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Table 1-4a. Ethnicity and race of U.S. citizen and permanent resident graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2000–2018

Year Total U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Unknown ethnicity and race
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one race
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
2000 364,894 21,327 5.8 2,021 0.6 28,568 7.8 25,928 7.1 1,622 0.4 261,112 71.6 520 0.1 23,796 6.5
2001 368,737 22,329 6.1 2,136 0.6 30,528 8.3 27,071 7.3 1,417 0.4 260,371 70.6 551 0.1 24,334 6.6
2002 387,416 24,282 6.3 2,239 0.6 33,625 8.7 28,715 7.4 1,293 0.3 270,025 69.7 467 0.1 26,770 6.9
2003 412,105 26,684 6.5 2,399 0.6 36,756 8.9 31,242 7.6 1,399 0.3 283,241 68.7 493 0.1 29,891 7.3
2004 423,218 28,031 6.6 2,354 0.6 36,084 8.5 32,496 7.7 1,651 0.4 288,574 68.2 569 0.1 33,459 7.9
2005 434,730 29,309 6.7 2,485 0.6 36,432 8.4 33,547 7.7 1,332 0.3 292,276 67.2 629 0.1 38,720 8.9
2006 446,625 30,510 6.8 2,689 0.6 36,635 8.2 34,866 7.8 1,228 0.3 299,275 67.0 608 0.1 40,814 9.1
2007olda 450,251 31,110 6.9 2,777 0.6 36,924 8.2 34,934 7.8 1,472 0.3 298,917 66.4 662 0.1 43,455 9.7
2007newa 460,294 31,700 6.9 2,862 0.6 37,297 8.1 35,923 7.8 1,485 0.3 306,001 66.5 667 0.1 44,359 9.6
2008 463,450 31,648 6.8 3,286 0.7 36,579 7.9 37,047 8.0 1,426 0.3 306,989 66.2 1,556 0.3 44,919 9.7
2009 459,648 32,336 7.0 3,042 0.7 37,310 8.1 37,349 8.1 1,350 0.3 302,677 65.8 2,645 0.6 42,939 9.3
2010 458,492 33,375 7.3 2,884 0.6 37,228 8.1 38,199 8.3 1,354 0.3 299,993 65.4 5,816 1.3 39,643 8.6
2011 450,523 35,028 7.8 2,741 0.6 37,516 8.3 38,902 8.6 1,318 0.3 293,640 65.2 6,899 1.5 34,479 7.7
2012 443,697 35,858 8.1 2,507 0.6 37,119 8.4 38,340 8.6 1,176 0.3 287,786 64.9 8,714 2.0 32,197 7.3
2013 436,296 37,283 8.5 2,517 0.6 37,137 8.5 37,197 8.5 1,037 0.2 281,354 64.5 9,160 2.1 30,611 7.0
2014oldb 429,133 37,746 8.8 2,320 0.5 37,453 8.7 36,113 8.4 997 0.2 275,389 64.2 10,440 2.4 28,675 6.7
2014newb 439,309 39,881 9.1 2,385 0.5 38,264 8.7 36,280 8.3 1,022 0.2 281,285 64.0 10,649 2.4 29,543 6.7
2015 441,956 43,177 9.8 2,306 0.5 39,810 9.0 37,245 8.4 1,048 0.2 278,364 63.0 11,521 2.6 28,485 6.4
2016 436,139 45,171 10.4 2,147 0.5 40,500 9.3 36,634 8.4 991 0.2 272,317 62.4 12,023 2.8 26,356 6.0
2017oldc 446,676 48,491 10.9 2,065 0.5 43,385 9.7 37,853 8.5 825 0.2 274,128 61.4 14,376 3.2 25,553 5.7
2017newc 416,481 44,621 10.7 1,850 0.4 42,045 10.1 32,749 7.9 703 0.2 257,302 61.8 13,539 3.3 23,672 5.7
2018 438,581 49,084 11.2 1,932 0.4 45,307 10.3 35,943 8.2 730 0.2 265,735 60.6 14,864 3.4 24,986 5.7
Master's students
2017newc 251,896 29,622 11.8 1,136 0.5 26,093 10.4 23,266 9.2 468 0.2 148,031 58.8 8,119 3.2 15,161 6.0
2018 271,290 32,923 12.1 1,219 0.4 28,557 10.5 25,878 9.5 497 0.2 156,010 57.5 9,120 3.4 17,086 6.3
Doctoral students
2017newc 164,585 14,999 9.1 714 0.4 15,952 9.7 9,483 5.8 235 0.1 109,271 66.4 5,420 3.3 8,511 5.2
2018 167,291 16,161 9.7 713 0.4 16,750 10.0 10,065 6.0 233 0.1 109,725 65.6 5,744 3.4 7,900 4.7
a In 2007, eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and the survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of eligible units. "2007new" presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old" shows data as they would have been collected in prior years. See appendix A in https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail.
b 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. For more information, see https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/2016/nsf16314.
c As part of 2017 GSS redesign, the GSS taxonomy was changed to align with the NCSES Taxonomy of Disciplines (TOD), thus increasing comparability with other NCSES surveys. As a result, some eligible fields were reclassified and a small number of fields became fully or partially ineligible. Comparisons to prior years should use the 2017old estimates and should be limited to broad areas of study—detailed field comparisons are not recommended.
NOTES: Percentages may not add to total because of rounding. Master's and doctoral students were not reported separately until 2017. Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.