Data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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   3,044   2,944   2,839   2,852   2,674   2,597   2,582   2,548   2,636   2,648
    Hispanic or Latino   304   325   336   324   280   249   240   236   247   219
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,294   2,429   2,323   2,337   2,200   2,146   2,153   2,093   2,164   2,212
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   2   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   5
      Asian   718   661   616   600   552   539   559   522   522   534
      Black or African American   105   109   99   93   73   58   57   47   47   46
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   1,244   1,292   1,388   1,442   1,417   1,418   1,416   1,396   1,460   1,499
      More than one race   222   364   217   198   155   127   117   124   131   128
    Unknown ethnicity and race   446   190   180   191   194   202   189   219   225   217
  Temporary visa holders   2,012   2,087   2,033   2,067   2,008   1,867   2,068   2,066   2,088   2,066
  Science and engineering   5,056   5,031   4,872   4,919   4,682   4,464   4,650   4,614   4,724   4,714
    Science   2,700   2,683   2,561   2,539   2,395   1,503   2,319   2,180   2,115   2,088
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   406   423   404   407   381   368   392   372   283   297
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   191   180
      Computer and information sciences   845   820   766   764   738   61   660   548   516   480
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   159   157   164   158   161   149   143   131   170   181
      Mathematics and statistics   339   343   350   358   292   121   278   276   128   125
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   116   113   78   68   73   34   64   66   29   31
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   595   588   562   551   520   534   546   542   490   475
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   240   239   237   233   230   236   236   245   239   243
    Engineering   2,356   2,348   2,311   2,380   2,287   2,961   2,331   2,434   2,609   2,626
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   262   269   280   265   253   239   225   229   223   228
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   265   263   268   258   259   243   245   238   247   247
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   244   246   236   234   233   223   234   226   232   233
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   126   113   120   110   108   122   138   156   185   175
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   384   369   359   366   346   1,014   350   371   358   370
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   297   315   313   427   396   407   388   404   385   398
      Mechanical engineering   456   457   453   452   421   440   468   525   553   545
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   193   185   166   178   179   171   169   174   170   180
      Other engineering   129   131   116   90   92   102   114   111   256   250
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   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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