Data

Duke 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   1,575   1,542   1,541   1,551   1,500   1,478   1,474   1,442   1,471   1,686
    Hispanic or Latino   177   165   154   171   154   133   122   120   128   108
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,335   1,326   1,329   1,326   1,302   1,299   1,299   1,276   1,304   1,520
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   4   2   2   3   6   5   4   6
      Asian   256   240   231   221   207   203   202   183   169   227
      Black or African American   103   103   106   101   88   79   73   75   70   87
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   2   2   3   3   2   0   0   0   2
      White   882   882   890   930   940   951   954   954   998   1,108
      More than one race   89   97   96   69   62   61   64   59   63   90
    Unknown ethnicity and race   63   51   58   54   44   46   53   46   39   58
  Temporary visa holders   1,623   1,534   1,596   1,421   1,386   1,544   1,436   1,215   1,084   1,074
  Science and engineering   3,125   2,989   3,057   2,811   2,740   2,873   2,758   2,500   2,384   2,608
    Science   2,210   2,099   2,127   1,971   1,931   1,949   1,872   1,785   1,760   2,030
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   104   118
      Biological and biomedical sciences   747   718   720   647   626   609   590   578   515   592
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   185   176   201   179   150   143   144   143   93   105
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   54   49   50   52   51   58   57   54   56   65
      Mathematics and statistics   198   194   211   185   181   180   173   170   151   137
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   150   128   76   67   78   84   36   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   56   52   44   42   46   40   42   56   0   0
      Physical sciences   324   300   301   291   291   277   262   261   205   200
      Psychology   64   69   75   77   81   86   81   72   72   90
      Social sciences   432   413   449   431   427   472   487   451   504   672
    Engineering   915   890   930   840   809   924   886   715   624   578
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   394   375   352   320   309   330   292   240   229   210
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   67   60   66   68   82   97   82   60   62   57
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   332   341   405   337   304   360   369   272   220   232
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   122   114   107   115   114   137   143   143   113   79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   73   87   80   161   146   149   152   157   171   152
      Clinical medicine   8   10   9   88   83   75   78   85   134   119
      Other health   65   77   71   73   63   74   74   72   37   33

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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