Data

Old Dominion 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   572   456   436   430   408   334   344   360   438   460
    Hispanic or Latino   59   47   41   43   44   26   17   18   22   28
    Not Hispanic or Latino   510   405   391   384   360   305   324   338   410   404
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0
      Asian   29   27   29   38   32   23   22   19   16   15
      Black or African American   163   117   76   63   63   43   30   31   56   61
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   1
      White   281   226   256   260   242   212   247   264   317   304
      More than one race   35   33   28   21   21   24   24   24   21   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   4   4   3   4   3   3   4   6   28
  Temporary visa holders   256   257   218   191   157   193   210   199   210   221
  Science and engineering   693   635   576   542   482   448   482   487   543   607
    Science   534   494   418   392   339   299   313   314   373   426
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   72   49   51   51   39   35   28   33   38   37
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   16
      Computer and information sciences   252   239   181   153   126   81   86   73   70   81
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   25   26   23   25   21   18   20   18   18   28
      Mathematics and statistics   21   21   19   26   21   25   24   26   27   27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   18   15   13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   48   47   45   39   49   47   52   52   53   49
      Psychology   42   46   32   38   32   34   36   42   40   67
      Social sciences   56   51   54   60   51   59   67   70   118   121
    Engineering   159   141   158   150   143   149   169   173   170   181
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   43
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   46   59
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   22
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   159   141   158   150   143   149   169   173   2   0
    Health   135   78   78   79   83   79   72   72   105   74
      Clinical medicine   29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   11
      Other health   106   78   78   79   83   79   72   72   88   63

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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