Data

Auburn 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   714   671   634   691   565   484   446   573   586   595
    Hispanic or Latino   47   40   38   39   37   30   20   26   26   22
    Not Hispanic or Latino   662   624   593   650   524   452   424   540   547   557
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   5   5
      Asian   42   57   36   24   31   23   19   18   14   11
      Black or African American   81   73   64   88   76   62   60   68   69   62
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   513   474   480   518   398   352   340   441   448   473
      More than one race   26   20   13   17   19   13   5   12   11   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   7   3   2   4   2   2   7   13   16
  Temporary visa holders   1,237   1,524   1,400   1,041   746   803   795   790   840   834
  Science and engineering   1,848   2,087   1,929   1,608   1,244   1,220   1,171   1,254   1,293   1,305
    Science   1,199   1,458   1,302   970   674   636   589   635   684   715
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   153   118   99   76   76   74   82   77   121   140
      Biological and biomedical sciences   190   223   203   231   200   208   176   189   109   125
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   19
      Computer and information sciences   308   621   526   207   96   60   29   17   30   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   44
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   44   32   34   34   30   20   21   17   15   21
      Mathematics and statistics   73   69   58   71   64   74   75   67   67   64
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   79   91   80   83   37   43   32   39   0   0
      Physical sciences   128   111   102   94   68   86   87   81   64   67
      Psychology   125   96   114   100   19   14   33   87   108   111
      Social sciences   87   94   84   74   84   57   54   61   111   112
    Engineering   649   629   627   638   570   584   582   619   609   590
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   63   50   46   38   41   35   23   22   17   17
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   44   30   27   22   18   22   21   25   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   89   82   82   84   67   66   74   65   50   46
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   90   96   89   105   77   85   78   107   101   97
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   187   191   178   192   191   186   191   182   194   189
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   71   71   80   83   66   65   75   93   79   106
      Mechanical engineering   79   84   92   83   74   83   79   80   87   65
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   23   29   29   34   41   41   45   39   36
      Other engineering   7   2   4   2   2   1   0   0   42   34
    Health   103   108   105   124   67   67   70   109   133   124
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   103   108   105   124   67   67   70   109   133   124

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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