Data

Purdue U.

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   3,605   3,522   3,288   2,901   2,979   3,040   2,989   3,222   3,211   3,041
    Female   2,144   2,006   1,843   1,697   1,571   1,721   1,731   1,858   1,739   1,717
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,254   2,238   2,201   2,189   1,988   2,066   2,079   2,249   2,154   2,193
    Hispanic or Latino   239   237   210   218   175   167   157   150   141   128
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,962   1,932   1,934   1,918   1,762   1,847   1,873   2,049   1,950   2,004
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   0   13   11   10   10   10   10   8   9
      Asian   304   280   254   206   203   184   181   194   184   161
      Black or African American   83   83   94   106   92   83   87   106   94   105
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   0   3   2   1   3   2   5   3   3
      White   1,476   1,483   1,492   1,506   1,394   1,492   1,527   1,656   1,593   1,667
      More than one race   88   86   78   87   62   75   66   78   68   59
    Unknown ethnicity and race   53   69   57   53   51   52   49   50   63   61
  Temporary visa holders   3,495   3,290   2,930   2,409   2,562   2,695   2,641   2,831   2,796   2,565
  Science and engineering   5,417   5,216   4,808   4,319   4,305   4,407   4,386   4,718   4,630   4,436
    Science   2,717   2,489   2,254   2,099   1,762   2,120   2,105   2,367   2,432   2,297
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   256   237   219   205   130   180   196   207   200   192
      Biological and biomedical sciences   469   446   413   380   291   421   403   475   491   480
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   79   76
      Computer and information sciences   782   647   494   347   377   346   335   390   446   388
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   59   60   63
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   71   72   67   69   38   67   59   64   61   64
      Mathematics and statistics   254   247   234   264   228   289   255   236   230   244
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   3   4   3   4   0   4   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   59   59   60   59   43   59   59   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   523   484   455   423   324   442   429   523   539   453
      Psychology   99   94   106   118   46   62   63   64   61   67
      Social sciences   199   200   202   231   281   254   302   280   265   270
    Engineering   2,700   2,727   2,554   2,220   2,543   2,287   2,281   2,351   2,198   2,139
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   324   328   311   304   329   255   282   325   290   267
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   185   155   137   134   89   104   95   92   85   75
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   202   189   196   178   143   201   161   151   143   127
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   289   319   274   234   273   256   253   239   291   291
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   484   494   400   301   477   357   333   330   337   365
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   188   199   179   134   183   182   185   219   149   117
      Mechanical engineering   546   559   600   529   438   519   541   485   430   409
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   155   153   145   156   117   172   147   136   94   85
      Other engineering   327   331   312   250   494   241   284   374   379   403
  Health   332   312   323   279   245   354   334   362   320   322
    Clinical medicine   90   72   64   34   53   49   47   21   27   0
    Other health   242   240   259   245   192   305   287   341   293   322

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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