Data

East Carolina 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   432   435   481   492   511   692   673   694   606   704
    Hispanic or Latino   31   33   24   27   29   40   38   34   26   17
    Not Hispanic or Latino   387   390   441   449   465   625   603   642   561   681
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   1   4   5   4   6   6   6   2   2
      Asian   17   17   19   22   26   37   34   29   19   26
      Black or African American   83   80   88   78   67   70   76   85   44   55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   265   265   298   324   352   501   473   508   487   587
      More than one race   18   25   29   19   16   11   14   14   9   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   14   12   16   16   17   27   32   18   19   6
  Temporary visa holders   37   41   41   44   26   42   50   62   65   79
  Science and engineering   338   318   361   371   403   471   446   492   443   550
    Science   321   305   345   352   379   450   430   462   408   516
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19
      Biological and biomedical sciences   159   164   167   167   214   183   173   177   121   147
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   20   26   0   18   13   12   9   91
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   8   8   13   15   17   16   19   21   35
      Mathematics and statistics   3   4   9   5   8   10   13   13   9   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   17   14   4   9   6   8   10   12   30   29
      Natural resources and conservation   29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   28   35   33   29   35   31   34   51   26
      Psychology   9   11   16   17   17   78   69   76   81   75
      Social sciences   75   76   86   82   90   101   105   119   74   73
    Engineering   17   13   16   19   24   21   16   30   35   34
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   4   8   9   9   8   13   12   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   3   2   3   10   11   8   17   23   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   5   10   8   5   1   0   0   0   0
      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   26
    Health   131   158   161   165   134   263   277   264   228   233
      Clinical medicine   74   93   86   96   76   103   90   103   21   9
      Other health   57   65   75   69   58   160   187   161   207   224

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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