Data

Brandeis 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   453   465   487   561   585   565   579   613   631   592
    Hispanic or Latino   56   60   59   75   71   61   59   59   54   42
    Not Hispanic or Latino   363   379   410   465   484   470   479   507   511   475
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   3   3   4   3   3   2
      Asian   52   63   48   61   58   53   48   56   49   40
      Black or African American   40   43   38   50   46   39   38   41   42   33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   258   264   311   343   352   351   368   395   405   377
      More than one race   12   7   11   10   25   24   21   12   12   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   34   26   18   21   30   34   41   47   66   75
  Temporary visa holders   389   417   536   492   381   635   640   575   487   509
  Science and engineering   842   881   1,022   1,053   966   1,200   1,219   1,188   1,118   1,101
    Science   842   881   1,022   1,053   966   1,200   1,219   1,188   1,118   1,101
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   204   194   166   172   175   183   185   190   126   110
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   108   133   157   133   110   142   139   109   84   97
      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   61   89   142   149   90   175   164   145   33   36
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   34   28   40   36   36   46   60   57   42   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   84   85   83   79   86   87   83   94   95   90
      Psychology   33   37   35   36   32   31   39   34   40   36
      Social sciences   318   315   399   448   437   536   549   559   638   674
    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   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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