Data

Purdue 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   2,490   2,254   2,238   2,201   2,189   1,988   2,066   2,079   2,249   2,154
    Hispanic or Latino   252   239   237   210   218   175   167   157   150   141
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,161   1,962   1,932   1,934   1,918   1,762   1,847   1,873   2,049   1,950
      American Indian or Alaska Native   10   9   0   13   11   10   10   10   10   8
      Asian   368   304   280   254   206   203   184   181   194   184
      Black or African American   83   83   83   94   106   92   83   87   106   94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   0   3   2   1   3   2   5   3
      White   1,594   1,476   1,483   1,492   1,506   1,394   1,492   1,527   1,656   1,593
      More than one race   104   88   86   78   87   62   75   66   78   68
    Unknown ethnicity and race   77   53   69   57   53   51   52   49   50   63
  Temporary visa holders   3,608   3,495   3,290   2,930   2,409   2,562   2,695   2,641   2,831   2,796
  Science and engineering   5,729   5,417   5,216   4,808   4,319   4,305   4,407   4,386   4,718   4,630
    Science   2,820   2,717   2,489   2,254   2,099   1,762   2,120   2,105   2,367   2,432
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   264   256   237   219   205   130   180   196   207   200
      Biological and biomedical sciences   484   469   446   413   380   291   421   403   475   491
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   79
      Computer and information sciences   773   782   647   494   347   377   346   335   390   446
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   59   60
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   85   71   72   67   69   38   67   59   64   61
      Mathematics and statistics   251   254   247   234   264   228   289   255   236   230
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   5   3   4   3   4   0   4   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   57   59   59   60   59   43   59   59   0   0
      Physical sciences   592   523   484   455   423   324   442   429   523   539
      Psychology   105   99   94   106   118   46   62   63   64   61
      Social sciences   203   199   200   202   231   281   254   302   280   265
    Engineering   2,909   2,700   2,727   2,554   2,220   2,543   2,287   2,281   2,351   2,198
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   336   324   328   311   304   329   255   282   325   290
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   210   185   155   137   134   89   104   95   92   85
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   215   202   189   196   178   143   201   161   151   143
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   275   289   319   274   234   273   256   253   239   291
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   580   484   494   400   301   477   357   333   330   337
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   154   188   199   179   134   183   182   185   219   149
      Mechanical engineering   574   546   559   600   529   438   519   541   485   430
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   186   155   153   145   156   117   172   147   136   94
      Other engineering   379   327   331   312   250   494   241   284   374   379
    Health   369   332   312   323   279   245   354   334   362   320
      Clinical medicine   96   90   72   64   34   53   49   47   21   27
      Other health   273   242   240   259   245   192   305   287   341   293

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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