Data

George Mason 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   1,388   1,388   1,414   1,360   1,389   1,240   1,233   1,140   1,120   1,261
    Hispanic or Latino   161   162   155   149   145   106   95   101   93   98
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,149   1,161   1,189   1,142   1,174   1,077   1,102   1,000   955   1,041
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   7   5   6   4   4   1   2   1   0
      Asian   201   210   187   180   198   166   159   149   131   134
      Black or African American   142   141   160   139   140   131   124   89   99   125
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   2   6   3
      White   770   771   814   790   801   735   782   718   691   750
      More than one race   28   32   22   26   30   40   35   40   27   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   78   65   70   69   70   57   36   39   72   122
  Temporary visa holders   1,998   2,295   1,913   1,161   859   953   899   848   786   800
  Science and engineering   3,192   3,462   3,115   2,344   2,098   2,061   2,006   1,890   1,834   1,978
    Science   2,833   3,148   2,836   2,088   1,853   1,791   1,750   1,617   1,586   1,760
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   198   174   151   167   180   140   160   149   114   222
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   45   46
      Computer and information sciences   1,477   1,797   1,484   801   562   610   587   523   453   525
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   75   59   59   58   57   59   62   65   71   63
      Mathematics and statistics   90   92   88   77   77   70   65   72   73   61
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   120   134   132   127   121   109   95   83   46   52
      Natural resources and conservation   65   59   70   72   70   55   53   52   0   0
      Physical sciences   137   121   116   111   109   98   90   81   69   73
      Psychology   198   206   210   197   197   208   196   165   171   193
      Social sciences   473   506   526   478   480   442   442   427   461   511
    Engineering   359   314   279   256   245   270   256   273   248   218
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   39   40   34   34   27   27   16   20   16   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   87   70   60   58   60   74   65   56   49   37
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   192   172   155   127   112   129   134   147   149   127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   41   32   30   37   46   40   41   50   34   42
      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   3
    Health   194   221   212   177   150   132   126   98   72   83
      Clinical medicine   81   96   117   108   96   81   72   69   65   60
      Other health   113   125   95   69   54   51   54   29   7   23

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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