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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   175   169   199   198   168   156   204   189   236   254
    Female   123   123   130   130   122   105   108   109   137   153
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   287   277   319   316   267   249   297   283   343   378
    Hispanic or Latino   51   49   45   47   28   30   37   38   48   53
    Not Hispanic or Latino   223   222   250   255   227   204   243   224   269   305
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   47   47   46   48   40   34   43   38   49   48
      Black or African American   0   2   7   3   0   1   3   2   3   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      White   156   152   177   183   162   152   174   170   190   235
      More than one race   19   19   19   21   25   17   23   13   27   17
    Unknown ethnicity and race   13   6   24   14   12   15   17   21   26   20
  Temporary visa holders   11   15   10   12   23   12   15   15   30   29
  Science and engineering   298   292   329   328   290   261   312   289   363   393
    Science   155   138   144   125   117   113   137   122   149   143
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   18   17   22   10   16   18   20   27   24   30
      Biological and biomedical sciences   43   24   19   30   25   25   29   21   20   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   41   37   41   29   24   27   44   33   45   29
      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   13   16   12   10   9   5   6   8   15   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   5   10   4   5   5   3   2   8   8
      Psychology   31   27   30   33   32   28   27   29   26   29
      Social sciences   5   12   10   9   5   4   5   2   11   11
    Engineering   143   154   185   203   173   148   175   167   214   250
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   16   17   18   27   15   19   8   16   15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   23   38   33   39   34   32   27   25   31   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   37   32   56   53   49   38   51   44   48   60
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   40   23   39   38   24   24   28   36   43   53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   5   4   14   6   4   8   4   8   4
      Mechanical engineering   30   40   36   41   29   20   27   19   33   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   4   15   15   31   35   52
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   10   14
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   10   14

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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