Data

SUNY, U. Buffalo

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   1,537   1,451   1,514   1,690   1,296   1,490   1,432   1,354   1,392   1,389
    Hispanic or Latino   116   101   115   95   74   86   77   63   62   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,360   1,284   1,342   1,517   1,139   1,257   1,207   1,163   1,164   1,163
      American Indian or Alaska Native   9   8   5   8   7   9   10   13   18   13
      Asian   232   211   240   264   211   189   158   123   109   95
      Black or African American   124   101   103   122   92   77   78   80   63   70
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   925   907   943   1,069   790   957   924   911   942   956
      More than one race   68   56   51   54   39   25   37   36   32   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   61   66   57   78   83   147   148   128   166   167
  Temporary visa holders   2,855   2,649   2,686   2,547   669   2,210   2,387   2,318   2,209   2,142
  Science and engineering   4,020   3,741   3,877   3,875   1,636   3,406   3,557   3,445   3,386   3,245
    Science   2,865   2,473   2,653   2,552   1,115   2,312   2,406   2,264   2,243   2,190
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   695   645   631   581   280   520   545   517   541   499
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   34
      Computer and information sciences   1,096   930   1,109   1,084   284   831   850   696   576   545
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   33   37   34   25   37   35   50   43   43
      Mathematics and statistics   219   178   206   165   106   148   141   187   196   205
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   164   59   42   48   44   26   10   14   22   18
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   217   216   206   189   84   251   262   219   209   200
      Psychology   159   144   131   154   102   166   180   167   167   180
      Social sciences   278   268   291   297   190   333   383   414   430   438
    Engineering   1,155   1,268   1,224   1,323   521   1,094   1,151   1,181   1,143   1,055
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   55   57   64   50   33   35   34   30   30   26
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   112   109   82   98   61   106   104   102   96   71
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   141   140   128   143   68   142   148   158   142   118
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   79   78   97   108   60   142   192   186   158   136
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   92   108   120   109   51   154   228   293   266   341
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   143   181   182   164   69   268   233   227   258   202
      Mechanical engineering   73   72   92   107   46   148   142   143   158   140
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
      Other engineering   460   523   459   544   133   99   70   42   28   21
    Health   372   359   323   362   329   294   262   227   215   286
      Clinical medicine   197   178   158   171   167   120   104   56   51   57
      Other health   175   181   165   191   162   174   158   171   164   229

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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