Data

Lehigh 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   415   413   409   406   385   360   364   390   410   389
    Hispanic or Latino   46   40   36   38   37   36   31   24   24   18
    Not Hispanic or Latino   357   360   359   359   335   312   310   326   349   329
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   35   31   33   28   28   26   18   22   24   23
      Black or African American   24   24   17   18   17   10   16   19   19   17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0
      White   289   302   304   306   289   271   271   276   304   281
      More than one race   9   3   4   5   1   5   5   8   2   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   13   14   9   13   12   23   40   37   42
  Temporary visa holders   489   484   461   418   426   502   508   521   541   509
  Science and engineering   901   886   865   824   811   862   872   911   951   898
    Science   541   491   479   461   403   396   327   313   396   367
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   75   66   59   39   37   37   35   37   40   39
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   67   61   78   65   45   49   0   0   44   48
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   19   16   21   20   21   20   20   25   21
      Mathematics and statistics   68   65   59   64   80   72   38   48   43   40
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   18   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   3
      Natural resources and conservation   4   8   10   11   11   13   9   6   0   0
      Physical sciences   99   97   84   83   72   78   74   78   81   77
      Psychology   143   121   117   120   85   74   103   105   106   93
      Social sciences   43   44   56   58   53   52   48   19   51   46
    Engineering   360   395   386   363   408   466   545   598   555   531
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   48   47   42   31   28   22   18   21   16   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   48   53   52   54   55   58   52   56   58   44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   63   67   62   63   65   76   81   77   89
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   56   60   61   50   62   86   148   160   85   67
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   43   47   52   49   71   90   106   128   110   103
      Mechanical engineering   88   86   85   87   99   113   121   130   145   144
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   28   39   27   30   30   32   24   22   32   32
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   34
    Health   3   11   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   3   11   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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