Data

American 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   734   724   950   1,021   808   750   765   712   980   991
    Hispanic or Latino   110   103   127   130   80   63   96   69   82   94
    Not Hispanic or Latino   602   602   808   857   650   588   623   602   808   764
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   2   1   2   1   1   2   6
      Asian   46   47   66   75   57   50   60   52   56   54
      Black or African American   107   88   96   102   99   78   86   93   130   117
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0
      White   424   441   603   630   452   432   450   426   589   574
      More than one race   23   24   41   47   39   26   26   30   31   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   22   19   15   34   78   99   46   41   90   133
  Temporary visa holders   237   222   234   218   204   185   181   179   265   249
  Science and engineering   963   939   1,180   1,229   999   923   946   883   1,245   1,240
    Science   963   939   1,180   1,229   999   923   946   883   1,245   1,240
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   46   33   33   31   33   39   41   31   18   13
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   74   78
      Computer and information sciences   12   17   54   55   49   19   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   8   7   8   7   9   18   15   8   16   19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   92   88   68   79   68   62   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   52   49   51   49   36   35   12   25   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   3   3   4   4   3   5   6   3   2
      Psychology   48   24   28   26   19   54   58   27   86   88
      Social sciences   701   718   935   978   781   693   815   786   1,037   1,026
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   8   7   4   10   13   12   0   8   0   0
      Clinical medicine   8   7   4   10   13   12   0   8   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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