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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   2,098   1,954   1,873   1,736   1,830   1,624   1,721   1,743   1,706   1,694
    Female   2,031   1,954   1,928   1,776   1,707   1,196   1,234   1,219   1,152   1,208
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,427   2,427   2,390   2,288   2,197   1,572   1,719   1,567   1,677   1,796
    Hispanic or Latino   330   314   313   272   237   148   169   150   158   161
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,014   2,024   1,985   1,921   1,859   1,332   1,463   1,334   1,422   1,516
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   4   6   6   6   4   3   2   3   2
      Asian   411   409   354   324   304   229   254   76   204   227
      Black or African American   178   171   163   166   165   110   110   109   114   121
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   2   2   1   1   1   1   0
      White   1,300   1,321   1,357   1,307   1,252   904   1,013   1,070   1,030   1,097
      More than one race   123   118   104   116   130   84   82   76   70   69
    Unknown ethnicity and race   83   89   92   95   101   92   87   83   97   119
  Temporary visa holders   1,702   1,481   1,411   1,224   1,340   1,248   1,236   1,395   1,181   1,106
  Science and engineering   3,976   3,797   3,687   3,342   3,370   2,718   2,827   2,858   2,759   2,764
    Science   2,761   2,636   2,538   2,288   2,228   1,642   1,658   1,805   1,793   1,826
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   732   657   643   554   567   494   538   392   371   425
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   65   51   61
      Computer and information sciences   393   296   263   194   206   168   124   124   141   129
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   23   24   25   29   32   29   27   22   20
      Mathematics and statistics   127   106   82   83   80   90   90   152   140   130
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   76   77   73   78   31   32   29   27   25   15
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   403   422   382   396   403   308   312   358   385   357
      Psychology   561   600   609   560   517   115   118   122   124   122
      Social sciences   445   455   462   398   395   403   418   416   417   432
    Engineering   1,215   1,161   1,149   1,054   1,142   1,076   1,169   1,053   966   938
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   177   166   160   152   147   137   164   147   120   132
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   119   119   116   109   98   101   119   120   117   121
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   115   119   127   22   115   107   121   110   107   117
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   221   184   167   168   203   156   184   104   127   123
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   88   83   84   65   64   63   58   67   58   51
      Mechanical engineering   145   139   140   229   173   161   163   160   136   131
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   220   227   247   209   236   232   234   248   237   207
      Other engineering   130   124   108   100   106   119   126   97   64   56
  Health   153   111   114   170   167   102   128   104   99   138
    Clinical medicine   102   61   63   93   95   36   71   55   46   94
    Other health   51   50   51   77   72   66   57   49   53   44

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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