Data

Stanford U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   4,284   4,129   3,990   3,845   3,693   3,777   3,760   3,539   3,635   3,652
    Hispanic or Latino   569   550   527   485   431   443   416   390   317   330
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,598   3,501   3,384   3,293   3,191   3,268   3,291   2,908   3,071   3,040
      American Indian or Alaska Native   11   10   9   8   7   4   2   6   20   23
      Asian   1,376   1,303   1,179   1,084   1,011   995   930   855   867   871
      Black or African American   227   229   207   174   144   97   95   85   114   94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   4   4   3   1   1   3   12   10   8
      White   1,644   1,619   1,671   1,747   1,782   1,926   2,016   1,904   2,059   2,041
      More than one race   337   336   314   277   246   245   245   46   1   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   117   78   79   67   71   66   53   241   247   282
  Temporary visa holders   2,400   2,320   2,286   2,154   2,005   2,217   2,124   2,074   2,309   2,365
  Science and engineering   6,465   6,257   6,099   5,843   5,559   5,857   5,761   5,540   5,939   5,971
    Science   4,058   3,948   3,752   3,593   3,426   3,435   3,214   3,021   3,259   3,048
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   941   920   886   863   866   845   844   813   740   687
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   66   50
      Computer and information sciences   1,138   1,106   974   855   722   705   395   394   586   506
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   205   213   187   186   192   198   169   195   251   265
      Mathematics and statistics   361   350   362   359   352   373   350   355   394   408
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   66   27   14   17   12   15   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   112   108   114   107   100   99   93   86   0   0
      Physical sciences   618   603   604   592   574   587   791   583   550   445
      Psychology   75   74   70   64   66   61   67   71   76   78
      Social sciences   542   547   541   550   542   552   505   524   504   519
    Engineering   2,407   2,309   2,347   2,250   2,133   2,422   2,547   2,519   2,680   2,923
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   197   215   211   184   190   226   229   211   194   209
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   214   196   173   179   176   184   198   188   199   242
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   138   128   129   134   140   155   183   192   259   245
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   437   430   471   465   357   436   452   435   461   449
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   545   510   511   513   512   589   624   679   641   667
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   243   262
      Mechanical engineering   550   517   516   452   450   537   576   526   462   505
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   237   218   221   216   203   184   181   200   221   209
      Other engineering   89   95   115   107   105   111   104   88   0   135
    Health   219   192   177   156   139   137   123   73   5   46
      Clinical medicine   90   82   82   58   61   60   49   10   5   38
      Other health   129   110   95   98   78   77   74   63   0   8

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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