Data

National 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   3,092   2,660   1,383   1,155   1,219   1,047   1,340   1,132   707   1,199
    Hispanic or Latino   1,150   780   522   446   469   356   414   323   183   327
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,714   1,618   731   597   624   577   742   730   498   806
      American Indian or Alaska Native   17   13   2   1   1   1   4   2   4   4
      Asian   278   189   145   110   111   104   143   117   78   122
      Black or African American   505   535   136   102   140   145   158   146   109   198
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   22   12   8   5   6   7   4   8   6   16
      White   838   769   383   323   306   263   384   406   273   417
      More than one race   54   100   57   56   60   57   49   51   28   49
    Unknown ethnicity and race   228   262   130   112   126   114   184   79   26   66
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   1   20   29   25   68   47   65
  Science and engineering   2,930   2,538   1,302   1,077   1,129   831   1,113   932   602   1,039
    Science   2,930   2,538   1,302   1,077   1,129   831   1,113   932   602   1,039
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   30
      Computer and information sciences   436   390   82   70   84   129   157   182   110   172
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   64   38   19   29   35   49   26   20   7   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   2,430   2,110   1,201   978   1,010   653   930   730   377   598
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   87   212
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   162   122   81   79   110   245   252   268   152   225
      Clinical medicine   135   102   64   59   88   229   233   251   152   225
      Other health   27   20   17   20   22   16   19   17   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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