Data

American 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   380   467   501   398   307   328   314   452   481   483
    Female   566   717   738   614   628   618   577   793   759   794
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   724   950   1,021   808   750   765   712   980   991   1,044
    Hispanic or Latino   103   127   130   80   63   96   69   82   94   96
    Not Hispanic or Latino   602   808   857   650   588   623   602   808   764   771
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   2   1   2   1   1   2   6   4
      Asian   47   66   75   57   50   60   52   56   54   69
      Black or African American   88   96   102   99   78   86   93   130   117   109
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   2
      White   441   603   630   452   432   450   426   589   574   569
      More than one race   24   41   47   39   26   26   30   31   13   18
    Unknown ethnicity and race   19   15   34   78   99   46   41   90   133   177
  Temporary visa holders   222   234   218   204   185   181   179   265   249   233
  Science and engineering   939   1,180   1,229   999   923   946   883   1,245   1,240   1,277
    Science   939   1,180   1,229   999   923   946   883   1,245   1,240   1,277
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   14   15
      Biological and biomedical sciences   33   33   31   33   39   41   31   18   13   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   74   78   67
      Computer and information sciences   17   54   55   49   19   0   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   7   8   7   9   18   15   8   16   19   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   88   68   79   68   62   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   49   51   49   36   35   12   25   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   3   4   4   3   5   6   3   2   4
      Psychology   24   28   26   19   54   58   27   86   88   97
      Social sciences   718   935   978   781   693   815   786   1,037   1,026   1,065
    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   7   4   10   13   12   0   8   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   7   4   10   13   12   0   8   0   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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