Data

Stanford U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   3,657   3,621   3,501   3,423   3,670   3,672   3,596   3,881   3,967   3,882
    Female   2,792   2,655   2,498   2,275   2,324   2,212   2,017   2,063   2,050   1,998
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   4,129   3,990   3,845   3,693   3,777   3,760   3,539   3,635   3,652   3,559
    Hispanic or Latino   550   527   485   431   443   416   390   317   330   321
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,501   3,384   3,293   3,191   3,268   3,291   2,908   3,071   3,040   2,983
      American Indian or Alaska Native   10   9   8   7   4   2   6   20   23   24
      Asian   1,303   1,179   1,084   1,011   995   930   855   867   871   823
      Black or African American   229   207   174   144   97   95   85   114   94   107
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   4   4   3   1   1   3   12   10   8   14
      White   1,619   1,671   1,747   1,782   1,926   2,016   1,904   2,059   2,041   2,009
      More than one race   336   314   277   246   245   245   46   1   3   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   78   79   67   71   66   53   241   247   282   255
  Temporary visa holders   2,320   2,286   2,154   2,005   2,217   2,124   2,074   2,309   2,365   2,321
  Science and engineering   6,257   6,099   5,843   5,559   5,857   5,761   5,540   5,939   5,971   5,859
    Science   3,948   3,752   3,593   3,426   3,435   3,214   3,021   3,259   3,048   2,990
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   920   886   863   866   845   844   813   740   687   660
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   66   50   62
      Computer and information sciences   1,106   974   855   722   705   395   394   586   506   473
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   213   187   186   192   198   169   195   251   265   269
      Mathematics and statistics   350   362   359   352   373   350   355   394   408   381
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   27   14   17   12   15   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   108   114   107   100   99   93   86   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   603   604   592   574   587   791   583   550   445   408
      Psychology   74   70   64   66   61   67   71   76   78   74
      Social sciences   547   541   550   542   552   505   524   504   519   578
    Engineering   2,309   2,347   2,250   2,133   2,422   2,547   2,519   2,680   2,923   2,869
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   215   211   184   190   226   229   211   194   209   188
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   196   173   179   176   184   198   188   199   242   115
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   128   129   134   140   155   183   192   259   245   252
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   430   471   465   357   436   452   435   461   449   424
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   510   511   513   512   589   624   679   641   667   752
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   243   262   310
      Mechanical engineering   517   516   452   450   537   576   526   462   505   514
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   218   221   216   203   184   181   200   221   209   184
      Other engineering   95   115   107   105   111   104   88   0   135   130
  Health   192   177   156   139   137   123   73   5   46   21
    Clinical medicine   82   82   58   61   60   49   10   5   38   21
    Other health   110   95   98   78   77   74   63   0   8   0

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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