Back to Data Tables
Excel icon Download to excel

Table 2-4. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health broad fields, by degree program, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2018

Broad field Total Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino Unknown ethnicity and race Temporary visa holders
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 Number Percent Number Percent
All graduate students 668,307 100.0 49,084 100.0 1,932 100.0 45,307 100.0 35,943 100.0 730 100.0 265,735 100.0 14,864 100.0 24,986 100.0 229,726 100.0
Science 432,255 64.7 33,894 69.1 1,403 72.6 28,425 62.7 24,844 69.1 531 72.7 180,735 68.0 10,346 69.6 17,099 68.4 134,978 58.8
Agricultural sciences 9,538 1.4 601 1.2 34 1.8 241 0.5 354 1.0 14 1.9 5,031 1.9 171 1.2 188 0.8 2,904 1.3
Biological and biomedical sciences 87,933 13.2 7,577 15.4 260 13.5 8,108 17.9 4,923 13.7 167 22.9 42,825 16.1 2,450 16.5 3,678 14.7 17,945 7.8
Computer and information sciences 93,478 14.0 3,694 7.5 102 5.3 7,917 17.5 4,946 13.8 70 9.6 21,569 8.1 1,433 9.6 2,736 11.0 51,011 22.2
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12,333 1.8 831 1.7 49 2.5 382 0.8 240 0.7 7 1.0 7,352 2.8 350 2.4 441 1.8 2,681 1.2
Mathematics and statistics 31,461 4.7 1,478 3.0 57 3.0 2,161 4.8 676 1.9 9 1.2 9,508 3.6 472 3.2 956 3.8 16,144 7.0
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 10,338 1.5 838 1.7 31 1.6 833 1.8 709 2.0 22 3.0 4,582 1.7 273 1.8 332 1.3 2,718 1.2
Natural resources and conservation 11,407 1.7 902 1.8 97 5.0 337 0.7 364 1.0 22 3.0 7,095 2.7 349 2.3 543 2.2 1,698 0.7
Physical sciences 42,075 6.3 2,540 5.2 78 4.0 2,277 5.0 1,007 2.8 22 3.0 17,737 6.7 853 5.7 1,100 4.4 16,461 7.2
Psychology 55,707 8.3 8,303 16.9 258 13.4 2,731 6.0 5,431 15.1 101 13.8 30,089 11.3 1,885 12.7 3,567 14.3 3,342 1.5
Social sciences 77,985 11.7 7,130 14.5 437 22.6 3,438 7.6 6,194 17.2 97 13.3 34,947 13.2 2,110 14.2 3,558 14.2 20,074 8.7
Engineering 163,301 24.4 7,939 16.2 211 10.9 10,863 24.0 4,035 11.2 75 10.3 47,447 17.9 2,460 16.6 3,740 15.0 86,531 37.7
Health 72,751 10.9 7,251 14.8 318 16.5 6,019 13.3 7,064 19.7 124 17.0 37,553 14.1 2,058 13.8 4,147 16.6 8,217 3.6
Clinical medicinea 32,002 4.8 3,270 6.7 178 9.2 3,293 7.3 4,238 11.8 71 9.7 13,981 5.3 1,096 7.4 2,487 10.0 3,388 1.5
Other health 40,749 6.1 3,981 8.1 140 7.2 2,726 6.0 2,826 7.9 53 7.3 23,572 8.9 962 6.5 1,660 6.6 4,829 2.1
Master's students 391,211 58.5 32,923 67.1 1,219 63.1 28,557 63.0 25,878 72.0 497 68.1 156,010 58.7 9,120 61.4 17,086 68.4 119,921 52.2
Science 241,327 36.1 21,203 43.2 823 42.6 16,933 37.4 17,560 48.9 350 47.9 97,081 36.5 5,915 39.8 11,184 44.8 70,278 30.6
Agricultural sciences 5,658 0.8 457 0.9 22 1.1 140 0.3 248 0.7 11 1.5 3,472 1.3 120 0.8 129 0.5 1,059 0.5
Biological and biomedical sciences 35,306 5.3 3,454 7.0 103 5.3 3,611 8.0 2,827 7.9 98 13.4 17,358 6.5 1,093 7.4 2,006 8.0 4,756 2.1
Computer and information sciences 77,351 11.6 3,320 6.8 90 4.7 7,015 15.5 4,558 12.7 58 7.9 17,940 6.8 1,215 8.2 2,321 9.3 40,834 17.8
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5,629 0.8 454 0.9 28 1.4 164 0.4 140 0.4 7 1.0 3,926 1.5 167 1.1 211 0.8 532 0.2
Mathematics and statistics 18,073 2.7 958 2.0 43 2.2 1,398 3.1 461 1.3 6 0.8 4,951 1.9 240 1.6 593 2.4 9,423 4.1
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 7,414 1.1 654 1.3 22 1.1 641 1.4 554 1.5 17 2.3 3,149 1.2 207 1.4 234 0.9 1,936 0.8
Natural resources and conservation 7,691 1.2 671 1.4 73 3.8 217 0.5 219 0.6 21 2.9 5,148 1.9 255 1.7 347 1.4 740 0.3
Physical sciences 6,075 0.9 612 1.2 24 1.2 378 0.8 327 0.9 9 1.2 2,603 1.0 161 1.1 212 0.8 1,749 0.8
Psychology 35,404 5.3 5,789 11.8 159 8.2 1,525 3.4 3,989 11.1 68 9.3 18,423 6.9 1,155 7.8 2,801 11.2 1,495 0.7
Social sciences 42,726 6.4 4,834 9.8 259 13.4 1,844 4.1 4,237 11.8 55 7.5 20,111 7.6 1,302 8.8 2,330 9.3 7,754 3.4
Engineering 93,064 13.9 5,436 11.1 140 7.2 6,758 14.9 2,618 7.3 45 6.2 28,993 10.9 1,519 10.2 2,304 9.2 45,251 19.7
Health 56,820 8.5 6,284 12.8 256 13.3 4,866 10.7 5,700 15.9 102 14.0 29,936 11.3 1,686 11.3 3,598 14.4 4,392 1.9
Clinical medicinea 27,494 4.1 2,868 5.8 154 8.0 2,926 6.5 3,727 10.4 61 8.4 12,029 4.5 955 6.4 2,324 9.3 2,450 1.1
Other health 29,326 4.4 3,416 7.0 102 5.3 1,940 4.3 1,973 5.5 41 5.6 17,907 6.7 731 4.9 1,274 5.1 1,942 0.8
Doctoral students 277,096 41.5 16,161 32.9 713 36.9 16,750 37.0 10,065 28.0 233 31.9 109,725 41.3 5,744 38.6 7,900 31.6 109,805 47.8
Science 190,928 28.6 12,691 25.9 580 30.0 11,492 25.4 7,284 20.3 181 24.8 83,654 31.5 4,431 29.8 5,915 23.7 64,700 28.2
Agricultural sciences 3,880 0.6 144 0.3 12 0.6 101 0.2 106 0.3 3 0.4 1,559 0.6 51 0.3 59 0.2 1,845 0.8
Biological and biomedical sciences 52,627 7.9 4,123 8.4 157 8.1 4,497 9.9 2,096 5.8 69 9.5 25,467 9.6 1,357 9.1 1,672 6.7 13,189 5.7
Computer and information sciences 16,127 2.4 374 0.8 12 0.6 902 2.0 388 1.1 12 1.6 3,629 1.4 218 1.5 415 1.7 10,177 4.4
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6,704 1.0 377 0.8 21 1.1 218 0.5 100 0.3 0 0.0 3,426 1.3 183 1.2 230 0.9 2,149 0.9
Mathematics and statistics 13,388 2.0 520 1.1 14 0.7 763 1.7 215 0.6 3 0.4 4,557 1.7 232 1.6 363 1.5 6,721 2.9
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 2,924 0.4 184 0.4 9 0.5 192 0.4 155 0.4 5 0.7 1,433 0.5 66 0.4 98 0.4 782 0.3
Natural resources and conservation 3,716 0.6 231 0.5 24 1.2 120 0.3 145 0.4 1 0.1 1,947 0.7 94 0.6 196 0.8 958 0.4
Physical sciences 36,000 5.4 1,928 3.9 54 2.8 1,899 4.2 680 1.9 13 1.8 15,134 5.7 692 4.7 888 3.6 14,712 6.4
Psychology 20,303 3.0 2,514 5.1 99 5.1 1,206 2.7 1,442 4.0 33 4.5 11,666 4.4 730 4.9 766 3.1 1,847 0.8
Social sciences 35,259 5.3 2,296 4.7 178 9.2 1,594 3.5 1,957 5.4 42 5.8 14,836 5.6 808 5.4 1,228 4.9 12,320 5.4
Engineering 70,237 10.5 2,503 5.1 71 3.7 4,105 9.1 1,417 3.9 30 4.1 18,454 6.9 941 6.3 1,436 5.7 41,280 18.0
Health 15,931 2.4 967 2.0 62 3.2 1,153 2.5 1,364 3.8 22 3.0 7,617 2.9 372 2.5 549 2.2 3,825 1.7
Clinical medicinea 4,508 0.7 402 0.8 24 1.2 367 0.8 511 1.4 10 1.4 1,952 0.7 141 0.9 163 0.7 938 0.4
Other health 11,423 1.7 565 1.2 38 2.0 786 1.7 853 2.4 12 1.6 5,665 2.1 231 1.6 386 1.5 2,887 1.3
a Clinical medicine includes graduate students in public health and clinical medicine not elsewhere classified.
NOTES: Percentages may not add to total because of rounding. 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, 2018.