Data

Tufts 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   1,394   1,361   1,428   1,648   1,394   1,394   1,298   1,358   1,339   1,311
    Hispanic or Latino   143   133   147   149   115   126   103   86   72   73
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,210   1,186   1,238   1,455   1,202   1,245   1,150   1,205   1,211   1,173
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   3   0   4
      Asian   215   208   217   232   230   206   177   240   196   189
      Black or African American   92   79   77   92   65   72   56   48   68   58
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   3   1   0   2   1   0   1   0
      White   823   822   868   1,048   863   911   879   862   905   882
      More than one race   78   75   73   81   44   53   37   52   41   40
    Unknown ethnicity and race   41   42   43   44   77   23   45   67   56   65
  Temporary visa holders   726   739   836   787   547   614   472   401   473   422
  Science and engineering   2,038   2,021   2,179   2,342   1,789   1,849   1,656   1,578   1,645   1,547
    Science   1,737   1,729   1,902   2,044   1,529   1,236   1,293   1,262   1,348   1,269
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   7   8   12   0   0   0   0   16   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   641   640   692   811   757   748   745   757   770   722
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2
      Computer and information sciences   162   159   176   159   182   0   80   68   76   67
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   75
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   65   89   97   84   73   53   39   29   34   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   124   73   75   82   39   8   12   0   18   13
      Natural resources and conservation   27   36   29   22   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   125   121   120   117   154   100   92   101   108   103
      Psychology   127   126   103   117   137   83   86   83   78   82
      Social sciences   466   478   602   640   187   244   239   224   127   123
    Engineering   301   292   277   298   260   613   363   316   297   278
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   108   95   85   76   47   82   100   72   45   41
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   21   22   22   22   0   50   44   36   33   43
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   39   38   32   34   34   51   45   57   92   87
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   70   77   71   93   101   247   92   90   76   63
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   53   52   56   61   78   80   82   61   51   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   3   6   4   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   8   5   5   8   0   103   0   0   0   0
    Health   82   79   85   93   152   159   114   181   167   186
      Clinical medicine   68   59   46   58   91   80   74   94   116   132
      Other health   14   20   39   35   61   79   40   87   51   54

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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