Data

Harvard 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   2,442   2,476   2,607   2,646   2,607   2,615   2,604   2,632   3,057   3,018 i
    Hispanic or Latino   339   343   344   314   273   242   237   221   261   235 i
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,060   2,081   2,215   2,274   2,265   2,303   2,305   2,354   2,685   2,614 i
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   4   6   6   11   9   7   10   9 i
      Asian   543   500   540   514   497   499   480   495   542   544 i
      Black or African American   182   193   189   183   162   142   136   128   153   147 i
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   3   2   2   2   1   0   4   5 i
      White   1,176   1,217   1,309   1,406   1,431   1,483   1,529   1,588   1,848   1,778 i
      More than one race   154   166   170   163   167   166   150   136   128   131 i
    Unknown ethnicity and race   43   52   48   58   69   70   62   57   111   169 i
  Temporary visa holders   1,656   1,675   1,640   1,563   1,481   1,460   1,430   1,408   1,709   1,693 i
  Science and engineering   3,622   3,646   3,700   3,647   3,606   3,565   3,464   3,348   4,422   4,278 i
    Science   3,106   3,133   3,137   3,161   3,154   3,090   3,106   3,016   4,227   4,098 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,586   1,573   1,529   1,517   1,482   1,450   1,465   1,380   1,247   1,352 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   179   185   192   164   151   146   140   113   124   122 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   54 i
      Mathematics and statistics   150   146   142   120   128   118   125   149   145   155 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   0   2   3   6   15   27   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   508   506   507   509   519   494   488   492   558   576 i
      Psychology   117   118   110   112   123   122   121   83   83   76 i
      Social sciences   565   604   657   737   748   754   752   772   1,908   1,652 i
    Engineering   516   513   563   486   452   475   358   332   195   180 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   49   56   60   43   39   35   34   53   0   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   11   12   12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other engineering   452   441   487   443   413   440   324   279   195   180 i
    Health   476   505   547   562   482   510   570   692   344   433 i
      Clinical medicine   398   440   484   501   428   465   545   692   344   433 i
      Other health   78   65   63   61   54   45   25   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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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