Data

Drexel 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   922   960   1,028   1,004   941   1,016   1,072   1,040   1,153   1,207
    Hispanic or Latino   83   92   88   92   84   69   83   72   72   79
    Not Hispanic or Latino   821   852   919   895   832   928   965   918   1,012   1,079
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   1   3   2   2   3   4
      Asian   161   152   146   133   137   140   130   113   144   165
      Black or African American   127   146   137   150   120   111   132   124   170   171
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   485   506   581   573   531   628   654   638   655   686
      More than one race   46   46   53   38   43   46   47   41   40   53
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   16   21   17   25   19   24   50   69   49
  Temporary visa holders   666   671   576   395   478   597   524   597   621   591
  Science and engineering   1,489   1,506   1,473   1,303   1,324   1,491   1,472   1,504   1,534   1,301
    Science   1,099   1,111   1,061   922   950   1,098   1,037   992   996   720
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   11   5   4   0   0   25   32   22   57   23
      Biological and biomedical sciences   497   517   551   503   455   530   572   553   510   379
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   0
      Computer and information sciences   248   224   232   170   238   263   155   152   125   88
      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   23   22   24   22   23   25   25   25   24   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   108   126   27   13   9   4   2   1   3   8
      Natural resources and conservation   4   11   18   0   0   26   25   26   0   0
      Physical sciences   60   65   63   70   75   73   74   70   73   69
      Psychology   102   102   105   106   100   108   112   103   103   81
      Social sciences   46   39   37   38   50   44   40   40   34   47
    Engineering   390   395   412   381   374   393   435   512   538   581
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   85   88   100   100   100   103   114   124   112   140
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   34   39   46   44   50   54   53   53   44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   35   44   49   47   36   36   47   61   63   62
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   106   92   97   76   81   102   100   132   145   178
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   1   4   6   2   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   71   81   69   61   58   44   55   85   95   85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   53   54   54   48   51   52   63   56   70   72
      Other engineering   3   1   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   99   125   131   96   95   122   124   133   240   497
      Clinical medicine   68   85   92   90   84   89   93   101   211   450
      Other health   31   40   39   6   11   33   31   32   29   47

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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