Data

Duke U.

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   1,576   1,637   1,592   1,615   1,699   1,621   1,497   1,433   1,511   1,485
    Female   1,500   1,500   1,380   1,271   1,323   1,289   1,160   1,122   1,249   1,145
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,542   1,541   1,551   1,500   1,478   1,474   1,442   1,471   1,686   1,602
    Hispanic or Latino   165   154   171   154   133   122   120   128   108   110
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,326   1,329   1,326   1,302   1,299   1,299   1,276   1,304   1,520   1,439
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   4   2   2   3   6   5   4   6   4
      Asian   240   231   221   207   203   202   183   169   227   107
      Black or African American   103   106   101   88   79   73   75   70   87   63
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   3   3   2   0   0   0   2   1
      White   882   890   930   940   951   954   954   998   1,108   965
      More than one race   97   96   69   62   61   64   59   63   90   299
    Unknown ethnicity and race   51   58   54   44   46   53   46   39   58   53
  Temporary visa holders   1,534   1,596   1,421   1,386   1,544   1,436   1,215   1,084   1,074   1,028
  Science and engineering   2,989   3,057   2,811   2,740   2,873   2,758   2,500   2,384   2,608   2,544
    Science   2,099   2,127   1,971   1,931   1,949   1,872   1,785   1,760   2,030   1,978
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   104   118   112
      Biological and biomedical sciences   718   720   647   626   609   590   578   515   592   573
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   176   201   179   150   143   144   143   93   105   82
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   49   50   52   51   58   57   54   56   65   65
      Mathematics and statistics   194   211   185   181   180   173   170   151   137   110
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   128   76   67   78   84   36   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   52   44   42   46   40   42   56   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   300   301   291   291   277   262   261   205   200   189
      Psychology   69   75   77   81   86   81   72   72   90   101
      Social sciences   413   449   431   427   472   487   451   504   672   692
    Engineering   890   930   840   809   924   886   715   624   578   566
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   375   352   320   309   330   292   240   229   210   216
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   60   66   68   82   97   82   60   62   57   51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   341   405   337   304   360   369   272   220   232   215
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   114   107   115   114   137   143   143   113   79   84
      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   87   80   161   146   149   152   157   171   152   86
    Clinical medicine   10   9   88   83   75   78   85   134   119   60
    Other health   77   71   73   63   74   74   72   37   33   26

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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