Data

Lewis 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   113   120   115   128   102   59   64   54   .   .
    Hispanic or Latino   33   31   26   35   22   8   10   7   .   .
    Not Hispanic or Latino   77   85   88   92   78   48   47   40   .   .
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   .   .
      Asian   7   6   6   8   5   3   8   6   .   .
      Black or African American   9   4   8   7   6   6   6   2   .   .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   .   .
      White   55   71   69   73   65   34   30   28   .   .
      More than one race   6   4   5   3   2   3   3   4   .   .
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   4   1   1   2   3   7   7   .   .
  Temporary visa holders   526   541   589   254   23   19   11   14   .   .
  Science and engineering   576   590   631   314   88   78   75   68   .   .
    Science   557   583   631   314   88   78   75   68   .   .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   387   368   617   300   69   66   60   49   .   .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   151   197   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Physical sciences   3   4   3   5   6   5   3   6   .   .
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Social sciences   16   14   11   9   13   7   12   13   .   .
    Engineering   19   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   19   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
    Health   63   71   73   68   37   0   0   0   .   .
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .
      Other health   63   71   73   68   37   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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