Data

Regis 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   337   347   388   472   519   592   687   687   417   378
    Hispanic or Latino   50   36   60   74   77   77   84   93   58   48
    Not Hispanic or Latino   271   287   303   367   403   460   535   533   328   293
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   3   1   1   1   3   4   4   3   4
      Asian   19   12   16   29   38   37   33   43   30   23
      Black or African American   22   21   16   28   39   44   48   66   50   39
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      White   214   241   254   289   306   357   425   394   227   210
      More than one race   15   10   16   20   19   19   24   26   18   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   24   25   31   39   55   68   61   31   37
  Temporary visa holders   128   19   22   21   29   40   37   49   31   27
  Science and engineering   441   364   403   481   533   610   701   713   448   405
    Science   441   364   403   481   533   610   701   713   448   405
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   30   34   45   50   51   46   53   66   58
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   180   90   120   161   211   272   310   339   264   258
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   209   201   197   210   197   208   217   200   0   0
      Social sciences   29   43   52   65   75   79   128   121   118   89
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   24   2   7   12   15   22   23   23   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   24   2   7   12   15   22   23   23   0   0

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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