Data

Texas A&M U.

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   4,268   4,388   4,096   3,822   4,239   4,282   4,202   4,333   4,520   4,002
    Female   2,889   2,924   2,760   2,437   2,377   2,370   2,325   2,533   2,565   2,290
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,505   3,563   3,624   3,321   2,964   2,889   2,847   3,172   3,249   3,012
    Hispanic or Latino   680   659   624   556   474   422   440   505   452   414
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,755   2,840   2,932   2,699   2,418   2,394   2,325   2,581   2,721   2,539
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   16   9   11   9   8   7   5   13   16
      Asian   383   372   379   326   255   272   235   253   266   224
      Black or African American   187   201   213   184   142   131   133   151   157   133
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   3   4   3   6   5   3   5   12   6
      White   2,065   2,140   2,227   2,084   1,910   1,898   1,866   2,082   2,209   2,106
      More than one race   108   108   100   91   96   80   81   85   64   54
    Unknown ethnicity and race   70   64   68   66   72   73   82   86   76   59
  Temporary visa holders   3,652   3,749   3,232   2,938   3,652   3,763   3,680   3,694   3,836   3,280
  Science and engineering   6,820   6,933   6,501   5,949   6,470   6,493   6,343   6,634   6,786   6,038
    Science   4,069   4,025   3,795   3,568   3,759   3,727   3,592   3,803   3,865   3,439
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   298   274   247   258   269   339   328   421   404   405
      Biological and biomedical sciences   982   1,040   983   892   875   795   799   826   828   675
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   28   26
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   40   36
      Computer and information sciences   725   717   597   492   597   573   538   512   402   277
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   225   238   275   276   277   351   281   303   345   330
      Mathematics and statistics   221   208   210   221   230   218   209   203   192   195
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   152   40   13   0   0   0   0   0   70   0
      Natural resources and conservation   80   64   66   76   69   76   83   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   501   498   450   421   443   431   420   415   424   422
      Psychology   301   315   309   289   318   232   208   209   207   143
      Social sciences   584   631   645   643   681   712   726   846   925   930
    Engineering   2,751   2,908   2,706   2,381   2,711   2,766   2,751   2,831   2,921   2,599
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   186   212   192   163   167   156   119   106   98   104
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   159   152   163   138   142   118   105   114   105   105
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   276   256   266   268   294   341   376   437   451   411
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   320   328   369   301   333   370   371   332   386   405
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   590   573   525   505   677   680   708   679   696   464
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   306   487   298   178   250   280   271   245   233   232
      Mechanical engineering   435   449   432   393   416   400   374   378   397   368
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   176   183   190   179   163   157   142   119   132   89
      Other engineering   303   268   271   256   269   264   285   421   423   421
    Health   337   379   355   310   146   159   184   232   299   254
      Clinical medicine   212   268   258   225   60   58   72   73   49   54
      Other health   125   111   97   85   86   101   112   159   250   200

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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