Data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   3,104   3,057   3,129   3,032   3,002   3,165   3,173   3,267   3,287   3,329
    Female   1,927   1,815   1,790   1,650   1,462   1,485   1,441   1,457   1,427   1,401
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,944   2,839   2,852   2,674   2,597   2,582   2,548   2,636   2,648   2,704
    Hispanic or Latino   325   336   324   280   249   240   236   247   219   222
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,429   2,323   2,337   2,200   2,146   2,153   2,093   2,164   2,212   2,218
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   5   7
      Asian   661   616   600   552   539   559   522   522   534   500
      Black or African American   109   99   93   73   58   57   47   47   46   54
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   1,292   1,388   1,442   1,417   1,418   1,416   1,396   1,460   1,499   1,532
      More than one race   364   217   198   155   127   117   124   131   128   125
    Unknown ethnicity and race   190   180   191   194   202   189   219   225   217   264
  Temporary visa holders   2,087   2,033   2,067   2,008   1,867   2,068   2,066   2,088   2,066   2,026
  Science and engineering   5,031   4,872   4,919   4,682   4,464   4,650   4,614   4,724   4,714   4,730
    Science   2,683   2,561   2,539   2,395   1,503   2,319   2,180   2,115   2,088   2,040
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   423   404   407   381   368   392   372   283   297   288
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   191   180   175
      Computer and information sciences   820   766   764   738   61   660   548   516   480   436
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   157   164   158   161   149   143   131   170   181   180
      Mathematics and statistics   343   350   358   292   121   278   276   128   125   117
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   113   78   68   73   34   64   66   29   31   32
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   588   562   551   520   534   546   542   490   475   507
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   239   237   233   230   236   236   245   239   243   235
    Engineering   2,348   2,311   2,380   2,287   2,961   2,331   2,434   2,609   2,626   2,690
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   269   280   265   253   239   225   229   223   228   233
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   263   268   258   259   243   245   238   247   247   244
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   246   236   234   233   223   234   226   232   233   236
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   113   120   110   108   122   138   156   185   175   208
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   369   359   366   346   1,014   350   371   358   370   380
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   315   313   427   396   407   388   404   385   398   410
      Mechanical engineering   457   453   452   421   440   468   525   553   545   533
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   185   166   178   179   171   169   174   170   180   199
      Other engineering   131   116   90   92   102   114   111   256   250   247
    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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