Data

Barry 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   464   396   390   368   368   324   347   345   290   293
    Hispanic or Latino   141   138   124   118   110   98   111   98   72   67
    Not Hispanic or Latino   316   249   257   243   258   224   232   239   200   125
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   0   0   0   0   1   3   3   4
      Asian   45   29   27   33   42   41   41   52   34   21
      Black or African American   157   121   127   125   135   110   110   110   100   51
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   2   1   2   1   1   2   1   1   2
      White   99   85   88   71   63   60   70   73   62   47
      More than one race   10   11   14   12   17   12   8   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   7   9   9   7   0   2   4   8   18   101
  Temporary visa holders   28   38   33   27   28   35   39   31   7   9
  Science and engineering   473   364   359   335   344   293   313   329   237   245
    Science   473   364   359   335   344   293   313   329   237   245
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   295   203   189   173   210   198   215   240   208   222
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   178   161   170   162   134   95   98   89   29   23
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    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   19   70   64   60   52   66   73   47   60   57
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   19   70   64   60   52   66   73   47   60   57

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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