Data

Texas A&M 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   3,612   3,505   3,563   3,624   3,321   2,964   2,889   2,847   3,172   3,249
    Hispanic or Latino   712   680   659   624   556   474   422   440   505   452
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,822   2,755   2,840   2,932   2,699   2,418   2,394   2,325   2,581   2,721
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   12   16   9   11   9   8   7   5   13
      Asian   417   383   372   379   326   255   272   235   253   266
      Black or African American   202   187   201   213   184   142   131   133   151   157
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   3   4   3   6   5   3   5   12
      White   2,075   2,065   2,140   2,227   2,084   1,910   1,898   1,866   2,082   2,209
      More than one race   116   108   108   100   91   96   80   81   85   64
    Unknown ethnicity and race   78   70   64   68   66   72   73   82   86   76
  Temporary visa holders   3,628   3,652   3,749   3,232   2,938   3,652   3,763   3,680   3,694   3,836
  Science and engineering   6,890   6,820   6,933   6,501   5,949   6,470   6,493   6,343   6,634   6,786
    Science   4,173   4,069   4,025   3,795   3,568   3,759   3,727   3,592   3,803   3,865
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   298   298   274   247   258   269   339   328   421   404
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,057   982   1,040   983   892   875   795   799   826   828
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   40
      Computer and information sciences   691   725   717   597   492   597   573   538   512   402
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   235   225   238   275   276   277   351   281   303   345
      Mathematics and statistics   214   221   208   210   221   230   218   209   203   192
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   178   152   40   13   0   0   0   0   0   70
      Natural resources and conservation   99   80   64   66   76   69   76   83   0   0
      Physical sciences   506   501   498   450   421   443   431   420   415   424
      Psychology   300   301   315   309   289   318   232   208   209   207
      Social sciences   595   584   631   645   643   681   712   726   846   925
    Engineering   2,717   2,751   2,908   2,706   2,381   2,711   2,766   2,751   2,831   2,921
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   194   186   212   192   163   167   156   119   106   98
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   168   159   152   163   138   142   118   105   114   105
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   298   276   256   266   268   294   341   376   437   451
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   316   320   328   369   301   333   370   371   332   386
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   609   590   573   525   505   677   680   708   679   696
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   216   306   487   298   178   250   280   271   245   233
      Mechanical engineering   435   435   449   432   393   416   400   374   378   397
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   167   176   183   190   179   163   157   142   119   132
      Other engineering   314   303   268   271   256   269   264   285   421   423
    Health   350   337   379   355   310   146   159   184   232   299
      Clinical medicine   215   212   268   258   225   60   58   72   73   49
      Other health   135   125   111   97   85   86   101   112   159   250

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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