Data

Florida Atlantic 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   494   460   446   518   443   445   420   454   516   535
    Hispanic or Latino   126   119   109   107   88   91   88   99   105   78
    Not Hispanic or Latino   358   338   336   411   355   354   332   355   411   457
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   3   2   2   3   4   5   4   0   0
      Asian   46   46   39   45   34   39   26   33   29   28
      Black or African American   53   72   65   65   48   40   38   34   49   60
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   255   217   230   299   270   271   263   284   317   356
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Temporary visa holders   1,094   930   391   154   157   150   134   168   172   132
  Science and engineering   1,498   1,298   751   587   516   506   457   535   589   564
    Science   1,294   1,112   617   469   416   400   361   396   466   455
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   15
      Biological and biomedical sciences   124   107   124   131   98   100   90   101   96   91
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   22
      Computer and information sciences   671   592   212   78   77   66   43   47   59   36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   35   43   52   52   49   37   35   25   17
      Mathematics and statistics   33   22   23   24   22   28   20   27   33   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   282   204   63   14   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   8   15   14   5   12   13   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   33   28   23   26   22   29   32   39   29   33
      Psychology   36   49   36   42   51   46   51   47   51   39
      Social sciences   70   67   78   88   81   70   75   89   133   167
    Engineering   204   186   134   118   100   106   96   139   123   109
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   21   19   21   9   15   15   20   12   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   44   44   18   22   16   22   13   18   13   15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   48   50   54   41   40   31   26   39   32   32
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   58   44   20   11   17   14   15   33   35   22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   28   27   23   23   18   24   27   29   31   33
    Health   90   92   86   85   84   89   97   87   99   103
      Clinical medicine   6   3   3   4   4   4   4   3   2   6
      Other health   84   89   83   81   80   85   93   84   97   97

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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