Data

Louisiana 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   913   934   921   986   1,025   1,035   1,053   1,017   1,136   1,189
    Hispanic or Latino   70   82   71   67   73   79   85   74   68   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   826   836   830   898   926   926   932   920   1,048   1,108
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   5   2   4   1   2   3   1   3   5
      Asian   58   50   56   53   67   67   67   72   68   73
      Black or African American   114   114   116   122   120   120   109   91   145   138
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   4   1   2   3   3   2   2   2   0
      White   623   633   629   697   713   718   738   739   806   866
      More than one race   26   30   26   20   22   16   13   15   24   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   16   20   21   26   30   36   23   20   22
  Temporary visa holders   998   903   824   781   753   852   840   845   890   933
  Science and engineering   1,774   1,678   1,560   1,585   1,572   1,673   1,652   1,627   1,915   2,008
    Science   1,384   1,317   1,226   1,258   1,224   1,289   1,243   1,215   1,502   1,551
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   96   90   89   102   94   102   101   107   200   221
      Biological and biomedical sciences   399   351   342   385   340   345   313   313   423   420
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   76   84
      Computer and information sciences   134   134   82   70   72   83   86   71   77   65
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   92   97   104   98   99   107   108   101   107   115
      Mathematics and statistics   105   106   98   86   85   82   80   75   78   94
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   27   23   1   3   8   4   4   12   6
      Natural resources and conservation   77   83   74   54   64   74   74   73   0   0
      Physical sciences   227   221   205   207   214   233   218   211   216   219
      Psychology   77   79   81   90   92   81   84   78   72   71
      Social sciences   146   129   128   165   161   174   175   182   225   240
    Engineering   390   361   334   327   348   384   409   412   413   457
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   10   11   9   9   8   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   79   79   71   76   86   105   106   113   109   121
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   147   122   108   91   74   80   96   94   81   84
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   42   38   41   50   60   67   73   79   93   107
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   23   22   20   20   11   5   6   8   11   10
      Mechanical engineering   59   54   44   43   50   52   59   59   57   64
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   28   36   39   38   58   67   68   59   62   71
    Health   137   159   185   182   206   214   241   235   111   114
      Clinical medicine   83   88   106   109   128   122   154   120   8   9
      Other health   54   71   79   73   78   92   87   115   103   105

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

Open printer friendly view

Back to Top of page.