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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   3,206   3,063   3,141   2,921   3,105   2,949   2,888   2,821   2,843   2,768
    Female   2,914   2,814   2,842   2,418   2,645   2,461   2,234   2,342   2,246   2,169
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,921   2,862   3,090   2,885   2,853   2,807   2,770   2,728   2,679   2,692
    Hispanic or Latino   347   350   346   322   303   45   257   250   217   129
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,423   2,352   2,588   2,408   2,397   2,584   2,359   2,315   2,307   2,394
      American Indian or Alaska Native   10   10   19   10   9   8   9   4   5   10
      Asian   583   537   595   475   482   417   420   415   385   378
      Black or African American   155   159   172   163   152   391   107   107   105   97
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   4   4   4   4   5   6   7   6
      White   1,515   1,500   1,649   1,635   1,642   1,666   1,733   1,685   1,705   1,718
      More than one race   157   143   149   121   108   98   85   98   100   185
    Unknown ethnicity and race   151   160   156   155   153   178   154   163   155   169
  Temporary visa holders   3,199   3,015   2,893   2,454   2,897   2,603   2,352   2,435   2,410   2,245
  Science and engineering   6,022   5,775   5,983   5,248   5,670   5,355   4,971   5,020   4,961   4,841
    Science   3,999   3,849   4,134   3,541   3,779   3,530   3,298   3,363   3,285   3,170
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   304   344   429   284   265   254   242   306   308   277
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,264   1,211   1,214   1,157   1,138   1,097   1,011   847   841   851
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   35   33   35
      Computer and information sciences   894   819   788   657   693   593   559   499   418   356
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   38   38   40
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   51   47   42   33   35   35   36   43   46   43
      Mathematics and statistics   264   239   244   207   218   191   193   195   205   181
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   44   40   35   38   24   26   21   20   19   18
      Natural resources and conservation   75   63   79   60   62   55   67   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   390   387   389   348   362   363   519   340   341   354
      Psychology   94   87   84   86   36   38   64   37   35   40
      Social sciences   619   612   830   671   946   878   586   910   920   886
    Engineering   2,023   1,926   1,849   1,707   1,891   1,825   1,673   1,657   1,676   1,671
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   56   43   46   42   35   38   34   33   28   31
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   204   195   217   180   170   187   196   181   193   170
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   159   163   138   131   166   211   159   173   203   198
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   101   100   111   88   146   125   125   148   134   163
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   382   333   294   270   345   302   262   283   346   320
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   627   579   537   539   527   461   434   358   300   296
      Mechanical engineering   181   212   213   181   185   181   172   174   163   180
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   186   152   148   118   162   166   153   129   129   127
      Other engineering   127   149   145   158   155   154   138   178   180   186
  Health   98   102   0   91   80   55   151   143   128   96
    Clinical medicine   98   102   0   91   0   0   15   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   80   55   136   143   128   96

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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