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Table 15. Full-time 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 457,292 459,498 468,953 484,880 492,170 506,262 508,773
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 302,034 297,497 294,147 289,575 292,255 293,473 291,768
Hispanic or Latino 22,789 23,408 24,549 24,954 25,761 27,837 29,534
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,810 1,660 1,650 1,518 1,539 1,553 1,416
Asian 26,107 25,899 26,128 26,223 26,556 27,588 28,274
Black or African American 22,427 21,845 21,307 20,570 19,891 20,680 21,052
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 890 740 646 599 607 646 632
White 201,601 197,661 194,094 190,317 192,429 189,976 186,338
More than one race 5,003 6,311 6,518 7,512 7,586 8,009 8,479
Unknown ethnicity and race 21,407 19,973 19,255 17,882 17,886 17,184 16,043
Temporary visa holders 155,258 162,001 174,806 195,305 199,915 212,789 217,005
Science and engineering 411,168 414,384 424,508 440,523 447,096 459,405 462,973
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 262,043 258,477 256,211 251,858 253,886 253,503 252,713
Hispanic or Latino 19,883 20,343 21,443 21,831 22,523 24,184 25,688
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,601 1,481 1,468 1,340 1,365 1,364 1,220
Asian 23,035 22,890 23,153 23,172 23,456 24,031 24,818
Black or African American 18,097 17,544 17,310 16,684 16,339 16,700 17,180
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 655 562 543 524 532 573 552
White 175,588 172,599 169,685 165,859 167,212 164,626 161,722
More than one race 4,423 5,474 5,669 6,561 6,618 6,934 7,392
Unknown ethnicity and race 18,761 17,584 16,940 15,887 15,841 15,091 14,141
Temporary visa holders 149,125 155,907 168,297 188,665 193,210 205,902 210,260
Science 303,015 304,795 309,756 317,881 322,714 331,293 334,770
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 212,624 211,116 209,409 206,413 208,099 208,579 207,228
Hispanic or Latino 16,255 16,728 17,643 18,135 18,637 20,108 21,538
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 1,404 1,317 1,307 1,182 1,207 1,188 1,079
Asian 16,406 16,493 16,712 16,772 17,031 17,684 18,264
Black or African American 15,816 15,454 15,238 14,658 14,276 14,686 15,065
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 552 483 467 467 475 505 486
White 143,712 141,905 139,428 136,597 137,876 136,232 133,109
More than one race 3,507 4,420 4,668 5,433 5,481 5,739 6,147
Unknown ethnicity and race 14,972 14,316 13,946 13,169 13,116 12,437 11,540
Temporary visa holders 90,391 93,679 100,347 111,468 114,615 122,714 127,542
Agricultural sciences 11,448 11,375 11,634 12,038 12,319 13,071 12,806
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,427 8,381 8,431 8,597 8,863 9,483 9,337
Hispanic or Latino 585 571 602 652 663 718 799
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 57 66 64 72 75 90 81
Asian 253 275 302 246 272 342 323
Black or African American 349 300 294 293 323 344 334
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 16 16 11 15 15 29 10
White 6,642 6,608 6,592 6,686 6,864 7,288 7,108
More than one race 92 142 172 229 236 251 238
Unknown ethnicity and race 433 403 394 404 415 421 444
Temporary visa holders 3,021 2,994 3,203 3,441 3,456 3,588 3,469
Biological sciences 62,773 63,921 63,615 63,043 64,638 66,347 65,549
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 46,527 47,527 47,347 47,148 48,520 50,173 49,882
Hispanic or Latino 3,496 3,702 3,811 3,903 4,020 4,551 4,838
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 283 262 269 247 258 248 209
Asian 5,401 5,523 5,444 5,390 5,529 5,863 6,009
Black or African American 2,725 2,854 2,825 2,775 2,969 3,213 3,225
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 161 141 147 152 158 124 153
White 31,095 31,498 31,110 30,892 31,667 32,290 31,637
More than one race 648 817 960 1,178 1,218 1,286 1,477
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,718 2,730 2,781 2,611 2,701 2,598 2,334
Temporary visa holders 16,246 16,394 16,268 15,895 16,118 16,174 15,667
Communication 6,913 6,978 7,117 7,205 7,544 7,173 7,502
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,501 5,428 5,450 5,419 5,642 5,340 5,536
Hispanic or Latino 408 457 517 524 556 557 589
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 37 29 28 22 23 23 29
Asian 239 231 261 247 257 228 269
Black or African American 563 502 476 548 597 625 746
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 13 11 8 8 11 13
White 3,877 3,743 3,736 3,662 3,774 3,398 3,405
More than one race 100 144 133 135 143 182 185
Unknown ethnicity and race 264 309 288 273 284 316 300
Temporary visa holders 1,412 1,550 1,667 1,786 1,902 1,833 1,966
Computer sciences 32,861 34,108 39,268 49,161 52,069 58,329 63,361
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 11,579 11,534 11,481 11,749 12,232 12,539 13,854
Hispanic or Latino 641 666 680 716 801 808 1,068
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 45 38 49 44 49 45 40
Asian 1,646 1,611 1,749 2,069 2,127 2,344 2,492
Black or African American 811 878 896 941 1,000 982 1,221
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 13 15 12 17 17 45 16
White 7,176 6,987 6,794 6,685 6,920 6,778 7,190
More than one race 198 278 230 308 322 295 371
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,049 1,061 1,071 969 996 1,242 1,456
Temporary visa holders 21,282 22,574 27,787 37,412 39,837 45,790 49,507
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12,404 12,617 12,339 12,342 12,462 12,286 11,792
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,568 9,687 9,400 9,305 9,421 9,162 8,875
Hispanic or Latino 521 558 588 628 641 655 675
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 75 58 60 64 64 53 45
Asian 327 346 361 386 389 385 351
Black or African American 222 206 196 195 204 199 234
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 12 11 5 5 6 32
White 7,663 7,690 7,413 7,229 7,307 7,122 6,813
More than one race 146 200 179 213 221 238 242
Unknown ethnicity and race 599 617 592 585 590 504 483
Temporary visa holders 2,836 2,930 2,939 3,037 3,041 3,124 2,917
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 2,616 2,410 2,535 2,551 2,577 2,497 2,310
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,256 2,046 2,140 2,163 2,185 2,091 1,954
Hispanic or Latino 133 169 191 196 196 181 186
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 11 15 7 8 17 14
Asian 88 95 102 107 108 90 84
Black or African American 292 281 271 305 308 284 267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 8 2 4 4 3 2
White 1,590 1,379 1,430 1,413 1,430 1,395 1,280
More than one race 26 35 46 52 52 68 70
Unknown ethnicity and race 113 68 83 79 79 53 51
Temporary visa holders 360 364 395 388 392 406 356
Mathematics and statistics 18,303 18,990 19,510 20,320 20,445 21,153 22,171
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 9,949 10,008 9,895 9,773 9,864 9,618 9,531
Hispanic or Latino 543 609 637 630 650 672 734
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 39 30 25 27 28 23 22
Asian 1,012 972 1,000 1,072 1,078 1,076 1,205
Black or African American 434 413 421 409 421 395 360
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 19 17 18 18 25 17
White 7,101 7,055 6,885 6,674 6,717 6,473 6,329
More than one race 124 173 215 261 267 266 287
Unknown ethnicity and race 684 737 695 682 685 688 577
Temporary visa holders 8,354 8,982 9,615 10,547 10,581 11,535 12,640
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 4,103 3,987 3,873 4,284 4,862 5,387 6,236
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,223 3,042 2,866 3,030 3,422 3,450 4,051
Hispanic or Latino 286 265 258 268 307 317 396
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 34 30 17 24 25 27 17
Asian 188 173 183 225 269 298 416
Black or African American 259 205 188 233 290 252 318
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 3 8 8 10 6 7
White 2,132 2,031 1,869 1,956 2,171 2,199 2,513
More than one race 58 63 73 91 98 107 134
Unknown ethnicity and race 260 272 270 225 252 244 250
Temporary visa holders 880 945 1,007 1,254 1,440 1,937 2,185
Neurobiology and neuroscience 3,911 4,333 4,576 4,703 4,703 4,775 4,922
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,283 3,636 3,849 3,946 3,946 4,013 4,107
Hispanic or Latino 252 283 281 332 332 372 420
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 17 16 20 20 20 19 26
Asian 355 369 434 452 452 471 492
Black or African American 125 143 146 154 154 160 157
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 5 10 6 6 2 5
White 2,270 2,534 2,663 2,688 2,688 2,682 2,732
More than one race 49 77 85 101 101 94 100
Unknown ethnicity and race 206 209 210 193 193 213 175
Temporary visa holders 628 697 727 757 757 762 815
Physical sciences 35,643 35,868 35,979 36,168 36,266 36,374 36,536
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 20,985 21,217 21,343 21,518 21,591 21,380 21,497
Hispanic or Latino 1,221 1,228 1,321 1,446 1,459 1,562 1,801
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 84 89 86 71 71 76 83
Asian 1,696 1,705 1,807 1,777 1,787 1,795 1,864
Black or African American 796 772 778 736 739 723 721
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 37 27 28 29 30 35 31
White 15,524 15,736 15,764 15,850 15,890 15,628 15,515
More than one race 299 364 408 504 507 542 545
Unknown ethnicity and race 1,328 1,296 1,151 1,105 1,108 1,019 937
Temporary visa holders 14,658 14,651 14,636 14,650 14,675 14,994 15,039
Psychology 38,548 38,325 38,204 36,489 34,683 35,478 34,530
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 35,985 35,710 35,640 33,995 32,173 32,855 31,887
Hispanic or Latino 3,660 3,582 3,940 3,817 3,808 4,488 4,662
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 238 241 231 210 195 188 158
Asian 1,791 1,797 1,773 1,726 1,675 1,743 1,689
Black or African American 3,326 3,286 3,290 2,916 2,201 2,457 2,423
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 72 68 70 69 65 66 55
White 23,456 23,218 22,882 21,645 20,912 20,868 20,057
More than one race 581 764 803 896 844 955 1,015
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,861 2,754 2,651 2,716 2,473 2,090 1,828
Temporary visa holders 2,563 2,615 2,564 2,494 2,510 2,623 2,643
Social sciences 73,492 71,883 71,106 69,577 70,146 68,423 67,055
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 55,341 52,900 51,567 49,770 50,240 48,475 46,717
Hispanic or Latino 4,509 4,638 4,817 5,023 5,204 5,227 5,370
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 487 447 443 374 391 379 355
Asian 3,410 3,396 3,296 3,075 3,088 3,049 3,070
Black or African American 5,914 5,614 5,457 5,153 5,070 5,052 5,059
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 192 156 140 136 139 153 145
White 35,186 33,426 32,290 31,217 31,536 30,111 28,530
More than one race 1,186 1,363 1,364 1,465 1,472 1,455 1,483
Unknown ethnicity and race 4,457 3,860 3,760 3,327 3,340 3,049 2,705
Temporary visa holders 18,151 18,983 19,539 19,807 19,906 19,948 20,338
Engineering 108,153 109,589 114,752 122,642 124,382 128,112 128,203
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 49,419 47,361 46,802 45,445 45,787 44,924 45,485
Hispanic or Latino 3,628 3,615 3,800 3,696 3,886 4,076 4,150
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 197 164 161 158 158 176 141
Asian 6,629 6,397 6,441 6,400 6,425 6,347 6,554
Black or African American 2,281 2,090 2,072 2,026 2,063 2,014 2,115
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 103 79 76 57 57 68 66
White 31,876 30,694 30,257 29,262 29,336 28,394 28,613
More than one race 916 1,054 1,001 1,128 1,137 1,195 1,245
Unknown ethnicity and race 3,789 3,268 2,994 2,718 2,725 2,654 2,601
Temporary visa holders 58,734 62,228 67,950 77,197 78,595 83,188 82,718
Aerospace engineering 4,251 3,813 3,897 3,907 3,907 4,039 4,081
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,756 2,507 2,498 2,343 2,343 2,301 2,298
Hispanic or Latino 182 169 185 190 190 185 172
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 8 7 7 7 11 10
Asian 295 228 245 227 227 234 257
Black or African American 58 51 50 45 45 48 57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 3 1 5 5 2 2
White 1,923 1,785 1,773 1,653 1,653 1,640 1,640
More than one race 43 47 61 60 60 62 66
Unknown ethnicity and race 242 216 176 156 156 119 94
Temporary visa holders 1,495 1,306 1,399 1,564 1,564 1,738 1,783
Agricultural engineering 1,372 1,254 1,256 1,389 1,412 1,380 1,329
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 556 504 497 594 603 654 592
Hispanic or Latino 27 29 33 39 39 41 42
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 2 2 5 5 9 5
Asian 38 39 48 64 68 86 53
Black or African American 36 27 23 25 26 28 28
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
White 423 367 364 431 434 449 428
More than one race 8 13 9 14 15 18 17
Unknown ethnicity and race 21 26 18 16 16 23 18
Temporary visa holders 816 750 759 795 809 726 737
Architecture 2,772 2,045 1,933 1,583 1,588 1,379 1,509
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,049 1,371 1,270 986 989 797 806
Hispanic or Latino 224 128 131 91 91 94 109
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 14 8 7 5 5 6 8
Asian 143 86 88 82 82 69 54
Black or African American 110 112 107 69 69 61 79
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 2 2 2 0 0
White 1,338 936 840 658 659 499 501
More than one race 51 32 31 23 23 21 19
Unknown ethnicity and race 166 67 64 56 58 47 36
Temporary visa holders 723 674 663 597 599 582 703
Biomedical engineering 7,931 7,978 8,092 8,336 8,336 8,595 9,136
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 5,408 5,408 5,502 5,610 5,610 5,671 6,081
Hispanic or Latino 313 364 384 387 387 408 504
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 15 15 14 15 15 17 16
Asian 1,245 1,196 1,190 1,138 1,138 1,157 1,223
Black or African American 222 224 192 212 212 233 243
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 12 9 17 11 11 5 6
White 3,187 3,158 3,215 3,268 3,268 3,279 3,507
More than one race 102 126 168 212 212 174 188
Unknown ethnicity and race 312 316 322 367 367 398 394
Temporary visa holders 2,523 2,570 2,590 2,726 2,726 2,924 3,055
Chemical engineering 7,639 8,059 8,522 8,622 8,629 8,835 9,002
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,603 3,699 3,866 3,916 3,922 3,834 3,917
Hispanic or Latino 242 250 272 268 268 267 282
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 12 12 19 16 16 10 13
Asian 515 521 551 622 623 582 618
Black or African American 123 138 157 172 172 153 178
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 20 7 5 2 2 3 2
White 2,438 2,527 2,633 2,568 2,572 2,535 2,541
More than one race 49 61 63 86 86 94 104
Unknown ethnicity and race 204 183 166 182 183 190 179
Temporary visa holders 4,036 4,360 4,656 4,706 4,707 5,001 5,085
Civil engineering 14,363 14,580 14,728 15,169 15,219 15,443 15,183
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,809 7,518 7,083 6,611 6,656 6,284 5,888
Hispanic or Latino 683 720 741 722 752 752 677
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 43 30 33 26 26 27 16
Asian 765 683 703 646 646 636 600
Black or African American 299 299 273 267 270 253 245
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 21 12 9 8 8 7 13
White 5,285 5,030 4,762 4,395 4,405 4,063 3,823
More than one race 263 290 143 148 149 160 162
Unknown ethnicity and race 450 454 419 399 400 386 352
Temporary visa holders 6,554 7,062 7,645 8,558 8,563 9,159 9,295
Electrical engineering 30,735 31,526 34,660 38,453 39,868 40,519 38,158
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 8,802 8,278 8,130 7,841 7,925 7,783 7,758
Hispanic or Latino 648 639 671 626 664 735 713
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 34 30 22 23 23 28 16
Asian 1,620 1,577 1,566 1,497 1,508 1,491 1,531
Black or African American 500 391 428 388 403 404 413
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 10 11 10 10 15 10
White 4,903 4,758 4,646 4,562 4,581 4,409 4,435
More than one race 128 140 163 186 187 187 180
Unknown ethnicity and race 960 733 623 549 549 514 460
Temporary visa holders 21,933 23,248 26,530 30,612 31,943 32,736 30,400
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 1,574 1,705 1,575 1,568 1,575 1,371 1,318
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 783 845 733 705 707 534 565
Hispanic or Latino 42 46 51 33 33 32 29
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 2 3 2 2 2 6
Asian 88 96 79 82 82 72 72
Black or African American 28 22 20 23 23 20 27
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 1 0 1 1 1 7
White 528 547 501 499 500 369 375
More than one race 17 18 18 24 25 17 18
Unknown ethnicity and race 79 113 61 41 41 21 31
Temporary visa holders 791 860 842 863 868 837 753
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 8,251 8,115 8,336 9,002 9,106 10,215 10,582
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 3,253 2,902 2,991 2,610 2,712 2,539 2,513
Hispanic or Latino 303 260 268 231 332 370 322
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 12 9 6 6 7 4
Asian 353 360 335 344 344 322 326
Black or African American 243 217 210 178 178 178 177
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 2 14 2 2 10 4
White 1,876 1,757 1,802 1,556 1,557 1,361 1,450
More than one race 45 55 53 54 54 63 54
Unknown ethnicity and race 417 239 300 239 239 228 176
Temporary visa holders 4,998 5,213 5,345 6,392 6,394 7,676 8,069
Mechanical engineering 16,084 17,000 17,940 18,956 19,015 20,320 20,924
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 7,934 7,916 7,797 7,664 7,703 7,644 7,789
Hispanic or Latino 579 605 649 668 687 678 721
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 31 27 27 31 31 36 28
Asian 871 914 927 958 961 907 925
Black or African American 303 261 245 258 258 244 270
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 15 13 9 8 8 16 7
White 5,541 5,448 5,337 5,206 5,220 5,186 5,089
More than one race 110 162 166 176 177 208 226
Unknown ethnicity and race 484 486 437 359 361 369 523
Temporary visa holders 8,150 9,084 10,143 11,292 11,312 12,676 13,135
Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,877 6,126 6,252 6,584 6,625 6,826 7,149
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,714 2,798 2,854 2,958 2,989 3,103 3,189
Hispanic or Latino 177 200 198 203 204 232 271
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 8 7 3 5 5 6 10
Asian 349 357 372 370 376 395 440
Black or African American 104 107 108 122 138 136 122
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 6 17 3 5 5 2 4
White 1,866 1,901 1,972 2,054 2,059 2,114 2,120
More than one race 38 47 58 73 76 88 97
Unknown ethnicity and race 166 162 140 126 126 130 125
Temporary visa holders 3,163 3,328 3,398 3,626 3,636 3,723 3,960
Mining engineering 414 241 267 307 307 300 287
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 143 111 112 119 119 139 134
Hispanic or Latino 5 4 6 10 10 13 8
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 1 1 1 2 1
Asian 4 3 3 0 0 2 2
Black or African American 6 3 4 2 2 0 4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
White 117 86 90 92 92 104 113
More than one race 1 4 0 4 4 6 5
Unknown ethnicity and race 10 11 8 10 10 12 1
Temporary visa holders 271 130 155 188 188 161 153
Nuclear engineering 1,165 1,162 1,169 1,201 1,201 1,198 1,229
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 882 864 878 885 885 856 872
Hispanic or Latino 37 48 53 56 56 77 70
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 3 4 2 2 3 2
Asian 59 39 47 41 41 44 53
Black or African American 12 8 13 12 12 13 18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
White 682 664 669 684 684 648 666
More than one race 21 16 16 18 18 17 21
Unknown ethnicity and race 65 85 75 71 71 53 42
Temporary visa holders 283 298 291 316 316 342 357
Petroleum engineering 1,064 1,289 1,318 1,662 1,662 1,560 1,461
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 179 245 255 320 320 302 323
Hispanic or Latino 12 19 18 30 30 19 24
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 2 4 4 2 1
Asian 23 32 43 70 70 55 54
Black or African American 21 30 30 44 44 28 22
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
White 110 150 150 161 161 174 190
More than one race 1 0 0 2 2 4 7
Unknown ethnicity and race 12 13 12 9 9 19 25
Temporary visa holders 885 1,044 1,063 1,342 1,342 1,258 1,138
Engineering nec 4,661 4,696 4,807 5,903 5,932 6,132 6,855
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 2,548 2,395 2,336 2,283 2,304 2,483 2,760
Hispanic or Latino 154 134 140 142 143 173 206
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 13 7 8 10 10 10 5
Asian 261 266 244 259 259 295 346
Black or African American 216 200 212 209 211 215 232
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 1 4 2 2 5 10
White 1,659 1,580 1,503 1,475 1,491 1,564 1,735
More than one race 39 43 52 48 49 76 81
Unknown ethnicity and race 201 164 173 138 139 145 145
Temporary visa holders 2,113 2,301 2,471 3,620 3,628 3,649 4,095
Health 46,124 45,114 44,445 44,357 45,074 46,857 45,800
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsb 39,991 39,020 37,936 37,717 38,369 39,970 39,055
Hispanic or Latino 2,906 3,065 3,106 3,123 3,238 3,653 3,846
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 209 179 182 178 174 189 196
Asian 3,072 3,009 2,975 3,051 3,100 3,557 3,456
Black or African American 4,330 4,301 3,997 3,886 3,552 3,980 3,872
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 235 178 103 75 75 73 80
White 26,013 25,062 24,409 24,458 25,217 25,350 24,616
More than one race 580 837 849 951 968 1,075 1,087
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,646 2,389 2,315 1,995 2,045 2,093 1,902
Temporary visa holders 6,133 6,094 6,509 6,640 6,705 6,887 6,745
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.