Data

Michigan 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   1,716   1,703   1,763   1,631   1,789   1,711   1,712   1,660   1,748   1,779
    Hispanic or Latino   155   178   174   151   155   140   138   115   112   106
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,496   1,467   1,541   1,427   1,582   1,520   1,524   1,492   1,585   1,608
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   5   4   8   4   6   5   5   6   6
      Asian   131   113   118   94   99   91   96   81   88   95
      Black or African American   86   96   90   79   90   82   74   70   77   87
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   1,208   1,192   1,270   1,185   1,334   1,290   1,294   1,287   1,358   1,367
      More than one race   62   60   58   60   55   51   55   49   56   53
    Unknown ethnicity and race   65   58   48   53   52   51   50   53   51   65
  Temporary visa holders   1,340   1,307   1,210   1,091   1,102   1,114   1,171   1,177   1,164   1,142
  Science and engineering   2,840   2,794   2,743   2,540   2,697   2,584   2,680   2,613   2,593   2,585
    Science   2,325   2,282   2,216   2,018   2,224   2,029   2,112   2,083   2,131   2,113
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   235   230   224   206   230   202   174   163   338   342
      Biological and biomedical sciences   371   343   342   322   342   353   412   421   356   462
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   118   110
      Computer and information sciences   219   211   188   156   172   155   148   146   121   113
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   49   56
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   44   41   34   35   42   37   33   29   26   23
      Mathematics and statistics   276   273   234   192   202   188   212   193   170   146
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   86   82   76   71   159   64   72   74   95   0
      Natural resources and conservation   120   115   113   116   137   150   148   156   0   0
      Physical sciences   451   445   420   345   385   398   391   375   366   351
      Psychology   228   234   253   241   180   112   110   98   98   92
      Social sciences   295   308   332   334   375   370   412   428   371   389
    Engineering   515   512   527   522   473   555   568   530   462   472
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   72   67   74   72   69   62   52   33   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   112   115   103   94   101   89   98   98   79   82
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   153   144   138   151   166   184   192   176   155   159
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   90   105   131   119   137   130   128   125   109   108
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   88   81   81   86   0   90   98   98   119   123
    Health   216   216   230   182   194   241   203   224   319   336
      Clinical medicine   39   50   55   26   32   26   39   44   91   123
      Other health   177   166   175   156   162   215   164   180   228   213

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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