Data

Michigan State U.

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   1,595   1,575   1,470   1,616   1,609   1,654   1,603   1,585   1,562   1,623
    Female   1,415   1,398   1,252   1,275   1,216   1,229   1,234   1,327   1,359   1,376
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,703   1,763   1,631   1,789   1,711   1,712   1,660   1,748   1,779   1,745
    Hispanic or Latino   178   174   151   155   140   138   115   112   106   108
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,467   1,541   1,427   1,582   1,520   1,524   1,492   1,585   1,608   1,570
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   4   8   4   6   5   5   6   6   5
      Asian   113   118   94   99   91   96   81   88   95   88
      Black or African American   96   90   79   90   82   74   70   77   87   89
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   1,192   1,270   1,185   1,334   1,290   1,294   1,287   1,358   1,367   1,342
      More than one race   60   58   60   55   51   55   49   56   53   46
    Unknown ethnicity and race   58   48   53   52   51   50   53   51   65   67
  Temporary visa holders   1,307   1,210   1,091   1,102   1,114   1,171   1,177   1,164   1,142   1,254
  Science and engineering   2,794   2,743   2,540   2,697   2,584   2,680   2,613   2,593   2,585   2,665
    Science   2,282   2,216   2,018   2,224   2,029   2,112   2,083   2,131   2,113   2,134
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   230   224   206   230   202   174   163   338   342   335
      Biological and biomedical sciences   343   342   322   342   353   412   421   356   462   455
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   29   30
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   118   110   98
      Computer and information sciences   211   188   156   172   155   148   146   121   113   114
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   49   56   57
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   41   34   35   42   37   33   29   26   23   22
      Mathematics and statistics   273   234   192   202   188   212   193   170   146   161
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   82   76   71   159   64   72   74   95   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   115   113   116   137   150   148   156   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   445   420   345   385   398   391   375   366   351   358
      Psychology   234   253   241   180   112   110   98   98   92   95
      Social sciences   308   332   334   375   370   412   428   371   389   409
    Engineering   512   527   522   473   555   568   530   462   472   531
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   67   74   72   69   62   52   33   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   115   103   94   101   89   98   98   79   82   78
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   144   138   151   166   184   192   176   155   159   184
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   105   131   119   137   130   128   125   109   108   125
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   81   81   86   0   90   98   98   119   123   144
    Health   216   230   182   194   241   203   224   319   336   334
      Clinical medicine   50   55   26   32   26   39   44   91   123   133
      Other health   166   175   156   162   215   164   180   228   213   201

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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