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Table 14. Female 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 291,550 291,056 291,380 294,727 300,745 309,101 309,256
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 228,370 224,797 220,623 217,030 221,163 224,960 221,968
Hispanic or Latino 19,081 19,440 20,190 20,367 21,463 23,485 24,676
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,559 1,440 1,415 1,287 1,322 1,291 1,230
Asian 17,993 17,916 17,738 17,838 18,205 19,168 19,296
Black or African American 25,025 24,401 23,359 22,535 22,044 22,910 22,280
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 768 677 585 514 529 548 538
White 143,442 140,494 137,274 134,526 137,244 137,217 134,436
More than one race 3,745 4,760 5,067 5,710 5,787 6,239 6,600
Unknown ethnicity and race 16,757 15,669 14,995 14,253 14,569 14,102 12,912
Temporary visa holders 63,180 66,259 70,757 77,697 79,582 84,141 87,288
Science and engineering 242,732 242,548 245,387 248,221 253,493 259,585 261,575
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 183,760 180,507 178,954 174,981 178,407 180,038 178,915
Hispanic or Latino 15,924 16,133 16,840 16,946 17,930 19,483 20,457
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,297 1,212 1,185 1,087 1,121 1,063 1,005
Asian 14,896 14,796 14,773 14,685 15,008 15,607 15,856
Black or African American 19,760 19,009 18,552 17,677 17,645 17,948 17,630
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 520 471 479 438 454 470 450
White 114,603 112,255 110,721 107,815 109,713 109,079 107,640
More than one race 3,126 3,865 4,191 4,736 4,816 5,148 5,451
Unknown ethnicity and race 13,634 12,766 12,213 11,597 11,720 11,240 10,426
Temporary visa holders 58,972 62,041 66,433 73,240 75,086 79,547 82,660
Science 208,991 207,997 208,989 209,264 213,803 219,076 220,220
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 166,337 163,502 161,972 158,060 161,313 162,775 161,295
Hispanic or Latino 14,454 14,617 15,301 15,351 16,245 17,757 18,677
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,215 1,132 1,112 1,015 1,049 986 934
Asian 12,169 12,171 12,159 12,104 12,414 12,843 13,044
Black or African American 18,543 17,880 17,497 16,605 16,549 16,767 16,561
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 475 440 448 410 426 441 426
White 104,427 102,266 100,623 97,768 99,627 99,163 97,326
More than one race 2,825 3,471 3,811 4,298 4,376 4,663 4,929
Unknown ethnicity and race 12,229 11,525 11,021 10,509 10,627 10,155 9,398
Temporary visa holders 42,654 44,495 47,017 51,204 52,490 56,301 58,925
Agricultural sciences 8,026 8,229 8,334 8,665 8,968 9,618 9,560
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 6,338 6,456 6,559 6,820 7,111 7,630 7,706
Hispanic or Latino 450 452 479 510 532 600 651
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 58 63 58 66 67 64 62
Asian 215 227 240 230 253 282 284
Black or African American 288 281 281 284 314 316 326
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 18 16 17 21 22 19 15
White 4,923 4,976 5,014 5,186 5,380 5,768 5,775
More than one race 77 104 135 191 199 235 197
Unknown ethnicity and race 309 337 335 332 344 346 396
Temporary visa holders 1,688 1,773 1,775 1,845 1,857 1,988 1,854
Biological sciences 42,833 43,206 43,479 43,054 44,593 45,481 45,218
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 33,189 33,424 33,669 33,379 34,776 35,659 35,612
Hispanic or Latino 2,566 2,642 2,771 2,808 2,939 3,221 3,447
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 198 172 174 172 184 167 168
Asian 3,758 3,765 3,700 3,586 3,710 3,914 3,968
Black or African American 2,422 2,495 2,478 2,457 2,690 2,846 2,850
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 121 91 110 98 102 93 117
White 21,574 21,648 21,632 21,407 22,161 22,459 22,243
More than one race 497 620 727 873 912 984 1,090
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,053 1,991 2,077 1,978 2,078 1,975 1,729
Temporary visa holders 9,644 9,782 9,810 9,675 9,817 9,822 9,606
Communication 7,041 7,168 7,265 7,463 7,804 7,710 8,200
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,911 5,894 5,940 6,027 6,285 6,260 6,650
Hispanic or Latino 452 491 552 582 587 674 707
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 40 28 29 34 35 34 34
Asian 259 244 279 285 295 261 290
Black or African American 711 732 653 740 804 821 952
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 17 10 13 12 15 13
White 4,018 3,882 3,969 3,940 4,087 3,887 4,051
More than one race 103 154 127 139 149 198 215
Unknown ethnicity and race 319 346 321 294 316 370 388
Temporary visa holders 1,130 1,274 1,325 1,436 1,519 1,450 1,550
Computer sciences 12,607 13,223 14,688 18,705 21,038 24,115 26,921
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,799 5,914 5,492 5,773 7,234 7,561 8,366
Hispanic or Latino 371 372 367 381 491 515 646
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 30 34 27 17 24 22 31
Asian 974 1,020 1,099 1,192 1,327 1,541 1,652
Black or African American 780 748 727 702 1,208 1,261 1,316
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 14 9 6 11 14 16
White 3,041 3,040 2,621 2,816 3,296 3,222 3,595
More than one race 85 118 107 143 197 211 243
Unknown ethnicity and race 509 568 535 516 680 775 867
Temporary visa holders 6,808 7,309 9,196 12,932 13,804 16,554 18,555
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 7,175 7,386 7,196 6,965 7,144 7,068 6,916
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,923 6,060 5,857 5,623 5,799 5,685 5,590
Hispanic or Latino 355 381 406 427 487 512 540
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 52 38 39 43 43 39 32
Asian 205 224 235 252 256 265 253
Black or African American 153 147 156 135 143 147 157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10 9 6 2 2 4 15
White 4,675 4,714 4,522 4,280 4,370 4,249 4,102
More than one race 85 140 121 138 144 164 170
Unknown ethnicity and race 388 407 372 346 354 305 321
Temporary visa holders 1,252 1,326 1,339 1,342 1,345 1,383 1,326
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 3,721 3,385 3,342 3,456 3,568 3,425 3,120
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,370 3,036 2,963 3,081 3,191 3,052 2,776
Hispanic or Latino 207 235 251 270 275 264 277
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 20 13 20 13 16 17 21
Asian 121 118 123 130 132 115 100
Black or African American 586 525 486 523 547 519 441
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7 11 5 4 4 2 3
White 2,212 1,981 1,883 1,911 1,978 1,925 1,747
More than one race 37 54 55 66 70 89 91
Unknown ethnicity and race 180 99 140 164 169 121 96
Temporary visa holders 351 349 379 375 377 373 344
Mathematics and statistics 8,360 8,618 8,744 9,074 9,234 9,641 10,191
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 4,928 4,887 4,701 4,581 4,719 4,673 4,692
Hispanic or Latino 286 294 301 286 321 357 364
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 5 9 12 14 4 10
Asian 655 630 584 619 627 608 716
Black or African American 306 277 281 264 281 258 258
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 12 5 7 7 8 9
White 3,232 3,253 3,129 2,979 3,045 2,960 2,931
More than one race 64 76 98 108 110 116 121
Unknown ethnicity and race 365 340 294 306 314 362 283
Temporary visa holders 3,432 3,731 4,043 4,493 4,515 4,968 5,499
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3,431 3,067 2,871 3,083 3,445 3,922 4,497
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,956 2,589 2,379 2,517 2,819 3,036 3,493
Hispanic or Latino 273 258 224 226 252 273 335
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 25 28 17 18 20 26 27
Asian 151 136 146 203 228 271 310
Black or African American 304 255 192 246 319 286 356
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 8 8 9 9 10 10 11
White 1,839 1,571 1,451 1,520 1,667 1,872 2,114
More than one race 50 61 66 73 81 85 109
Unknown ethnicity and race 306 272 274 222 242 213 231
Temporary visa holders 475 478 492 566 626 886 1,004
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,199 2,371 2,484 2,566 2,566 2,632 2,791
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,861 1,997 2,109 2,159 2,159 2,225 2,365
Hispanic or Latino 158 167 165 202 202 240 264
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 11 9 8 11 11 9 13
Asian 213 210 256 271 271 281 290
Black or African American 82 94 93 95 95 101 104
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 4 8 3 3 2 2
White 1,249 1,361 1,421 1,423 1,423 1,433 1,535
More than one race 32 38 45 60 60 54 64
Unknown ethnicity and race 111 114 113 94 94 105 93
Temporary visa holders 338 374 375 407 407 407 426
Physical sciences 13,112 13,216 13,018 13,078 13,118 13,131 13,240
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,890 7,917 7,826 7,884 7,916 7,857 7,911
Hispanic or Latino 525 532 549 602 612 660 740
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 36 35 34 28 28 27 26
Asian 791 801 811 782 788 794 807
Black or African American 515 495 458 450 453 428 413
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 17 14 18 12 13 16 14
White 5,402 5,385 5,359 5,380 5,389 5,339 5,349
More than one race 119 165 182 216 217 206 199
Unknown ethnicity and race 485 490 415 414 416 387 363
Temporary visa holders 5,222 5,299 5,192 5,194 5,202 5,274 5,329
Psychology 40,921 40,585 40,570 37,900 36,243 37,007 35,492
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 38,664 38,324 38,304 35,709 34,041 34,710 33,199
Hispanic or Latino 4,102 4,111 4,410 4,108 4,352 4,998 5,206
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 278 260 250 225 207 204 162
Asian 1,859 1,900 1,859 1,878 1,829 1,816 1,758
Black or African American 4,722 4,491 4,487 3,881 3,040 3,145 2,880
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 90 87 89 86 83 99 68
White 23,834 23,710 23,498 21,707 21,007 21,237 20,107
More than one race 609 762 881 988 916 991 1,050
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,170 3,003 2,830 2,836 2,607 2,220 1,968
Temporary visa holders 2,257 2,261 2,266 2,191 2,202 2,297 2,293
Social sciences 59,565 57,543 56,998 55,255 56,082 55,326 54,074
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 49,508 47,004 46,173 44,507 45,263 44,427 42,935
Hispanic or Latino 4,709 4,682 4,826 4,949 5,195 5,443 5,500
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 453 447 447 376 400 373 348
Asian 2,968 2,896 2,827 2,676 2,698 2,695 2,616
Black or African American 7,674 7,340 7,205 6,828 6,655 6,639 6,508
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 175 157 162 149 157 159 143
White 28,428 26,745 26,124 25,219 25,824 24,812 23,777
More than one race 1,067 1,179 1,267 1,303 1,321 1,330 1,380
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,034 3,558 3,315 3,007 3,013 2,976 2,663
Temporary visa holders 10,057 10,539 10,825 10,748 10,819 10,899 11,139
Engineering 33,741 34,551 36,398 38,957 39,690 40,509 41,355
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 17,423 17,005 16,982 16,921 17,094 17,263 17,620
Hispanic or Latino 1,470 1,516 1,539 1,595 1,685 1,726 1,780
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 82 80 73 72 72 77 71
Asian 2,727 2,625 2,614 2,581 2,594 2,764 2,812
Black or African American 1,217 1,129 1,055 1,072 1,096 1,181 1,069
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 45 31 31 28 28 29 24
White 10,176 9,989 10,098 10,047 10,086 9,916 10,314
More than one race 301 394 380 438 440 485 522
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,405 1,241 1,192 1,088 1,093 1,085 1,028
Temporary visa holders 16,318 17,546 19,416 22,036 22,596 23,246 23,735
Aerospace engineering 782 705 741 775 775 811 794
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 566 523 527 498 498 491 474
Hispanic or Latino 48 54 50 55 55 46 38
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 2 2 2 2 2 1
Asian 69 64 66 62 62 67 62
Black or African American 15 16 15 13 13 15 17
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 2 0 2 2 2 1
White 376 332 349 324 324 326 331
More than one race 10 12 12 11 11 12 9
Unknown ethnicity and race 43 41 33 29 29 21 15
Temporary visa holders 216 182 214 277 277 320 320
Agricultural engineering 618 590 644 698 704 661 649
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 248 227 248 302 305 346 294
Hispanic or Latino 14 12 13 16 16 19 20
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 1 3 6 6 9 4
Asian 21 16 30 38 39 53 28
Black or African American 23 14 17 17 17 20 23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
White 173 165 164 207 208 218 199
More than one race 6 7 5 5 6 12 9
Unknown ethnicity and race 9 11 16 13 13 15 11
Temporary visa holders 370 363 396 396 399 315 355
Architecture 1,443 1,116 1,001 886 888 730 804
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,050 740 655 558 559 419 444
Hispanic or Latino 103 59 56 47 47 35 54
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 5 1 1 1 3 3
Asian 106 58 68 57 57 49 46
Black or African American 58 60 48 42 42 32 42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 1 2 2 0 0
White 652 493 427 360 360 267 274
More than one race 30 19 15 11 11 8 4
Unknown ethnicity and race 93 45 39 38 39 25 21
Temporary visa holders 393 376 346 328 329 311 360
Biomedical engineering 3,459 3,503 3,665 3,810 3,810 3,911 4,207
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,331 2,328 2,447 2,495 2,495 2,520 2,772
Hispanic or Latino 135 169 183 190 190 190 247
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 7 5 4 4 8 7
Asian 553 511 509 502 502 501 554
Black or African American 129 126 115 114 114 136 134
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 2 6 4 4 1 3
White 1,320 1,325 1,404 1,413 1,413 1,423 1,573
More than one race 44 52 74 94 94 77 91
Unknown ethnicity and race 141 136 151 174 174 184 163
Temporary visa holders 1,128 1,175 1,218 1,315 1,315 1,391 1,435
Chemical engineering 2,850 2,937 3,023 3,102 3,107 3,172 3,273
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,279 1,299 1,329 1,360 1,364 1,371 1,412
Hispanic or Latino 108 101 102 103 103 105 110
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 7 8 10 10 4 5
Asian 221 223 236 257 257 253 281
Black or African American 70 69 79 92 92 80 81
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
White 778 797 809 783 787 799 818
More than one race 20 22 22 36 36 38 36
Unknown ethnicity and race 74 78 72 79 79 92 81
Temporary visa holders 1,571 1,638 1,694 1,742 1,743 1,801 1,861
Civil engineering 5,589 5,805 5,881 6,064 6,093 6,171 6,200
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,457 3,494 3,378 3,304 3,330 3,296 3,174
Hispanic or Latino 377 391 389 404 419 414 394
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 26 18 24 14 14 17 13
Asian 377 375 368 338 338 364 338
Black or African American 167 166 140 141 141 167 130
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 5 7 7 7 4 4
White 2,208 2,203 2,154 2,115 2,124 2,043 2,000
More than one race 72 108 74 67 67 84 102
Unknown ethnicity and race 214 228 222 218 220 203 193
Temporary visa holders 2,132 2,311 2,503 2,760 2,763 2,875 3,026
Electrical engineering 7,430 7,773 9,155 10,389 10,961 11,227 10,880
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,059 1,942 2,010 1,961 1,995 2,067 2,063
Hispanic or Latino 164 166 184 178 185 215 187
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 15 7 9 9 7 6
Asian 558 528 528 507 514 564 551
Black or African American 190 129 136 139 149 160 144
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 5 3 4 4 3 0
White 862 865 936 926 934 911 973
More than one race 27 35 39 48 48 44 53
Unknown ethnicity and race 245 199 177 150 152 163 149
Temporary visa holders 5,371 5,831 7,145 8,428 8,966 9,160 8,817
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 434 452 420 426 429 354 407
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 206 229 201 184 184 153 200
Hispanic or Latino 13 16 17 12 12 6 11
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
Asian 23 25 20 24 24 26 23
Black or African American 10 8 5 5 5 7 13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
White 122 131 133 119 119 97 132
More than one race 6 6 6 7 7 9 7
Unknown ethnicity and race 31 42 19 17 17 8 9
Temporary visa holders 228 223 219 242 245 201 207
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 3,610 3,699 3,642 3,751 3,824 4,076 4,125
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,967 1,859 1,805 1,734 1,805 1,865 1,756
Hispanic or Latino 173 174 173 194 258 275 266
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 9 9 7 8 8 8 10
Asian 218 216 202 189 190 215 206
Black or African American 234 230 200 201 203 252 176
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 6 2 2 7 4
White 1,019 990 993 937 941 910 917
More than one race 23 29 36 40 40 49 43
Unknown ethnicity and race 288 209 188 163 163 149 134
Temporary visa holders 1,643 1,840 1,837 2,017 2,019 2,211 2,369
Mechanical engineering 3,163 3,465 3,636 3,758 3,772 3,962 4,128
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,823 1,923 1,943 1,949 1,959 1,993 2,052
Hispanic or Latino 155 180 197 204 208 201 200
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 5 5 7 7 5 4
Asian 244 276 270 285 287 301 301
Black or African American 109 98 93 98 98 91 91
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 4 4 4 0 0 3 3
White 1,163 1,178 1,189 1,198 1,202 1,200 1,246
More than one race 27 58 51 55 55 73 80
Unknown ethnicity and race 114 124 134 102 102 119 127
Temporary visa holders 1,340 1,542 1,693 1,809 1,813 1,969 2,076
Metallurgical and materials engineering 1,876 1,977 2,021 2,160 2,181 2,275 2,479
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 910 927 943 990 1,008 1,089 1,182
Hispanic or Latino 64 79 70 71 71 84 104
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 3 0 1 1 2 3
Asian 155 145 142 133 135 166 191
Black or African American 47 47 49 55 67 63 54
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 5 0 4 4 5 4
White 572 575 604 662 665 704 752
More than one race 10 18 19 28 29 29 36
Unknown ethnicity and race 56 55 59 36 36 36 38
Temporary visa holders 966 1,050 1,078 1,170 1,173 1,186 1,297
Mining engineering 93 61 62 76 76 74 74
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 41 29 34 43 43 48 45
Hispanic or Latino 3 0 2 5 5 3 2
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Asian 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Black or African American 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 34 23 27 32 32 37 37
More than one race 0 2 0 2 2 3 2
Unknown ethnicity and race 2 4 4 4 4 3 2
Temporary visa holders 52 32 28 33 33 26 29
Nuclear engineering 225 225 221 221 221 236 242
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 177 173 170 157 157 162 168
Hispanic or Latino 9 7 8 10 10 17 17
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Asian 20 15 13 5 5 9 10
Black or African American 8 7 9 8 8 6 12
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 124 126 121 124 124 119 116
More than one race 7 6 7 5 5 4 6
Unknown ethnicity and race 9 12 11 5 5 6 6
Temporary visa holders 48 52 51 64 64 74 74
Petroleum engineering 229 287 335 414 414 399 366
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 49 64 88 91 91 84 73
Hispanic or Latino 6 7 8 13 13 11 12
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Asian 8 14 19 18 18 13 8
Black or African American 7 9 10 8 8 4 4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 25 32 45 49 49 46 39
More than one race 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Unknown ethnicity and race 3 2 6 3 3 8 8
Temporary visa holders 180 223 247 323 323 315 293
Engineering nec 1,940 1,956 1,951 2,427 2,435 2,450 2,727
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 1,260 1,248 1,204 1,295 1,301 1,359 1,511
Hispanic or Latino 98 101 87 93 93 105 118
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 8 8 10 10 9 8
Asian 154 159 143 166 166 182 212
Black or African American 148 150 139 139 139 148 148
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 3 3 3 4 4
White 748 754 743 798 804 816 907
More than one race 19 20 20 29 29 42 43
Unknown ethnicity and race 83 55 61 57 57 53 71
Temporary visa holders 680 708 747 1,132 1,134 1,091 1,216
Health 48,818 48,508 45,993 46,506 47,252 49,516 47,681
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 44,610 44,290 41,669 42,049 42,756 44,922 43,053
Hispanic or Latino 3,157 3,307 3,350 3,421 3,533 4,002 4,219
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 262 228 230 200 201 228 225
Asian 3,097 3,120 2,965 3,153 3,197 3,561 3,440
Black or African American 5,265 5,392 4,807 4,858 4,399 4,962 4,650
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 248 206 106 76 75 78 88
White 28,839 28,239 26,553 26,711 27,531 28,138 26,796
More than one race 619 895 876 974 971 1,091 1,149
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,123 2,903 2,782 2,656 2,849 2,862 2,486
Temporary visa holders 4,208 4,218 4,324 4,457 4,496 4,594 4,628
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.