Data

Rice 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   882   801   796   794   633   662   813   397   673   661
    Hispanic or Latino   163   130   118   104   75   74   64   39   57   76
    Not Hispanic or Latino   683   647   651   659   526   546   700   333   581   557
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   0
      Asian   169   146   146   142   101   102   147   63   94   90
      Black or African American   79   83   81   74   50   38   41   13   23   17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   11   2
      White   399   377   388   416   357   384   486   246   436   436
      More than one race   34   39   35   26   17   21   25   11   14   12
    Unknown ethnicity and race   36   24   27   31   32   42   49   25   35   28
  Temporary visa holders   1,181   1,146   1,222   1,235   754   849   882   425   843   827
  Science and engineering   2,063   1,947   2,018   2,029   1,387   1,511   1,695   822   1,504   1,478
    Science   1,319   1,237   1,292   1,349   719   906   1,055   473   1,006   976
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   86   87   95   90   93   140   127   73   69   77
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   272   257   321   384   0   92   205   46   145   111
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   52   49   55   52   57   66   85   26   150   181
      Mathematics and statistics   170   172   166   210   147   172   150   67   171   152
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   160   156   148   85   41   40   0   0   56   61
      Natural resources and conservation   17   10   7   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   293   253   240   263   218   208   237   129   218   214
      Psychology   64   64   54   46   6   39   41   30   32   31
      Social sciences   205   189   206   211   157   149   210   102   165   149
    Engineering   744   710   726   680   668   605   640   349   498   502
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   14   15   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   213   171   156   145   139   120   139   68   97   108
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   97   103   111   106   101   101   109   71   116   116
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   56   53   50   56   49   46   55   36   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   208   198   203   181   150   141   169   86   140   149
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   7   17   26   16   11   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   55   52   59   65   66   69   80   22   53   58
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   83   67   77   27   92   71
      Other engineering   100   112   115   93   64   50   11   39   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   10
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   10
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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