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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   2,016   1,823   1,334   1,163   1,176   1,088   1,098   1,042   1,155   1,184
    Female   1,667   1,504   1,187   1,085   1,017   1,044   890   864   906   912
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,388   1,414   1,360   1,389   1,240   1,233   1,140   1,120   1,261   1,377
    Hispanic or Latino   162   155   149   145   106   95   101   93   98   108
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,161   1,189   1,142   1,174   1,077   1,102   1,000   955   1,041   1,134
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   5   6   4   4   1   2   1   0   4
      Asian   210   187   180   198   166   159   149   131   134   144
      Black or African American   141   160   139   140   131   124   89   99   125   145
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   1   1   2   6   3   3
      White   771   814   790   801   735   782   718   691   750   796
      More than one race   32   22   26   30   40   35   40   27   29   42
    Unknown ethnicity and race   65   70   69   70   57   36   39   72   122   135
  Temporary visa holders   2,295   1,913   1,161   859   953   899   848   786   800   719
  Science and engineering   3,462   3,115   2,344   2,098   2,061   2,006   1,890   1,834   1,978   2,024
    Science   3,148   2,836   2,088   1,853   1,791   1,750   1,617   1,586   1,760   1,776
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   174   151   167   180   140   160   149   114   222   216
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   45   46   45
      Computer and information sciences   1,797   1,484   801   562   610   587   523   453   525   446
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   59   59   58   57   59   62   65   71   63   59
      Mathematics and statistics   92   88   77   77   70   65   72   73   61   74
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   134   132   127   121   109   95   83   46   52   51
      Natural resources and conservation   59   70   72   70   55   53   52   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   121   116   111   109   98   90   81   69   73   75
      Psychology   206   210   197   197   208   196   165   171   193   186
      Social sciences   506   526   478   480   442   442   427   461   511   605
    Engineering   314   279   256   245   270   256   273   248   218   248
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   34   34   27   27   16   20   16   9   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   70   60   58   60   74   65   56   49   37   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   172   155   127   112   129   134   147   149   127   177
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   32   30   37   46   40   41   50   34   42   41
      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   3   3
  Health   221   212   177   150   132   126   98   72   83   72
    Clinical medicine   96   117   108   96   81   72   69   65   60   47
    Other health   125   95   69   54   51   54   29   7   23   25

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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