Data

North Carolina State 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   2,838   3,183   2,879   2,671   3,142   3,184   3,110   3,209   3,264   2,938
    Female   1,855   2,010   1,925   1,830   1,929   1,923   1,831   1,855   1,911   1,766
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,207   2,419   2,508   2,439   2,406   2,377   2,146   2,452   2,555   2,391
    Hispanic or Latino   169   134   146   114   85   119   121   124   114   111
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,989   2,217   2,292   2,248   2,207   2,158   1,931   2,231   2,350   2,199
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   7   8   3   5   8   8   9   12   12
      Asian   214   236   227   199   206   183   120   159   165   151
      Black or African American   152   172   173   161   156   128   113   144   154   148
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   3   2   2   2   2   4   4   6
      White   1,534   1,702   1,784   1,791   1,746   1,740   1,613   1,850   1,944   1,827
      More than one race   82   99   97   92   92   97   75   65   71   55
    Unknown ethnicity and race   49   68   70   77   114   100   94   97   91   81
  Temporary visa holders   2,486   2,774   2,296   2,062   2,665   2,730   2,795   2,612   2,620   2,313
  Science and engineering   4,693   5,193   4,804   4,501   5,071   5,037   4,870   5,002   5,110   4,648
    Science   2,578   2,882   2,788   2,625   2,859   2,860   2,713   2,997   3,013   2,748
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   250   223   310   297   226   241   240   368   385   309
      Biological and biomedical sciences   576   596   526   509   584   542   553   705   699   596
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   31   25
      Computer and information sciences   680   889   752   637   855   858   731   732   711   654
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8   10
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   67   80   68
      Mathematics and statistics   281   277   314   322   350   375   369   359   358   342
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   54   61   53   60   45   38   24   122   113   101
      Natural resources and conservation   188   178   179   153   158   150   121   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   351   348   335   323   321   323   330   237   232   247
      Psychology   13   100   106   123   114   104   112   106   100   105
      Social sciences   185   210   213   201   206   229   233   267   296   291
    Engineering   2,115   2,311   2,016   1,876   2,212   2,177   2,157   2,005   2,097   1,900
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   76   75   74   53   54   53   62   69   66   61
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   66   62   63   60   60   47   50   51   41   52
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   175   177   156   152   170   159   137   161   162   143
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   177   214   227   206   254   242   240   201   221   213
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   805   847   592   559   700   662   686   636   625   544
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   194   301   264   214   288   296   307   180   190   170
      Mechanical engineering   196   198   186   190   218   237   197   179   190   156
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   261   268   278   279   298   325   319   300   283   267
      Other engineering   165   169   176   163   170   156   159   228   319   294
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   70   71   62   65   56
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   70   71   62   65   56

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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