Data

Portland State 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   426   442   502   506   580   609   543   644   740   763
    Hispanic or Latino   80   72   72   73   54   60   53   56   55   60
    Not Hispanic or Latino   335   361   423   424   504   523   466   569   659   658
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   3   4   6   4   5   6   5   7   2
      Asian   30   29   34   30   36   33   30   40   34   30
      Black or African American   12   16   16   11   3   3   3   17   9   12
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   2   4   4   1   1   1
      White   263   288   340   350   426   443   392   472   577   580
      More than one race   30   25   29   26   33   35   31   34   31   33
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   9   7   9   22   26   24   19   26   45
  Temporary visa holders   177   235   226   158   320   317   314   339   325   340
  Science and engineering   536   609   659   599   828   855   787   899   958   985
    Science   487   556   608   546   601   605   538   629   687   688
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   52
      Biological and biomedical sciences   34   34   32   34   47   47   42   46   46   63
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   18
      Computer and information sciences   131   176   162   114   119   109   99   97   76   83
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   11   9   9   15   17   17   17   19   18
      Mathematics and statistics   76   79   88   78   93   86   85   107   69   58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   12   12   6   13   26   24   33   37   17
      Natural resources and conservation   35   32   41   41   46   43   0   39   0   0
      Physical sciences   43   42   51   55   57   63   61   65   79   80
      Psychology   33   36   43   43   41   41   39   44   47   43
      Social sciences   116   134   170   166   170   173   171   181   266   256
    Engineering   49   53   51   53   227   250   249   270   271   297
      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   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   17   16   17   36   38   37   34   49   59
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   154   176   177   192   185   199
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   27   27   28   27   27   28   27   31   31   39
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   9   7   8   9   8   8   12   6   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   67   68   69   65   72   71   70   84   107   118
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   1   1   3   3   10   22   38
      Other health   67   68   69   64   71   68   67   74   85   80

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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