Data

Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey

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   1,820   1,797   1,706   1,771   1,897   1,828   1,851   1,803   2,234   2,111
    Hispanic or Latino   243   240   224   230   224   200   182   157   187   148
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,478   1,476   1,416   1,482   1,418   1,347   1,383   1,555   1,784   1,685
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   3   2   1   0   0   3   3   5   4
      Asian   356   358   389   380   363   246   257   339   339   400
      Black or African American   180   181   180   171   214   117   107   139   153   145
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   9   4   6   4   3   23   26   2   51   13
      White   901   914   825   902   805   919   951   1,034   1,181   1,098
      More than one race   28   16   14   24   33   42   39   38   55   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   99   81   66   59   255   281   286   91   263   278
  Temporary visa holders   1,708   1,648   1,565   1,476   1,265   1,502   1,541   1,498   1,951   1,692
  Science and engineering   3,472   3,393   3,241   3,224   3,117   3,302   3,364   3,274   4,148   3,766
    Science   2,823   2,824   2,717   2,675   2,578   2,620   2,671   2,548   3,327   2,969
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   45   60   39   37   34   71   8   9   14   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   948   911   925   951   1,143   986   1,020   908   1,052   1,009
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   192   43
      Computer and information sciences   298   416   547   356   204   247   254   243   319   305
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   24
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   83   84   62   45   43   64   66   99   130   134
      Mathematics and statistics   166   203   171   189   204   260   262   221   297   378
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   236   47   44   46   50   0   123   129   303   110
      Natural resources and conservation   88   85   74   102   66   92   31   14   0   0
      Physical sciences   334   358   273   340   299   307   349   333   297   253
      Psychology   124   138   142   127   126   110   104   120   110   124
      Social sciences   501   522   440   482   409   483   454   472   546   530
    Engineering   649   569   524   549   539   682   693   726   821   797
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   69   74   85   92   94   80   66   81   85   98
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   68   61   78   102   69   89   109   110   135   141
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   71   65   44   45   54   73   48   80   128   88
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   246   190   138   148   154   225   245   253   230   232
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   80   72   50   50   46   96   87   90   102   79
      Mechanical engineering   113   104   129   112   122   119   138   112   101   107
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   40   52
      Other engineering   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   56   52   30   23   45   28   28   27   37   37
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   56   52   30   23   45   28   28   27   37   37

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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