Data

George Washington 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   1,906   1,858   1,832   1,966   1,878   1,810   1,817   1,714   1,567   1,458
    Hispanic or Latino   188   169   179   214   266   175   179   163   135   137
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,526   1,599   1,562   1,647   1,534   1,550   1,526   1,446   1,371   1,244
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   1   3   6   6   5   8   5   5   5
      Asian   267   259   241   241   177   198   210   211   171   160
      Black or African American   283   274   221   210   194   199   194   192   186   141
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   1   1   2   2   0   1   3   0
      White   897   990   1,022   1,111   1,088   1,069   1,044   973   951   878
      More than one race   70   74   74   78   67   77   70   64   55   60
    Unknown ethnicity and race   192   90   91   105   78   85   112   105   61   77
  Temporary visa holders   1,197   1,198   953   776   977   1,435   1,452   1,529   1,527   1,237
  Science and engineering   2,688   2,618   2,366   2,247   2,433   2,857   2,876   2,891   2,829   2,358
    Science   2,446   2,362   2,101   2,016   2,171   2,502   2,436   2,471   2,458   2,078
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   312   384   349   354   355   335   308   295   230   146
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   54   31
      Computer and information sciences   827   644   565   386   416   585   585   625   532   405
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15
      Mathematics and statistics   117   135   141   175   251   352   364   418   410   300
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   215   196   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   17   17   21   28   18   14   18   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   42   46   57   52   69   65   53   59   48   50
      Psychology   128   129   126   124   115   127   116   123   126   91
      Social sciences   788   811   842   897   947   1,024   992   930   1,036   1,022
    Engineering   242   256   265   231   262   355   440   420   371   280
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   29   37   31   27   33   34   40   31   30   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   33   30   25   14   24   31   32   31   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   86   92   73   67   105   172   225   224   195   149
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   47   51   82   76   53   52   52   37   34   32
      Mechanical engineering   53   43   49   36   57   73   92   96   81   80
      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
    Health   415   438   419   495   422   388   393   352   265   337
      Clinical medicine   355   371   353   423   343   309   320   278   213   261
      Other health   60   67   66   72   79   79   73   74   52   76

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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