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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   129   115   98   123   119   138   157   178   207   190
    Female   291   279   307   265   239   241   265   326   328   316
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   360   337   355   350   330   353   385   433   440   409
    Hispanic or Latino   14   23   25   24   16   21   20   16   16   6
    Not Hispanic or Latino   335   313   328   324   306   328   358   406   411   353
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   2   1
      Asian   7   4   5   3   7   4   5   8   8   7
      Black or African American   36   23   24   26   26   19   22   21   16   12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   1
      White   283   274   287   285   262   294   316   365   376   331
      More than one race   9   12   12   8   10   10   15   11   9   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   1   2   2   8   4   7   11   13   50
  Temporary visa holders   60   57   50   38   28   26   37   71   95   97
  Science and engineering   354   332   336   324   295   294   328   424   461   407
    Science   354   332   336   324   295   294   326   420   461   407
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   39   20   28   21   22   15   32   29   40   53
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   35   0
      Computer and information sciences   36   34   42   44   39   43   54   66   86   30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   9   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   7   2   5   4   5   5   11   9   10
      Mathematics and statistics   13   20   20   14   13   9   12   24   17   58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   15   8   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   6   6   11   12   8   5   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   7   4   4   6   8   3   17   25   24
      Psychology   209   204   204   191   173   171   174   177   189   182
      Social sciences   24   26   25   31   26   35   41   46   48   44
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   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   2   4   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   66   62   69   64   63   85   94   80   74   99
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   66   62   69   64   63   85   94   80   74   99

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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