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Table 4-8a. Computer and information science 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 414 57.9 409 57.2 179 25.0
Schools 427 52.3 421 51.5 182 22.3
Units 858 4.4 785 4.0 267 1.4
All graduate students 93,478 100.0 77,351 100.0 16,127 100.0
Male 64,911 69.4 52,896 68.4 12,015 74.5
Female 28,567 30.6 24,455 31.6 4,112 25.5
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 42,467 45.4 36,517 47.2 5,950 36.9
Hispanic or Latino 3,694 4.0 3,320 4.3 374 2.3
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 102 0.1 90 0.1 12 0.1
Asian 7,917 8.5 7,015 9.1 902 5.6
Black or African American 4,946 5.3 4,558 5.9 388 2.4
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 70 0.1 58 0.1 12 0.1
White 21,569 23.1 17,940 23.2 3,629 22.5
More than one race 1,433 1.5 1,215 1.6 218 1.4
Unknown ethnicity and race 2,736 2.9 2,321 3.0 415 2.6
Temporary visa holders 51,011 54.6 40,834 52.8 10,177 63.1
Part time 35,689 38.2 33,158 42.9 2,531 15.7
Full time 57,789 61.8 44,193 57.1 13,596 84.3
First time 22,739 24.3 19,908 25.7 2,831 17.6
Primary source of support for full-time studentsb
Federal 4,871 5.2 1,136 1.5 3,735 23.2
DOD 968 1.0 299 0.4 669 4.1
DOE 103 0.1 25 * 78 0.5
HHS 326 0.3 68 0.1 258 1.6
NIH 250 0.3 54 0.1 196 1.2
Other HHS 76 0.1 14 * 62 0.4
NASA 46 * 20 * 26 0.2
NSF 2,637 2.8 359 0.5 2,278 14.1
USDA 28 * 18 * 10 0.1
Other 763 0.8 347 0.4 416 2.6
Nonfederal 16,080 17.2 8,064 10.4 8,016 49.7
Institutional 14,310 15.3 7,413 9.6 6,897 42.8
Domestic 1,320 1.4 452 0.6 868 5.4
Foreign 450 0.5 199 0.3 251 1.6
Self-support 36,838 39.4 34,993 45.2 1,845 11.4
Primary mechanism of support for full-time studentsb
Fellowships 1,906 2.0 603 0.8 1,303 8.1
Research assistantships 7,657 8.2 1,648 2.1 6,009 37.3
Teaching assistantships 6,704 7.2 3,120 4.0 3,584 22.2
Traineeships 358 0.4 189 0.2 169 1.0
Other types of support 41,164 44.0 38,633 49.9 2,531 15.7
Self-support 36,838 39.4 34,993 45.2 1,845 11.4
Other 4,326 4.6 3,640 4.7 686 4.3
* = value < 0.05%.
DOD = Department of Defense; 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.