Data

Northeastern 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   2,839   2,602   1,782   1,531   1,210   1,107   1,097   1,105   913   847
    Hispanic or Latino   206   198   152   140   110   98   86   98   67   46
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,040   1,911   1,530   1,319   1,029   930   939   929   752   692
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   2   1   1   3   2   1   2
      Asian   496   419   329   237   180   154   151   133   79   70
      Black or African American   116   110   81   81   64   54   46   41   33   36
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      White   1,278   1,252   1,020   936   739   684   703   714   615   568
      More than one race   149   128   98   63   45   37   36   38   24   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   593   493   100   72   71   79   72   78   94   109
  Temporary visa holders   8,285   8,745   6,846   5,055   4,179   3,604   3,157   3,177   2,439   2,159
  Science and engineering   10,734   10,930   8,497   6,458   5,280   4,567   4,105   4,061   3,145   2,814
    Science   4,755   4,389   3,678   2,966   2,260   2,467   2,228   2,196   1,717   1,584
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,034   964   694   334   332   407   324   307   38   39
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2,242   2,016   1,729   1,432   1,006   1,217   1,124   1,114   919   841
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   43   44   29   9   63   68   71   66   50
      Mathematics and statistics   354   412   366   295   169   153   79   77   76   61
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   96   70   56   57   48   25   23   21   15   8
      Natural resources and conservation   102   90   85   83   63   30   9   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   271   245   223   210   180   170   171   153   154   162
      Psychology   301   227   187   177   148   134   168   187   196   164
      Social sciences   326   322   294   349   305   268   262   266   253   259
    Engineering   5,979   6,541   4,819   3,492   3,020   2,100   1,877   1,865   1,428   1,230
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   45
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   145   131   99   85   91   107   132   141   104   72
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   155   132   126   133   137   165   189   193   171   152
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3,388   3,504   2,886   2,019   1,737   789   690   657   510   457
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   266   348   302   230   264   323   335   402   225   207
      Mechanical engineering   493   445   395   324   270   251   255   295   285   252
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1,532   1,981   1,011   701   521   465   276   177   72   45
    Health   390   417   131   128   109   144   149   221   207   192
      Clinical medicine   29   82   21   18   4   18   19   17   17   13
      Other health   361   335   110   110   105   126   130   204   190   179

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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