Data

Montana 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   576   581   568   593   560   502   513   542   186   498
    Hispanic or Latino   32   36   35   33   24   17   23   18   4   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   535   528   509   549   529   480   481   511   177   442
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   0   0   8   4   3   5   9   1   2
      Asian   6   5   8   6   8   7   6   7   3   3
      Black or African American   3   4   3   3   0   0   0   1   1   3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   494   496   476   512   493   451   449   475   166   427
      More than one race   22   21   20   20   24   19   21   19   6   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   17   24   11   7   5   9   13   5   47
  Temporary visa holders   203   185   158   151   118   122   113   127   46   88
  Science and engineering   779   766   726   744   678   624   626   669   232   586
    Science   613   596   560   569   526   481   486   519   149   447
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   74   57   56   62   46   45   48   60   20   96
      Biological and biomedical sciences   109   114   96   86   87   64   70   95   14   84
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   52   43   36   41   48   45   35   35   19   27
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   31   32   34   38   32   39   36   32   14   32
      Mathematics and statistics   71   75   72   67   62   58   66   79   8   65
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   97   101   93   69   85   47   57   60   0   0
      Physical sciences   147   144   141   172   134   155   147   132   57   109
      Psychology   14   13   17   18   16   14   12   12   7   12
      Social sciences   18   17   15   16   16   14   15   14   7   15
    Engineering   166   170   166   175   152   143   140   150   83   139
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   26   22   29   14   28   33   37   13   23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   32   29   35   41   28   33   36   37   17   44
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   38   37   38   25   19   19   24   29   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   15   12   8   0   9   0   0   0   24   43
      Mechanical engineering   41   43   41   67   23   63   52   52   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   22   22   23   0   53   0   0   0   0   0
      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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