Data

New York U.

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   4,227   4,502   4,377   3,276   3,478   3,121   2,569   2,784   2,495   2,531
    Female   4,128   4,505   4,231   3,317   3,379   2,833   1,683   1,746   1,624   1,676
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,947   3,233   3,388   2,879   2,676   2,219   1,250   1,300   1,268   1,477
    Hispanic or Latino   482   542   542   405   367   280   148   154   133   152
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,228   2,458   2,576   2,224   2,072   1,723   961   1,061   1,045   1,208
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   8   10   10   6   3   32   8   4   4
      Asian   609   655   663   516   432   353   195   223   208   239
      Black or African American   292   300   275   232   207   123   60   65   60   96
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   5   5   3   4   2   0   0   0   1
      White   1,177   1,343   1,471   1,341   1,309   1,136   604   729   734   831
      More than one race   141   147   152   122   114   106   70   36   39   37
    Unknown ethnicity and race   237   233   270   250   237   216   141   85   90   117
  Temporary visa holders   5,408   5,774   5,220   3,714   4,181   3,735   3,002   3,230   2,851   2,730
  Science and engineering   7,898   8,481   8,076   6,146   6,422   5,346   4,241   4,530   4,119   4,207
    Science   6,191   6,461   6,343   4,931   5,166   4,384   3,223   3,312   3,089   3,318
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,604   1,705   1,650   1,349   1,211   730   577   480   477   490
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   106   109   107
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1,474   1,472   1,732   1,035   1,224   1,226   918   828   811   851
      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   978   997   893   849   893   816   486   428   201   248
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   75   72   59   28   37   47   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   18   15   15   18   16   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   389   390   386   332   341   331   234   230   207   210
      Psychology   761   792   647   506   587   386   269   282   291   270
      Social sciences   897   1,015   959   816   854   831   739   958   993   1,142
    Engineering   1,707   2,020   1,733   1,215   1,256   962   1,018   1,218   1,030   889
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   88   70   53   31   20   43   32   31   38   36
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   47   58   47   38   34   26   20   19   14   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   241   259   228   164   163   158   183   145   123   102
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1,016   1,243   1,081   761   812   549   574   719   621   542
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   82   96   92   58   65   65   81   115   97   79
      Mechanical engineering   233   292   229   158   159   116   116   105   71   74
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10   8
      Other engineering   0   2   3   5   3   5   12   73   56   35
    Health   457   526   532   447   435   608   11   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   53   56   50   42   65   389   0   0   0   0
      Other health   404   470   482   405   370   219   11   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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