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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   2,445   2,513   2,612   2,590   2,542   2,301   2,258   2,083   2,102   2,135
    Hispanic or Latino   270   294   301   272   227   207   201   190   145   144
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,115   2,162   2,269   2,267   2,246   2,020   2,005   1,841   1,872   1,940
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   1   3   2   5   3   2   6   1
      Asian   205   224   213   202   209   170   169   147   127   133
      Black or African American   119   128   133   137   109   105   88   84   83   90
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3
      White   1,683   1,713   1,818   1,811   1,809   1,640   1,666   1,539   1,638   1,679
      More than one race   105   93   103   113   116   100   79   69   17   34
    Unknown ethnicity and race   60   57   42   51   69   74   52   52   85   51
  Temporary visa holders   2,792   2,799   2,627   2,328   2,053   2,202   2,040   1,961   2,083   2,074
  Science and engineering   5,053   5,118   5,045   4,735   4,433   4,362   4,148   3,909   4,078   4,098
    Science   3,357   3,312   3,240   3,115   2,951   2,923   2,752   2,581   2,641   2,673
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   175   166   157   135   141   143   155   156   172   193
      Biological and biomedical sciences   727   711   709   689   641   634   602   548   566   594
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   99   90
      Computer and information sciences   671   644   562   487   428   448   369   333   282   287
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   70
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   144   137   152   147   137   129   125   123   152   153
      Mathematics and statistics   259   246   224   221   214   203   193   195   185   172
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   163   192   205   177   146   169   103   82   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   23   23   21   27   28   21   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   513   488   505   475   459   412   417   402   379   389
      Psychology   289   294   286   299   297   258   275   271   233   231
      Social sciences   394   411   417   464   461   499   492   453   465   461
    Engineering   1,696   1,806   1,805   1,620   1,482   1,439   1,396   1,328   1,437   1,425
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   111   110   114   102   104   94   91   95   99   94
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   99   109   111   93   77   67   64   66   61   51
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   135   155   235   210   198   194   191   180   215   224
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   218   288   283   193   163   149   119   138   173   166
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   232   212   230   229   205   231   216   214   228   211
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   128   167   164   153   154   163   153   157   185   170
      Mechanical engineering   250   246   238   217   214   191   200   178   193   202
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   167   182   187   194   177   177   187   160   160   150
      Other engineering   356   337   243   229   190   173   175   140   123   157
    Health   184   194   194   183   162   141   150   135   107   111
      Clinical medicine   63   68   70   68   54   36   42   37   0   0
      Other health   121   126   124   115   108   105   108   98   107   111

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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