Data

Lamar 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   1,149   1,043   1,116   1,287   1,387   1,060   48   97   56   200
    Hispanic or Latino   332   274   279   296   350   260   4   2   4   4
    Not Hispanic or Latino   806   756   824   979   1,027   797   44   94   49   176
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   3   2   5   3   0   0   0   1
      Asian   31   31   36   55   50   34   7   69   5   125
      Black or African American   375   333   314   383   455   292   5   5   9   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   396   389   471   539   517   468   31   17   34   38
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   13   13   12   10   3   0   1   3   20
  Temporary visa holders   815   1,042   770   373   170   169   256   336   791   724
  Science and engineering   1,831   1,932   1,701   1,458   1,383   1,111   304   433   847   924
    Science   1,556   1,608   1,456   1,294   1,266   1,005   106   125   302   391
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   3   2   6   10   9   2   4   8   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   617   764   579   250   145   95   59   89   196   222
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   16   8   12   9   6   10   15   8   13   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   10   3   4   4   0   2   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   25   33   40   16   17   10   15   71   126
      Psychology   790   689   736   885   987   801   18   9   8   14
      Social sciences   102   108   87   99   98   73   0   0   6   6
    Engineering   275   324   245   164   117   106   198   308   545   533
      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   3   5   5   6   6   17   35   73   123   135
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   11   6   3   7   8   3   33   61   77
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   83   84
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   165   143
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   113   94
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   262   308   234   155   104   81   160   202   0   0
    Health   133   153   185   202   174   118   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   91   110   135   141   110   54   0   0   0   0
      Other health   42   43   50   61   64   64   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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