Data

Tufts 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   874   938   1,009   805   849   756   701   719   703   695
    Female   1,226   1,326   1,426   1,136   1,159   1,014   1,058   1,093   1,030   1,005
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,361   1,428   1,648   1,394   1,394   1,298   1,358   1,339   1,311   1,286
    Hispanic or Latino   133   147   149   115   126   103   86   72   73   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,186   1,238   1,455   1,202   1,245   1,150   1,205   1,211   1,173   1,140
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   1   0   3   0   4   4
      Asian   208   217   232   230   206   177   240   196   189   181
      Black or African American   79   77   92   65   72   56   48   68   58   50
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   3   1   0   2   1   0   1   0   1
      White   822   868   1,048   863   911   879   862   905   882   860
      More than one race   75   73   81   44   53   37   52   41   40   44
    Unknown ethnicity and race   42   43   44   77   23   45   67   56   65   87
  Temporary visa holders   739   836   787   547   614   472   401   473   422   414
  Science and engineering   2,021   2,179   2,342   1,789   1,849   1,656   1,578   1,645   1,547   1,516
    Science   1,729   1,902   2,044   1,529   1,236   1,293   1,262   1,348   1,269   1,233
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   8   12   0   0   0   0   16   17   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   640   692   811   757   748   745   757   770   722   678
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   2   2
      Computer and information sciences   159   176   159   182   0   80   68   76   67   58
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   75   107
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   89   97   84   73   53   39   29   34   35   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   73   75   82   39   8   12   0   18   13   23
      Natural resources and conservation   36   29   22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   121   120   117   154   100   92   101   108   103   104
      Psychology   126   103   117   137   83   86   83   78   82   86
      Social sciences   478   602   640   187   244   239   224   127   123   100
    Engineering   292   277   298   260   613   363   316   297   278   283
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   95   85   76   47   82   100   72   45   41   51
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   22   22   22   0   50   44   36   33   43   42
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   38   32   34   34   51   45   57   92   87   76
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   77   71   93   101   247   92   90   76   63   68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   52   56   61   78   80   82   61   51   44   46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   6   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   5   8   0   103   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   79   85   93   152   159   114   181   167   186   184
    Clinical medicine   59   46   58   91   80   74   94   116   132   125
    Other health   20   39   35   61   79   40   87   51   54   59

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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