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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   1,133   1,051   1,110   1,055   1,148   1,263   1,399   1,404   1,781   1,669
    Female   732   721   719   717   722   761   772   800   978   978
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   768   794   894   871   858   912   970   1,006   1,298   1,279
    Hispanic or Latino   53   51   63   51   46   54   56   62   78   67
    Not Hispanic or Latino   695   706   792   777   753   796   841   883   1,121   1,121
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   1   0   2   1   2   3   7   8   3
      Asian   45   43   47   38   37   38   39   39   54   54
      Black or African American   30   33   40   45   37   36   41   50   62   59
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   2   2
      White   591   604   676   671   657   703   747   770   995   1,003
      More than one race   26   25   28   21   20   17   11   17   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   20   37   39   43   59   62   73   61   99   91
  Temporary visa holders   1,097   978   935   901   1,012   1,112   1,201   1,198   1,461   1,368
  Science and engineering   1,848   1,751   1,810   1,752   1,814   1,976   2,131   2,159   2,692   2,587
    Science   1,200   1,184   1,214   1,186   1,184   1,197   1,325   1,329   1,644   1,627
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   143   137   141   133   115   136   123   166   211   197
      Biological and biomedical sciences   336   333   356   378   382   384   398   410   433   477
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   23   30
      Computer and information sciences   198   167   167   141   117   120   176   151   215   161
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   58   57
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   31   38   32   27   34   39   34   35   34   36
      Mathematics and statistics   87   95   108   110   131   125   118   129   191   177
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   62   46   36   41   26   30   32   32   32   34
      Natural resources and conservation   41   43   39   30   36   35   38   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   220   233   239   209   227   215   249   232   246   253
      Psychology   30   44   34   43   31   39   42   48   63   57
      Social sciences   52   48   62   74   85   74   115   73   128   140
    Engineering   648   567   596   566   630   779   806   830   1,048   960
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   47   38   44   50   47   69   75   74   72   56
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   6   7   3   4   5   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   77   59   67   60   54   71   65   58   65   60
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   100   78   70   79   96   112   121   133   182   155
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   196   161   181   157   187   244   242   205   241   255
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   41   46   58   47   51   69   72   65   82   72
      Mechanical engineering   107   90   88   94   111   121   130   133   196   164
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   35   40   32   33   27   33   35   49   66   51
      Other engineering   41   49   49   43   53   55   66   113   144   147
  Health   17   21   19   20   56   48   40   45   67   60
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   17   21   19   20   56   48   40   45   67   60

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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