Data

New Mexico 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   554   509   586   602   561   526   481   519   508   485
    Hispanic or Latino   247   214   247   256   216   190   177   183   164   155
    Not Hispanic or Latino   302   288   333   341   340   324   295   325   325   308
      American Indian or Alaska Native   13   13   17   16   12   8   11   14   10   7
      Asian   19   22   22   19   18   40   9   13   10   14
      Black or African American   10   12   11   15   15   16   15   19   20   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   232   214   259   273   272   237   242   260   266   267
      More than one race   26   25   23   16   22   23   18   19   19   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   7   6   5   5   12   9   11   19   22
  Temporary visa holders   426   376   337   288   306   291   341   356   362   387
  Science and engineering   877   798   820   771   801   776   800   850   839   841
    Science   684   625   617   587   591   561   583   613   615   608
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   73   55   65   70   81   76   83   86   120   107
      Biological and biomedical sciences   68   68   62   63   65   72   70   65   63   65
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   12
      Computer and information sciences   140   121   100   84   70   75   65   77   67   80
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   30
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   35   30   29   28   34   30   32   12   12   11
      Mathematics and statistics   43   39   40   42   43   45   47   48   48   41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   20   17   15   16   9   7   17   35   0   0
      Physical sciences   96   98   97   92   89   87   88   91   91   97
      Psychology   98   98   95   95   104   48   40   47   48   44
      Social sciences   111   99   114   97   96   121   141   152   122   121
    Engineering   193   173   203   184   210   215   217   237   224   233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   14   14   12   10   8   9   8   6   3   8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   12   18   23   29   34   29   35   31   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   40   53   53   40   49   44   53   57   54   47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   24   45   58   51   56   53   58   69   72   81
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   25   23   19   29   31   26   33   39   36
      Mechanical engineering   15   24   39   41   39   44   43   37   25   28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   80   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   103   87   103   119   66   41   22   25   31   31
      Clinical medicine   52   41   52   69   59   33   18   20   29   29
      Other health   51   46   51   50   7   8   4   5   2   2

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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