 15 15 5
Temporary visa holders 282 161 186 211 211 189 180
Nuclear engineering 1,499 1,513 1,459 1,467 1,467 1,449 1,466
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,198 1,196 1,148 1,130 1,130 1,087 1,091
Hispanic or Latino 54 68 75 73 73 95 90
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 3 4 2 2 3 2
Asian 68 47 57 45 45 56 58
Black or African American 21 19 18 15 15 18 22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 2 1 1 1 0
White 949 942 881 888 888 831 844
More than one race 23 16 19 20 20 22 24
Unknown ethnicity and race 77 100 92 86 86 61 51
Temporary visa holders 301 317 311 337 337 362 375
Petroleum engineering 1,301 1,525 1,609 2,056 2,056 2,021 1,862
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 313 389 440 557 557 558 544
Hispanic or Latino 27 36 35 53 53 46 51
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 2 4 6 6 4 3
Asian 41 52 65 92 92 85 84
Black or African American 35 49 44 63 63 39 34
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
White 192 234 270 315 315 333 312
More than one race 1 0 0 3 3 4 10
Unknown ethnicity and race 16 16 22 25 25 45 50
Temporary visa holders 988 1,136 1,169 1,499 1,499 1,463 1,318
Engineering nec 8,437 8,590 8,321 9,584 9,642 10,203 11,038
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,795 5,791 5,381 5,440 5,489 5,898 6,183
Hispanic or Latino 335 347 348 363 367 411 481
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 33 26 20 26 26 22 22
Asian 538 556 510 562 562 608 709
Black or African American 488 515 490 476 480 482 488
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 14 16 10 19 19 10 15
White 3,885 3,850 3,519 3,565 3,603 3,898 3,994
More than one race 68 97 102 112 113 143 158
Unknown ethnicity and race 434 384 382 317 319 324 316
Temporary visa holders 2,642 2,799 2,940 4,144 4,153 4,305 4,855
Health 65,879 65,825 62,710 63,577 64,703 67,389 64,336
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 58,363 58,354 55,071 55,755 56,797 59,322 56,390
Hispanic or Latino 4,220 4,452 4,464 4,600 4,749 5,370 5,593
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 349 319 319 272 273 294 287
Asian 4,369 4,419 4,220 4,472 4,519 5,048 4,826
Black or African American 6,705 7,002 6,286 6,399 5,798 6,457 6,034
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 310 256 155 121 120 113 129
White 37,544 37,003 34,836 35,094 36,182 36,715 34,754
More than one race 796 1,136 1,145 1,304 1,314 1,491 1,509
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,070 3,767 3,646 3,493 3,842 3,834 3,258
Temporary visa holders 7,516 7,471 7,639 7,822 7,906 8,067 7,946
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.