Table 1-3a. Citizenship of graduate students and postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health: 1980–2018
Year |
Graduate students |
Postdoctoral appointees |
Total |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
Temporary visa holders |
Total |
U.S. citizens and permanent residents |
Temporary visa holders |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
1980 |
367,078 |
316,776 |
86.3 |
50,302 |
13.7 |
18,399 |
11,893 |
64.6 |
6,506 |
35.4 |
1981 |
375,130 |
320,655 |
85.5 |
54,475 |
14.5 |
19,634 |
12,340 |
62.9 |
7,294 |
37.1 |
1982 |
382,291 |
314,458 |
82.3 |
67,833 |
17.7 |
19,363 |
12,129 |
62.6 |
7,234 |
37.4 |
1983 |
390,432 |
317,185 |
81.2 |
73,247 |
18.8 |
20,712 |
13,193 |
63.7 |
7,519 |
36.3 |
1984 |
394,670 |
319,648 |
81.0 |
75,022 |
19.0 |
21,535 |
13,548 |
62.9 |
7,987 |
37.1 |
1985 |
404,021 |
324,081 |
80.2 |
79,940 |
19.8 |
22,387 |
13,528 |
60.4 |
8,859 |
39.6 |
1986 |
415,520 |
328,234 |
79.0 |
87,286 |
21.0 |
23,721 |
14,041 |
59.2 |
9,680 |
40.8 |
1987 |
421,497 |
329,350 |
78.1 |
92,147 |
21.9 |
24,881 |
14,133 |
56.8 |
10,748 |
43.2 |
1988 |
424,523 |
327,279 |
77.1 |
97,244 |
22.9 |
26,123 |
14,420 |
55.2 |
11,703 |
44.8 |
1989 |
434,478 |
332,503 |
76.5 |
101,975 |
23.5 |
27,932 |
14,863 |
53.2 |
13,069 |
46.8 |
1990 |
452,113 |
345,047 |
76.3 |
107,066 |
23.7 |
29,565 |
15,115 |
51.1 |
14,450 |
48.9 |
1991 |
471,212 |
358,025 |
76.0 |
113,187 |
24.0 |
30,865 |
15,135 |
49.0 |
15,730 |
51.0 |
1992 |
493,522 |
379,605 |
76.9 |
113,917 |
23.1 |
32,747 |
15,800 |
48.2 |
16,947 |
51.8 |
1993 |
504,304 |
393,985 |
78.1 |
110,319 |
21.9 |
34,322 |
16,727 |
48.7 |
17,595 |
51.3 |
1994 |
504,399 |
397,852 |
78.9 |
106,547 |
21.1 |
36,377 |
17,986 |
49.4 |
18,391 |
50.6 |
1995 |
499,640 |
396,755 |
79.4 |
102,885 |
20.6 |
35,926 |
18,142 |
50.5 |
17,784 |
49.5 |
1996 |
494,079 |
391,095 |
79.2 |
102,984 |
20.8 |
37,107 |
18,412 |
49.6 |
18,695 |
50.4 |
1997 |
487,208 |
383,327 |
78.7 |
103,881 |
21.3 |
38,481 |
18,916 |
49.2 |
19,565 |
50.8 |
1998 |
485,627 |
378,560 |
78.0 |
107,067 |
22.0 |
40,086 |
19,710 |
49.2 |
20,376 |
50.8 |
1999 |
493,256 |
377,802 |
76.6 |
115,454 |
23.4 |
40,800 |
18,884 |
46.3 |
21,916 |
53.7 |
2000 |
493,311 |
364,894 |
74.0 |
128,417 |
26.0 |
43,115 |
19,452 |
45.1 |
23,663 |
54.9 |
2001 |
509,607 |
368,737 |
72.4 |
140,870 |
27.6 |
43,311 |
18,379 |
42.4 |
24,932 |
57.6 |
2002 |
540,404 |
387,416 |
71.7 |
152,988 |
28.3 |
45,034 |
19,663 |
43.7 |
25,371 |
56.3 |
2003 |
567,121 |
412,105 |
72.7 |
155,016 |
27.3 |
46,728 |
19,663 |
42.1 |
27,065 |
57.9 |
2004 |
574,463 |
423,218 |
73.7 |
151,245 |
26.3 |
47,240 |
20,156 |
42.7 |
27,084 |
57.3 |
2005 |
582,226 |
434,730 |
74.7 |
147,496 |
25.3 |
48,555 |
21,507 |
44.3 |
27,048 |
55.7 |
2006 |
597,643 |
446,625 |
74.7 |
151,018 |
25.3 |
49,343 |
21,147 |
42.9 |
28,196 |
57.1 |
2007olda |
607,823 |
450,251 |
74.1 |
157,572 |
25.9 |
50,712 |
22,022 |
43.4 |
28,690 |
56.6 |
2007newa |
619,499 |
460,294 |
74.3 |
159,205 |
25.7 |
50,840 |
22,103 |
43.5 |
28,737 |
56.5 |
2008 |
631,489 |
463,450 |
73.4 |
168,039 |
26.6 |
54,164 |
24,915 |
46.0 |
29,249 |
54.0 |
2009 |
631,645 |
459,648 |
72.8 |
171,997 |
27.2 |
57,805 |
27,105 |
46.9 |
30,700 |
53.1 |
2010b,c |
632,652 |
458,492 |
72.5 |
174,160 |
27.5 |
63,439 |
30,155 |
47.5 |
33,284 |
52.5 |
2011c |
626,820 |
450,523 |
71.9 |
176,297 |
28.1 |
62,639 |
29,712 |
47.4 |
32,927 |
52.6 |
2012 |
627,243 |
443,697 |
70.7 |
183,546 |
29.3 |
62,851 |
29,864 |
47.5 |
32,987 |
52.5 |
2013 |
633,010 |
436,296 |
68.9 |
196,714 |
31.1 |
61,942 |
29,546 |
47.7 |
32,396 |
52.3 |
2014oldd |
650,738 |
429,133 |
65.9 |
221,605 |
34.1 |
62,379 |
29,630 |
47.5 |
32,749 |
52.5 |
2014newd |
666,586 |
439,309 |
65.9 |
227,277 |
34.1 |
63,593 |
30,095 |
47.3 |
33,498 |
52.7 |
2015 |
685,397 |
441,956 |
64.5 |
243,441 |
35.5 |
63,861 |
28,726 |
45.0 |
35,135 |
55.0 |
2016 |
684,825 |
436,139 |
63.7 |
248,686 |
36.3 |
64,712 |
29,810 |
46.1 |
34,902 |
53.9 |
2017olde |
684,096 |
446,676 |
65.3 |
237,420 |
34.7 |
64,888 |
30,197 |
46.5 |
34,691 |
53.5 |
2017newe |
649,112 |
416,481 |
64.2 |
232,631 |
35.8 |
64,733 |
30,110 |
46.5 |
34,623 |
53.5 |
2018 |
668,307 |
438,581 |
65.6 |
229,726 |
34.4 |
64,783 |
29,622 |
45.7 |
35,161 |
54.3 |
Master's students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017newe |
378,587 |
251,896 |
66.5 |
126,691 |
33.5 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
2018 |
391,211 |
271,290 |
69.3 |
119,921 |
30.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Doctoral students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017newe |
270,525 |
164,585 |
60.8 |
105,940 |
39.2 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
2018 |
277,096 |
167,291 |
60.4 |
109,805 |
39.6 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |