Data

Ball State 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   295   360   337   355   350   330   353   385   433   440
    Hispanic or Latino   18   14   23   25   24   16   21   20   16   16
    Not Hispanic or Latino   270   335   313   328   324   306   328   358   406   411
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   2
      Asian   11   7   4   5   3   7   4   5   8   8
      Black or African American   27   36   23   24   26   26   19   22   21   16
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      White   221   283   274   287   285   262   294   316   365   376
      More than one race   11   9   12   12   8   10   10   15   11   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   11   1   2   2   8   4   7   11   13
  Temporary visa holders   70   60   57   50   38   28   26   37   71   95
  Science and engineering   303   354   332   336   324   295   294   328   424   461
    Science   303   354   332   336   324   295   294   326   420   461
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   22   39   20   28   21   22   15   32   29   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   35
      Computer and information sciences   32   36   34   42   44   39   43   54   66   86
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   9
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   4   7   2   5   4   5   5   11   9
      Mathematics and statistics   16   13   20   20   14   13   9   12   24   17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   15   8   5   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   4   6   6   11   12   8   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   10   7   4   4   6   8   3   17   25
      Psychology   200   209   204   204   191   173   171   174   177   189
      Social sciences   14   24   26   25   31   26   35   41   46   48
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   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   2   4   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   62   66   62   69   64   63   85   94   80   74
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   62   66   62   69   64   63   85   94   80   74

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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