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Table 4-4a. Citizenship, ethnicity, and race of graduate students, by detailed field: 2018

Detailed 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 detailed fields 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
Biochemistry 5,297 0.8 443 0.9 13 0.7 464 1.0 202 0.6 10 1.4 2,487 0.9 130 0.9 127 0.5 1,421 0.6
Biology 15,750 2.4 1,563 3.2 57 3.0 968 2.1 865 2.4 29 4.0 8,564 3.2 438 2.9 543 2.2 2,723 1.2
Biomedical sciences 8,409 1.3 722 1.5 21 1.1 999 2.2 834 2.3 40 5.5 3,600 1.4 279 1.9 597 2.4 1,317 0.6
Biophysics 836 0.1 59 0.1 1 0.1 76 0.2 21 0.1 1 0.1 375 0.1 15 0.1 36 0.1 252 0.1
Biostatistics and bioinformatics 5,836 0.9 244 0.5 4 0.2 728 1.6 161 0.4 9 1.2 1,849 0.7 118 0.8 244 1.0 2,479 1.1
Biotechnology 2,062 0.3 224 0.5 4 0.2 226 0.5 250 0.7 4 0.5 683 0.3 39 0.3 108 0.4 524 0.2
Botany and plant biology 1,690 0.3 113 0.2 3 0.2 75 0.2 45 0.1 4 0.5 838 0.3 40 0.3 48 0.2 524 0.2
Cell, cellular biology, and anatomical sciences 5,909 0.9 583 1.2 21 1.1 605 1.3 225 0.6 12 1.6 2,736 1.0 148 1.0 197 0.8 1,382 0.6
Ecology and population biology 3,508 0.5 254 0.5 14 0.7 138 0.3 99 0.3 7 1.0 2,248 0.8 107 0.7 169 0.7 472 0.2
Epidemiology 4,437 0.7 381 0.8 13 0.7 529 1.2 301 0.8 8 1.1 1,873 0.7 162 1.1 220 0.9 950 0.4
Genetics 2,662 0.4 185 0.4 10 0.5 230 0.5 83 0.2 5 0.7 1,494 0.6 64 0.4 82 0.3 509 0.2
Microbiological sciences and immunology 5,168 0.8 493 1.0 17 0.9 436 1.0 266 0.7 7 1.0 2,695 1.0 155 1.0 221 0.9 878 0.4
Molecular biology 1,492 0.2 145 0.3 1 0.1 165 0.4 74 0.2 0 0.0 670 0.3 46 0.3 50 0.2 341 0.1
Neurobiology and neuroscience 5,350 0.8 525 1.1 21 1.1 539 1.2 208 0.6 2 0.3 2,806 1.1 180 1.2 179 0.7 890 0.4
Nutrition science 3,513 0.5 271 0.6 6 0.3 273 0.6 127 0.4 2 0.3 2,038 0.8 98 0.7 180 0.7 518 0.2
Pathology and experimental pathology 973 0.1 121 0.2 2 0.1 70 0.2 36 0.1 0 0.0 425 0.2 19 0.1 47 0.2 253 0.1
Pharmacology and toxicology 3,110 0.5 240 0.5 10 0.5 327 0.7 220 0.6 7 1.0 1,390 0.5 85 0.6 114 0.5 717 0.3
Physiology 4,919 0.7 390 0.8 14 0.7 544 1.2 320 0.9 7 1.0 2,506 0.9 126 0.8 189 0.8 823 0.4
Zoology and animal biology 2,022 0.3 119 0.2 7 0.4 54 0.1 53 0.1 2 0.3 1,313 0.5 66 0.4 80 0.3 328 0.1
Biological and biomedical sciences nec 4,990 0.7 502 1.0 21 1.1 662 1.5 533 1.5 11 1.5 2,235 0.8 135 0.9 247 1.0 644 0.3
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
Computer science 31,309 4.7 720 1.5 8 0.4 2,455 5.4 590 1.6 13 1.8 5,135 1.9 390 2.6 747 3.0 21,251 9.3
Computer and information sciences, general 36,969 5.5 1,490 3.0 48 2.5 3,246 7.2 1,474 4.1 30 4.1 9,332 3.5 556 3.7 707 2.8 20,086 8.7
Computer and information sciences nec 25,200 3.8 1,484 3.0 46 2.4 2,216 4.9 2,882 8.0 27 3.7 7,102 2.7 487 3.3 1,282 5.1 9,674 4.2
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
Atmospheric sciences and meteorology 1,342 0.2 61 0.1 3 0.2 34 0.1 30 0.1 0 0.0 766 0.3 24 0.2 47 0.2 377 0.2
Geological and earth sciences 8,294 1.2 564 1.1 39 2.0 258 0.6 169 0.5 7 1.0 4,891 1.8 226 1.5 268 1.1 1,872 0.8
Ocean and marine sciences 2,697 0.4 206 0.4 7 0.4 90 0.2 41 0.1 0 0.0 1,695 0.6 100 0.7 126 0.5 432 0.2
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
Mathematics and applied mathematics 21,442 3.2 1,132 2.3 30 1.6 1,306 2.9 486 1.4 4 0.5 7,137 2.7 359 2.4 739 3.0 10,249 4.5
Statistics 10,019 1.5 346 0.7 27 1.4 855 1.9 190 0.5 5 0.7 2,371 0.9 113 0.8 217 0.9 5,895 2.6
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
Environmental science and studies 5,427 0.8 535 1.1 44 2.3 203 0.4 209 0.6 14 1.9 3,160 1.2 172 1.2 271 1.1 819 0.4
Forestry, natural resources, and conservation 5,980 0.9 367 0.7 53 2.7 134 0.3 155 0.4 8 1.1 3,935 1.5 177 1.2 272 1.1 879 0.4
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
Astronomy and astrophysics 1,353 0.2 99 0.2 2 0.1 98 0.2 24 0.1 0 0.0 736 0.3 45 0.3 34 0.1 315 0.1
Chemistry 22,691 3.4 1,513 3.1 44 2.3 1,339 3.0 655 1.8 17 2.3 9,705 3.7 461 3.1 560 2.2 8,397 3.7
Materials sciences 1,324 0.2 65 0.1 2 0.1 86 0.2 34 0.1 0 0.0 450 0.2 19 0.1 48 0.2 620 0.3
Physics 16,086 2.4 828 1.7 28 1.4 740 1.6 271 0.8 5 0.7 6,563 2.5 317 2.1 441 1.8 6,893 3.0
Physical sciences nec 621 0.1 35 0.1 2 0.1 14 * 23 0.1 0 0.0 283 0.1 11 0.1 17 0.1 236 0.1
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
Clinical psychology 7,027 1.1 1,254 2.6 21 1.1 430 0.9 486 1.4 16 2.2 3,749 1.4 289 1.9 453 1.8 329 0.1
Counseling and applied psychology 31,660 4.7 5,063 10.3 168 8.7 1,335 2.9 3,660 10.2 70 9.6 16,450 6.2 1,029 6.9 2,539 10.2 1,346 0.6
Psychology, general 12,861 1.9 1,562 3.2 58 3.0 646 1.4 1,086 3.0 13 1.8 7,679 2.9 439 3.0 471 1.9 907 0.4
Research and experimental psychology 4,159 0.6 424 0.9 11 0.6 320 0.7 199 0.6 2 0.3 2,211 0.8 128 0.9 104 0.4 760 0.3
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
Agricultural economics 1,698 0.3 56 0.1 3 0.2 49 0.1 32 0.1 0 0.0 613 0.2 18 0.1 34 0.1 893 0.4
Anthropology 6,773 1.0 660 1.3 81 4.2 236 0.5 216 0.6 8 1.1 3,979 1.5 263 1.8 372 1.5 958 0.4
Criminal justice and safety studies 5,169 0.8 674 1.4 27 1.4 95 0.2 1,113 3.1 8 1.1 2,595 1.0 151 1.0 364 1.5 142 0.1
Economics (except agricultural) 13,344 2.0 474 1.0 14 0.7 600 1.3 314 0.9 3 0.4 3,310 1.2 150 1.0 340 1.4 8,139 3.5
Geography and cartography 4,566 0.7 303 0.6 21 1.1 161 0.4 174 0.5 4 0.5 2,605 1.0 133 0.9 170 0.7 995 0.4
History and philosophy of science 301 * 16 * 0 0.0 9 * 37 0.1 0 0.0 159 0.1 6 * 5 * 69 *
Human development 2,122 0.3 240 0.5 11 0.6 72 0.2 214 0.6 3 0.4 1,226 0.5 64 0.4 83 0.3 209 0.1
International relations and national security studies 7,265 1.1 882 1.8 12 0.6 386 0.9 502 1.4 4 0.5 3,470 1.3 188 1.3 529 2.1 1,292 0.6
Linguistics 2,723 0.4 223 0.5 31 1.6 143 0.3 61 0.2 0 0.0 1,231 0.5 92 0.6 112 0.4 830 0.4
Political science and government 8,317 1.2 722 1.5 25 1.3 323 0.7 531 1.5 10 1.4 4,220 1.6 194 1.3 353 1.4 1,939 0.8
Public policy analysis 8,202 1.2 628 1.3 23 1.2 549 1.2 763 2.1 14 1.9 3,698 1.4 225 1.5 476 1.9 1,826 0.8
Sociology 7,523 1.1 955 1.9 35 1.8 351 0.8 910 2.5 11 1.5 3,594 1.4 235 1.6 239 1.0 1,193 0.5
Social sciences nec 9,982 1.5 1,297 2.6 154 8.0 464 1.0 1,327 3.7 32 4.4 4,247 1.6 391 2.6 481 1.9 1,589 0.7
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
Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 5,848 0.9 366 0.7 15 0.8 424 0.9 96 0.3 2 0.3 2,744 1.0 166 1.1 130 0.5 1,905 0.8
Agricultural engineering 1,032 0.2 33 0.1 1 0.1 50 0.1 25 0.1 1 0.1 347 0.1 26 0.2 19 0.1 530 0.2
Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 11,480 1.7 792 1.6 14 0.7 1,558 3.4 375 1.0 13 1.8 4,356 1.6 304 2.0 337 1.3 3,731 1.6
Biological and biosystems engineering 283 * 12 * 1 0.1 6 * 3 * 1 0.1 113 * 8 0.1 7 * 132 0.1
Chemical engineering 10,011 1.5 363 0.7 10 0.5 759 1.7 203 0.6 3 0.4 3,040 1.1 155 1.0 211 0.8 5,267 2.3
Civil engineering 20,461 3.1 1,349 2.7 42 2.2 1,121 2.5 470 1.3 13 1.8 6,183 2.3 314 2.1 424 1.7 10,545 4.6
Electrical, electronics, and communications engineering 46,227 6.9 1,623 3.3 30 1.6 2,886 6.4 880 2.4 13 1.8 8,379 3.2 456 3.1 915 3.7 31,045 13.5
Engineering mechanics, physics, and science 2,157 0.3 72 0.1 4 0.2 142 0.3 49 0.1 1 0.1 727 0.3 35 0.2 67 0.3 1,060 0.5
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 15,987 2.4 814 1.7 18 0.9 1,028 2.3 558 1.6 8 1.1 4,312 1.6 173 1.2 494 2.0 8,582 3.7
Mechanical engineering 26,593 4.0 1,375 2.8 37 1.9 1,556 3.4 482 1.3 6 0.8 8,522 3.2 412 2.8 590 2.4 13,613 5.9
Metallurgical and materials engineering 6,689 1.0 335 0.7 11 0.6 421 0.9 143 0.4 3 0.4 2,174 0.8 120 0.8 99 0.4 3,383 1.5
Mining engineering 527 0.1 21 * 5 0.3 8 * 17 * 1 0.1 267 0.1 9 0.1 8 * 191 0.1
Nanotechnology 118 * 9 * 0 0.0 12 * 4 * 0 0.0 45 * 4 * 4 * 40 *
Nuclear engineering 1,453 0.2 94 0.2 2 0.1 53 0.1 22 0.1 0 0.0 770 0.3 26 0.2 40 0.2 446 0.2
Petroleum engineering 1,403 0.2 46 0.1 1 0.1 49 0.1 26 0.1 0 0.0 222 0.1 15 0.1 32 0.1 1,012 0.4
Engineering nec 13,032 2.0 635 1.3 20 1.0 790 1.7 682 1.9 10 1.4 5,246 2.0 237 1.6 363 1.5 5,049 2.2
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
Public health 30,777 4.6 3,190 6.5 175 9.1 3,133 6.9 4,113 11.4 69 9.5 13,400 5.0 1,047 7.0 2,444 9.8 3,206 1.4
Clinical medicine nec 1,225 0.2 80 0.2 3 0.2 160 0.4 125 0.3 2 0.3 581 0.2 49 0.3 43 0.2 182 0.1
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
Communication disorders sciences 16,902 2.5 1,953 4.0 58 3.0 772 1.7 755 2.1 20 2.7 11,793 4.4 414 2.8 793 3.2 344 0.1
Dental sciences 1,725 0.3 105 0.2 2 0.1 231 0.5 40 0.1 1 0.1 684 0.3 27 0.2 88 0.4 547 0.2
Nursing science 5,453 0.8 424 0.9 26 1.3 325 0.7 656 1.8 7 1.0 3,281 1.2 91 0.6 256 1.0 387 0.2
Pharmaceutical sciences 4,029 0.6 196 0.4 9 0.5 457 1.0 175 0.5 2 0.3 1,127 0.4 74 0.5 81 0.3 1,908 0.8
Veterinary biomedical and clinical sciences 1,212 0.2 68 0.1 3 0.2 43 0.1 43 0.1 0 0.0 669 0.3 40 0.3 50 0.2 296 0.1
Other health nec 11,428 1.7 1,235 2.5 42 2.2 898 2.0 1,157 3.2 23 3.2 6,018 2.3 316 2.1 392 1.6 1,347 0.6
* = value < 0.05%.
nec = not elsewhere classified.
a Clinical medicine includes graduate students in public health and clinical medicine nec.
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.