Data

Georgia Institute of Technology

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   3,251   2,971   2,841   2,815   2,570   2,392   2,234   2,250   2,311   2,215
    Hispanic or Latino   311   258   260   268   246   208   169   164   144   153
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,877   2,673   2,548   2,516   2,309   2,156   2,058   2,065   2,162   2,056
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   5   0   0   3   2   1   1   3   3
      Asian   983   850   775   707   589   625   448   461   424   370
      Black or African American   222   238   211   181   157   129   139   116   123   121
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   2   1   1   2   0   2   2
      White   1,484   1,406   1,403   1,480   1,446   1,305   1,382   1,402   1,524   1,493
      More than one race   187   172   157   146   113   94   86   85   86   67
    Unknown ethnicity and race   63   40   33   31   15   28   7   21   5   6
  Temporary visa holders   3,692   3,476   3,304   2,996   2,429   2,708   3,009   2,495   2,855   2,658
  Science and engineering   6,924   6,426   6,125   5,792   4,988   5,094   5,236   4,745   5,154   4,860
    Science   3,244   2,964   2,717   2,480   2,074   2,192   2,115   1,347   2,071   1,888
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   275   244   230   222   193   211   232   68   183   149
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   41
      Computer and information sciences   2,008   1,846   1,602   1,383   1,078   1,174   1,027   614   1,008   868
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   105   101   91   85   73   76   78   80   86   79
      Mathematics and statistics   252   235   264   272   203   227   237   82   196   201
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   335   296   292   278   293   273   292   334   332   323
      Psychology   82   62   60   61   65   63   64   66   72   81
      Social sciences   187   180   178   179   169   168   157   103   153   146
    Engineering   3,680   3,462   3,408   3,312   2,914   2,902   3,121   3,398   3,083   2,972
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   611   562   522   429   390   345   368   432   405   403
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   500   465   445   422   352   315   333   216   295   271
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   214   221   204   195   194   192   171   189   193   195
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   259   264   285   285   258   289   353   404   341   314
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   883   830   820   811   716   844   861   926   869   830
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   277   256   272   316   250   273   354   407   217   194
      Mechanical engineering   721   654   647   636   555   454   474   637   519   509
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   169   166   170   172   162   159   172   187   170   154
      Other engineering   46   44   43   46   37   31   35   0   74   102
    Health   19   21   20   19   11   6   7   0   12   13
      Clinical medicine   19   21   20   19   11   6   7   0   12   13
      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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