Data

Iowa 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   951   768   794   894   871   858   912   970   1,006   1,298
    Hispanic or Latino   67   53   51   63   51   46   54   56   62   78
    Not Hispanic or Latino   798   695   706   792   777   753   796   841   883   1,121
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   1   0   2   1   2   3   7   8
      Asian   57   45   43   47   38   37   38   39   39   54
      Black or African American   26   30   33   40   45   37   36   41   50   62
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   2
      White   691   591   604   676   671   657   703   747   770   995
      More than one race   22   26   25   28   21   20   17   11   17   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   86   20   37   39   43   59   62   73   61   99
  Temporary visa holders   1,441   1,097   978   935   901   1,012   1,112   1,201   1,198   1,461
  Science and engineering   2,366   1,848   1,751   1,810   1,752   1,814   1,976   2,131   2,159   2,692
    Science   1,502   1,200   1,184   1,214   1,186   1,184   1,197   1,325   1,329   1,644
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   191   143   137   141   133   115   136   123   166   211
      Biological and biomedical sciences   337   336   333   356   378   382   384   398   410   433
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   23
      Computer and information sciences   279   198   167   167   141   117   120   176   151   215
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   58
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   31   38   32   27   34   39   34   35   34
      Mathematics and statistics   168   87   95   108   110   131   125   118   129   191
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   82   62   46   36   41   26   30   32   32   32
      Natural resources and conservation   41   41   43   39   30   36   35   38   0   0
      Physical sciences   228   220   233   239   209   227   215   249   232   246
      Psychology   75   30   44   34   43   31   39   42   48   63
      Social sciences   69   52   48   62   74   85   74   115   73   128
    Engineering   864   648   567   596   566   630   779   806   830   1,048
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   66   47   38   44   50   47   69   75   74   72
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   4   6   7   3   4   5   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   90   77   59   67   60   54   71   65   58   65
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   130   100   78   70   79   96   112   121   133   182
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   239   196   161   181   157   187   244   242   205   241
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   44   41   46   58   47   51   69   72   65   82
      Mechanical engineering   173   107   90   88   94   111   121   130   133   196
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   53   35   40   32   33   27   33   35   49   66
      Other engineering   69   41   49   49   43   53   55   66   113   144
    Health   26   17   21   19   20   56   48   40   45   67
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   26   17   21   19   20   56   48   40   45   67

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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