Data

North Carolina 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   2,481   2,207   2,419   2,508   2,439   2,406   2,377   2,146   2,452   2,555
    Hispanic or Latino   202   169   134   146   114   85   119   121   124   114
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,206   1,989   2,217   2,292   2,248   2,207   2,158   1,931   2,231   2,350
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   6   7   8   3   5   8   8   9   12
      Asian   255   214   236   227   199   206   183   120   159   165
      Black or African American   177   152   172   173   161   156   128   113   144   154
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   3   2   2   2   2   4   4
      White   1,663   1,534   1,702   1,784   1,791   1,746   1,740   1,613   1,850   1,944
      More than one race   104   82   99   97   92   92   97   75   65   71
    Unknown ethnicity and race   73   49   68   70   77   114   100   94   97   91
  Temporary visa holders   2,555   2,486   2,774   2,296   2,062   2,665   2,730   2,795   2,612   2,620
  Science and engineering   5,036   4,693   5,193   4,804   4,501   5,071   5,037   4,870   5,002   5,110
    Science   3,025   2,578   2,882   2,788   2,625   2,859   2,860   2,713   2,997   3,013
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   260   250   223   310   297   226   241   240   368   385
      Biological and biomedical sciences   600   576   596   526   509   584   542   553   705   699
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   31
      Computer and information sciences   1,016   680   889   752   637   855   858   731   732   711
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   8
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   67   80
      Mathematics and statistics   288   281   277   314   322   350   375   369   359   358
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   72   54   61   53   60   45   38   24   122   113
      Natural resources and conservation   168   188   178   179   153   158   150   121   0   0
      Physical sciences   364   351   348   335   323   321   323   330   237   232
      Psychology   91   13   100   106   123   114   104   112   106   100
      Social sciences   166   185   210   213   201   206   229   233   267   296
    Engineering   2,011   2,115   2,311   2,016   1,876   2,212   2,177   2,157   2,005   2,097
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   112   76   75   74   53   54   53   62   69   66
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   61   66   62   63   60   60   47   50   51   41
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   177   175   177   156   152   170   159   137   161   162
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   180   177   214   227   206   254   242   240   201   221
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   680   805   847   592   559   700   662   686   636   625
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   173   194   301   264   214   288   296   307   180   190
      Mechanical engineering   197   196   198   186   190   218   237   197   179   190
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   246   261   268   278   279   298   325   319   300   283
      Other engineering   185   165   169   176   163   170   156   159   228   319
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   70   71   62   65
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   70   71   62   65

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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