Data

Naval Postgraduate School

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   742   673   766   815   852   819   749   946   1,406   976
    Female   129   151   150   148   139   146   110   132   205   121
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   763   731   839   889   896   858   737   921   1,368   924
    Hispanic or Latino   85   73   71   80   68   74   47   53   108   69
    Not Hispanic or Latino   666   645   748   794   807   749   649   823   1,232   831
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   5   12   8
      Asian   57   52   53   55   64   80   74   80   49   55
      Black or African American   34   33   44   53   55   43   39   41   69   43
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   4   4   0   0   0   49   4
      White   551   539   621   655   663   617   533   697   1,047   721
      More than one race   22   18   28   26   21   9   0   0   6   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   13   20   15   21   35   41   45   28   24
  Temporary visa holders   108   93   77   74   95   107   122   157   243   173
  Science and engineering   871   824   916   963   991   965   859   1,078   1,611   1,097
    Science   525   448   492   539   515   534   472   699   1,089   714
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   227   188   191   209   129   134   86   244   425   263
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   10   7   10   46   49   46   46   63   42
      Mathematics and statistics   9   8   7   13   18   12   11   16   14   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   37   35   37   35   4   1   7   86   115   89
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   246   207   250   272   318   338   322   307   472   310
    Engineering   346   376   424   424   476   431   387   379   522   383
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   44   37   41   41   64   53   47   46   71   55
      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   62   61   77   81   85   74   71   77   88   69
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   190   230   262   253   236   209   179   198   276   199
      Mechanical engineering   45   45   42   47   47   46   52   58   87   60
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   3   2   2   44   49   38   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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