Data

Fielding Graduate 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   502   491   469   502   518   456   524   518   649   696
    Hispanic or Latino   70   66   68   68   71   71   74   69   74   63
    Not Hispanic or Latino   428   420   393   427   439   375   437   420   528   573
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   3   2   3   4   5   4   4   8
      Asian   20   25   19   26   33   17   22   16   33   33
      Black or African American   91   81   71   82   72   66   69   77   96   98
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   1
      White   279   276   269   286   304   255   307   292   366   405
      More than one race   35   34   31   30   26   32   33   30   29   28
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   5   8   7   8   10   13   29   47   60
  Temporary visa holders   5   5   10   11   0   6   6   6   9   4
  Science and engineering   507   496   479   513   518   462   530   524   658   700
    Science   507   496   479   513   518   462   530   524   658   700
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   38
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   507   496   479   513   518   414   471   473   476   486
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   48   59   51   140   176
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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