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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   2,546   2,427   2,427   2,390   2,288   2,197   1,572   1,719   1,567   1,677
    Hispanic or Latino   341   330   314   313   272   237   148   169   150   158
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,128   2,014   2,024   1,985   1,921   1,859   1,332   1,463   1,334   1,422
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   1   4   6   6   6   4   3   2   3
      Asian   447   411   409   354   324   304   229   254   76   204
      Black or African American   171   178   171   163   166   165   110   110   109   114
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   2   2   1   1   1   1
      White   1,370   1,300   1,321   1,357   1,307   1,252   904   1,013   1,070   1,030
      More than one race   136   123   118   104   116   130   84   82   76   70
    Unknown ethnicity and race   77   83   89   92   95   101   92   87   83   97
  Temporary visa holders   1,770   1,702   1,481   1,411   1,224   1,340   1,248   1,236   1,395   1,181
  Science and engineering   4,171   3,976   3,797   3,687   3,342   3,370   2,718   2,827   2,858   2,759
    Science   2,962   2,761   2,636   2,538   2,288   2,228   1,642   1,658   1,805   1,793
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   801   732   657   643   554   567   494   538   392   371
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   65   51
      Computer and information sciences   425   393   296   263   194   206   168   124   124   141
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   25   24   23   24   25   29   32   29   27   22
      Mathematics and statistics   151   127   106   82   83   80   90   90   152   140
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   74   76   77   73   78   31   32   29   27   25
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   427   403   422   382   396   403   308   312   358   385
      Psychology   578   561   600   609   560   517   115   118   122   124
      Social sciences   481   445   455   462   398   395   403   418   416   417
    Engineering   1,209   1,215   1,161   1,149   1,054   1,142   1,076   1,169   1,053   966
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   206   177   166   160   152   147   137   164   147   120
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   116   119   119   116   109   98   101   119   120   117
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   107   115   119   127   22   115   107   121   110   107
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   215   221   184   167   168   203   156   184   104   127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   84   88   83   84   65   64   63   58   67   58
      Mechanical engineering   146   145   139   140   229   173   161   163   160   136
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   209   220   227   247   209   236   232   234   248   237
      Other engineering   126   130   124   108   100   106   119   126   97   64
    Health   145   153   111   114   170   167   102   128   104   99
      Clinical medicine   101   102   61   63   93   95   36   71   55   46
      Other health   44   51   50   51   77   72   66   57   49   53

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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