Data

Columbia U. in the City of New York

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   3,943   4,176   4,640   2,981   3,859   3,685   3,435   2,832   2,771   2,539
    Female   4,402   4,697   4,881   3,369   4,072   3,825   3,207   2,106   1,984   1,833
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,181   3,455   3,463   2,950   2,987   2,907   2,648   1,792   1,639   1,557
    Hispanic or Latino   361   393   367   302   274   269   251   153   124   100
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,625   2,873   2,880   2,430   2,387   2,263   2,078   1,484   1,364   1,269
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   6   3   6   5   3   4   12   15   7
      Asian   866   922   909   701   648   615   529   361   308   268
      Black or African American   225   220   200   185   166   139   130   95   70   57
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   2   2   4   2   1   5   3   3
      White   1,352   1,539   1,631   1,425   1,465   1,392   1,326   976   934   897
      More than one race   173   185   135   111   99   112   88   35   34   37
    Unknown ethnicity and race   195   189   216   218   326   375   319   155   151   188
  Temporary visa holders   5,164   5,418   6,058   3,400   4,944   4,603   3,994   3,146   3,116   2,815
  Science and engineering   7,666   8,111   8,736   5,680   7,275   6,878   6,237   4,849   4,663   4,278
    Science   5,851   6,228   6,394   4,459   5,255   4,987   4,645   3,029   2,977   2,851
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,334   1,364   1,338   1,233   1,248   1,192   1,132   662   614   619
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   102   95   86
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1,267   1,324   1,929   760   1,082   880   722   321   376   333
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   89   85   85   92   90   106   103   198   231   192
      Mathematics and statistics   944   1,000   1,072   927   1,141   1,127   1,092   799   793   722
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   288   269   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   56   51   216   64   89   187   92   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   318   294   320   313   308   297   325   262   248   256
      Psychology   40   40   43   41   43   39   41   35   38   34
      Social sciences   1,515   1,801   1,391   1,029   1,254   1,159   1,138   650   582   609
    Engineering   1,815   1,883   2,342   1,221   2,020   1,891   1,592   1,820   1,686   1,427
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   268   285   277   194   196   179   166   137   126   134
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   179   197   199   125   127   128   134   226   123   105
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   234   232   258   112   256   209   242   131   134   153
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   357   391   500   192   489   490   336   427   483   342
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   546   522   796   396   695   618   519   507   457   416
      Mechanical engineering   163   189   246   156   202   208   142   166   164   139
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   68   67   66   46   55   59   53   226   199   138
    Health   679   762   785   670   656   632   405   89   92   94
      Clinical medicine   610   694   723   617   598   574   351   67   67   64
      Other health   69   68   62   53   58   58   54   22   25   30

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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