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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   434   368   417   345   366   278   310   294   307   294
    Female   512   311   357   293   494   254   364   401   412   387
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   479   325   379   342   524   317   454   468   490   488
    Hispanic or Latino   36   22   20   16   28   15   30   28   27   31
    Not Hispanic or Latino   416   274   223   238   440   236   387   405   423   436
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   59   43   41   30   46   22   27   20   31   35
      Black or African American   26   11   14   13   20   8   21   23   18   30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   309   211   160   186   360   205   325   355   365   356
      More than one race   21   8   8   9   14   1   14   7   9   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   27   29   136   88   56   66   37   35   40   21
  Temporary visa holders   467   354   395   296   336   215   220   227   229   193
  Science and engineering   927   661   751   620   624   511   654   675   698   659
    Science   927   661   751   620   624   509   652   675   698   659
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   66   57   56   53   39   37   65   36   40   43
      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   33   29   27   26   15   2   23   15   16   14
      Mathematics and statistics   96   96   165   85   90   11   28   27   27   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   34   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   197   171   173   162   173   162   130   164   165   138
      Psychology   271   67   76   81   80   74   198   245   252   235
      Social sciences   230   241   254   213   227   219   207   188   198   204
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   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   2   2   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   18   23   18   236   21   20   20   21   22
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   19   18   23   18   236   21   20   20   21   22

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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