Data

Southern Methodist 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   309   319   319   315   345   249   257   222   215   223
    Hispanic or Latino   46   47   43   42   52   30   30   25   17   18
    Not Hispanic or Latino   257   264   271   269   290   218   226   196   196   202
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   46   37   35   37   29   29   28   23   18   20
      Black or African American   26   21   12   13   18   7   12   12   14   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   173   195   207   206   230   176   172   153   157   165
      More than one race   12   9   16   12   12   6   14   8   7   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   8   5   4   3   1   1   1   2   3
  Temporary visa holders   390   366   281   257   326   382   468   479   458   462
  Science and engineering   699   685   600   572   671   631   725   701   673   685
    Science   504   498   446   411   497   426   469   414   374   401
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Biological and biomedical sciences   31   36   34   35   34   33   34   34   37   24
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   151   152   78   51   102   94   118   113   67   63
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   28   27   26   17   19   21   22   27   29
      Mathematics and statistics   128   117   138   130   161   131   137   85   90   102
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   6   7   11   14   4   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   58   55   57   53   63   47   52   50   48   55
      Psychology   42   38   29   31   28   27   25   25   21   22
      Social sciences   63   66   76   74   78   71   82   85   84   104
    Engineering   195   187   154   161   174   205   256   287   299   284
      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   34   35   31   30   34   47   58   42   28   33
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   85   92   61   66   72   80   109   136   157   161
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   16   18   24   22   28   26   30   37   40   40
      Mechanical engineering   32   20   24   27   29   36   50   68   61   43
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   28   22   14   16   11   16   9   4   13   7
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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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