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Table 4-10a. Mathematics and statistics master's and doctoral student demographics, enrollment status, and funding: 2018

Characteristic All graduate students Master's students Doctoral students
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 347 48.5 334 46.7 196 27.4
Schools 358 43.8 343 42.0 201 24.6
Units 641 3.3 554 2.8 323 1.6
All graduate students 31,461 100.0 18,073 100.0 13,388 100.0
Male 19,694 62.6 10,212 56.5 9,482 70.8
Female 11,767 37.4 7,861 43.5 3,906 29.2
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 15,317 48.7 8,650 47.9 6,667 49.8
Hispanic or Latino 1,478 4.7 958 5.3 520 3.9
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 57 0.2 43 0.2 14 0.1
Asian 2,161 6.9 1,398 7.7 763 5.7
Black or African American 676 2.1 461 2.6 215 1.6
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 9 * 6 * 3 *
White 9,508 30.2 4,951 27.4 4,557 34.0
More than one race 472 1.5 240 1.3 232 1.7
Unknown ethnicity and race 956 3.0 593 3.3 363 2.7
Temporary visa holders 16,144 51.3 9,423 52.1 6,721 50.2
Part time 6,506 20.7 5,366 29.7 1,140 8.5
Full time 24,955 79.3 12,707 70.3 12,248 91.5
First time 8,730 27.7 6,166 34.1 2,564 19.2
Primary source of support for full-time studentsb
Federal 1,518 4.8 201 1.1 1,317 9.8
DOD 158 0.5 32 0.2 126 0.9
DOE 33 0.1 4 * 29 0.2
HHS 214 0.7 23 0.1 191 1.4
NIH 185 0.6 15 0.1 170 1.3
Other HHS 29 0.1 8 * 21 0.2
NASA 14 * 5 * 9 0.1
NSF 885 2.8 55 0.3 830 6.2
USDA 15 * 2 * 13 0.1
Other 199 0.6 80 0.4 119 0.9
Nonfederal 13,207 42.0 3,150 17.4 10,057 75.1
Institutional 12,590 40.0 2,963 16.4 9,627 71.9
Domestic 391 1.2 95 0.5 296 2.2
Foreign 226 0.7 92 0.5 134 1.0
Self-support 10,230 32.5 9,356 51.8 874 6.5
Primary mechanism of support for full-time studentsb
Fellowships 1,610 5.1 222 1.2 1,388 10.4
Research assistantships 2,023 6.4 364 2.0 1,659 12.4
Teaching assistantships 9,568 30.4 1,942 10.7 7,626 57.0
Traineeships 205 0.7 22 0.1 183 1.4
Other types of support 11,549 36.7 10,157 56.2 1,392 10.4
Self-support 10,230 32.5 9,356 51.8 874 6.5
Other 1,319 4.2 801 4.4 518 3.9
* = value < 0.05%.
DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = Department of Agriculture.
a Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
b Funding data are available only for full-time students.
NOTE: Percentages may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2018.