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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   1,349   1,246   1,016   776   768   745   818   806   819   873
    Female   846   788   716   535   519   496   545   620   610   601
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   671   634   691   565   484   446   573   586   595   604
    Hispanic or Latino   40   38   39   37   30   20   26   26   22   19
    Not Hispanic or Latino   624   593   650   524   452   424   540   547   557   564
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   5   5   7
      Asian   57   36   24   31   23   19   18   14   11   23
      Black or African American   73   64   88   76   62   60   68   69   62   66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   474   480   518   398   352   340   441   448   473   468
      More than one race   20   13   17   19   13   5   12   11   6   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   3   2   4   2   2   7   13   16   21
  Temporary visa holders   1,524   1,400   1,041   746   803   795   790   840   834   870
  Science and engineering   2,087   1,929   1,608   1,244   1,220   1,171   1,254   1,293   1,305   1,360
    Science   1,458   1,302   970   674   636   589   635   684   715   694
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   118   99   76   76   74   82   77   121   140   145
      Biological and biomedical sciences   223   203   231   200   208   176   189   109   125   100
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   19   20
      Computer and information sciences   621   526   207   96   60   29   17   30   12   18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   44   32
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   34   34   30   20   21   17   15   21   10
      Mathematics and statistics   69   58   71   64   74   75   67   67   64   74
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   91   80   83   37   43   32   39   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   111   102   94   68   86   87   81   64   67   79
      Psychology   96   114   100   19   14   33   87   108   111   101
      Social sciences   94   84   74   84   57   54   61   111   112   115
    Engineering   629   627   638   570   584   582   619   609   590   666
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   50   46   38   41   35   23   22   17   17   23
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   30   27   22   18   22   21   25   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   82   82   84   67   66   74   65   50   46   57
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   96   89   105   77   85   78   107   101   97   93
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   191   178   192   191   186   191   182   194   189   208
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   71   80   83   66   65   75   93   79   106   121
      Mechanical engineering   84   92   83   74   83   79   80   87   65   84
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   23   29   29   34   41   41   45   39   36   32
      Other engineering   2   4   2   2   1   0   0   42   34   48
  Health   108   105   124   67   67   70   109   133   124   114
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   108   105   124   67   67   70   109   133   124   114

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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