Data

Columbia U. in the City of New York

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   2,994   3,181   3,455   3,463   2,950   2,987   2,907   2,648   1,792   1,639
    Hispanic or Latino   432   361   393   367   302   274   269   251   153   124
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,326   2,625   2,873   2,880   2,430   2,387   2,263   2,078   1,484   1,364
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   9   6   3   6   5   3   4   12   15
      Asian   878   866   922   909   701   648   615   529   361   308
      Black or African American   0   225   220   200   185   166   139   130   95   70
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   2   2   4   2   1   5   3
      White   1,255   1,352   1,539   1,631   1,425   1,465   1,392   1,326   976   934
      More than one race   192   173   185   135   111   99   112   88   35   34
    Unknown ethnicity and race   236   195   189   216   218   326   375   319   155   151
  Temporary visa holders   5,372   5,164   5,418   6,058   3,400   4,944   4,603   3,994   3,146   3,116
  Science and engineering   7,708   7,666   8,111   8,736   5,680   7,275   6,878   6,237   4,849   4,663
    Science   5,826   5,851   6,228   6,394   4,459   5,255   4,987   4,645   3,029   2,977
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,340   1,334   1,364   1,338   1,233   1,248   1,192   1,132   662   614
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1,122   1,267   1,324   1,929   760   1,082   880   722   321   376
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   92   89   85   85   92   90   106   103   198   231
      Mathematics and statistics   961   944   1,000   1,072   927   1,141   1,127   1,092   799   793
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   310   288   269   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   54   56   51   216   64   89   187   92   0   0
      Physical sciences   314   318   294   320   313   308   297   325   262   248
      Psychology   40   40   40   43   41   43   39   41   35   38
      Social sciences   1,593   1,515   1,801   1,391   1,029   1,254   1,159   1,138   650   582
    Engineering   1,882   1,815   1,883   2,342   1,221   2,020   1,891   1,592   1,820   1,686
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   324   268   285   277   194   196   179   166   137   126
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   184   179   197   199   125   127   128   134   226   123
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   220   234   232   258   112   256   209   242   131   134
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   388   357   391   500   192   489   490   336   427   483
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   526   546   522   796   396   695   618   519   507   457
      Mechanical engineering   160   163   189   246   156   202   208   142   166   164
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   80   68   67   66   46   55   59   53   226   199
    Health   658   679   762   785   670   656   632   405   89   92
      Clinical medicine   585   610   694   723   617   598   574   351   67   67
      Other health   73   69   68   62   53   58   58   54   22   25

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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