Data

Illinois State 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   294   280   263   293   338   320   322   319   453   403
    Hispanic or Latino   22   20   32   33   29   27   29   19   36   30
    Not Hispanic or Latino   267   258   231   259   306   292   292   298   415   369
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Asian   9   7   9   8   10   11   9   7   9   4
      Black or African American   27   25   16   21   23   18   15   10   15   19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   222   216   196   220   259   251   257   269   377   330
      More than one race   9   10   9   9   14   12   11   12   13   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   2   0   1   3   1   1   2   2   4
  Temporary visa holders   166   272   296   124   104   121   126   119   118   133
  Science and engineering   367   466   491   346   369   368   375   370   500   464
    Science   367   466   491   346   369   368   375   370   500   464
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   20   23   13   4   9   6   8   7   10   10
      Biological and biomedical sciences   54   55   55   61   55   51   48   48   55   44
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   60
      Computer and information sciences   50   149   182   54   57   40   43   52   56   72
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   36   29
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   13   9   12   11   16   17   18   16   16
      Mathematics and statistics   33   29   26   25   34   45   51   32   43   43
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   29   24   21   24   16   25   26   25   25   14
      Psychology   88   92   85   84   92   92   97   95   93   90
      Social sciences   79   81   100   82   95   93   85   93   105   86
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0
    Health   93   86   68   71   73   73   73   68   71   72
      Clinical medicine   16   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   77   75   68   71   73   73   73   68   71   72

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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