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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   2,325   2,465   2,532   1,080   2,220   2,314   2,249   2,157   2,108   2,286
    Female   1,775   1,735   1,705   885   1,480   1,505   1,423   1,444   1,423   1,398
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,451   1,514   1,690   1,296   1,490   1,432   1,354   1,392   1,389   1,370
    Hispanic or Latino   101   115   95   74   86   77   63   62   59   46
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,284   1,342   1,517   1,139   1,257   1,207   1,163   1,164   1,163   1,136
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   5   8   7   9   10   13   18   13   14
      Asian   211   240   264   211   189   158   123   109   95   90
      Black or African American   101   103   122   92   77   78   80   63   70   60
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   907   943   1,069   790   957   924   911   942   956   954
      More than one race   56   51   54   39   25   37   36   32   29   18
    Unknown ethnicity and race   66   57   78   83   147   148   128   166   167   188
  Temporary visa holders   2,649   2,686   2,547   669   2,210   2,387   2,318   2,209   2,142   2,314
  Science and engineering   3,741   3,877   3,875   1,636   3,406   3,557   3,445   3,386   3,245   3,396
    Science   2,473   2,653   2,552   1,115   2,312   2,406   2,264   2,243   2,190   2,271
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   645   631   581   280   520   545   517   541   499   461
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   34   33
      Computer and information sciences   930   1,109   1,084   284   831   850   696   576   545   734
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   33   37   34   25   37   35   50   43   43   44
      Mathematics and statistics   178   206   165   106   148   141   187   196   205   73
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   59   42   48   44   26   10   14   22   18   22
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   216   206   189   84   251   262   219   209   200   199
      Psychology   144   131   154   102   166   180   167   167   180   163
      Social sciences   268   291   297   190   333   383   414   430   438   503
    Engineering   1,268   1,224   1,323   521   1,094   1,151   1,181   1,143   1,055   1,125
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   57   64   50   33   35   34   30   30   26   36
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   109   82   98   61   106   104   102   96   71   53
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   140   128   143   68   142   148   158   142   118   107
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   78   97   108   60   142   192   186   158   136   160
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   108   120   109   51   154   228   293   266   341   388
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   181   182   164   69   268   233   227   258   202   208
      Mechanical engineering   72   92   107   46   148   142   143   158   140   168
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0   0
      Other engineering   523   459   544   133   99   70   42   28   21   5
  Health   359   323   362   329   294   262   227   215   286   288
    Clinical medicine   178   158   171   167   120   104   56   51   57   54
    Other health   181   165   191   162   174   158   171   164   229   234

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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