Data

Cornell 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   2,975   2,921   2,862   3,090   2,885   2,853   2,807   2,770   2,728   2,679
    Hispanic or Latino   351   347   350   346   322   303   45   257   250   217
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,460   2,423   2,352   2,588   2,408   2,397   2,584   2,359   2,315   2,307
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   10   10   19   10   9   8   9   4   5
      Asian   665   583   537   595   475   482   417   420   415   385
      Black or African American   157   155   159   172   163   152   391   107   107   105
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   5   6   7
      White   1,475   1,515   1,500   1,649   1,635   1,642   1,666   1,733   1,685   1,705
      More than one race   152   157   143   149   121   108   98   85   98   100
    Unknown ethnicity and race   164   151   160   156   155   153   178   154   163   155
  Temporary visa holders   3,440   3,199   3,015   2,893   2,454   2,897   2,603   2,352   2,435   2,410
  Science and engineering   6,262   6,022   5,775   5,983   5,248   5,670   5,355   4,971   5,020   4,961
    Science   4,153   3,999   3,849   4,134   3,541   3,779   3,530   3,298   3,363   3,285
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   284   304   344   429   284   265   254   242   306   308
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,344   1,264   1,211   1,214   1,157   1,138   1,097   1,011   847   841
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   35   33
      Computer and information sciences   1,009   894   819   788   657   693   593   559   499   418
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   38   38
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   58   51   47   42   33   35   35   36   43   46
      Mathematics and statistics   246   264   239   244   207   218   191   193   195   205
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   35   44   40   35   38   24   26   21   20   19
      Natural resources and conservation   69   75   63   79   60   62   55   67   0   0
      Physical sciences   371   390   387   389   348   362   363   519   340   341
      Psychology   89   94   87   84   86   36   38   64   37   35
      Social sciences   648   619   612   830   671   946   878   586   910   920
    Engineering   2,109   2,023   1,926   1,849   1,707   1,891   1,825   1,673   1,657   1,676
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   68   56   43   46   42   35   38   34   33   28
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   211   204   195   217   180   170   187   196   181   193
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   130   159   163   138   131   166   211   159   173   203
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   104   101   100   111   88   146   125   125   148   134
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   342   382   333   294   270   345   302   262   283   346
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   751   627   579   537   539   527   461   434   358   300
      Mechanical engineering   181   181   212   213   181   185   181   172   174   163
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   181   186   152   148   118   162   166   153   129   129
      Other engineering   141   127   149   145   158   155   154   138   178   180
    Health   153   98   102   0   91   80   55   151   143   128
      Clinical medicine   122   98   102   0   91   0   0   15   0   0
      Other health   31   0   0   0   0   80   55   136   143   128

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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