Data

U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa

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   772   740   788   858   862   742   661   611   668   764
    Hispanic or Latino   54   45   39   44   38   38   32   30   13   15
    Not Hispanic or Latino   701   682   737   801   815   695   621   574   654   741
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   5   3   3   5   4   2   2   3   3
      Asian   31   21   20   21   20   18   18   14   30   12
      Black or African American   81   75   86   94   101   70   58   64   44   63
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2
      White   555   552   602   648   657   580   521   479   573   659
      More than one race   30   28   26   35   32   23   22   15   1   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   13   12   13   9   9   8   7   1   8
  Temporary visa holders   514   515   472   391   374   374   329   327   375   364
  Science and engineering   1,111   1,096   1,099   1,043   1,048   985   875   858   993   1,062
    Science   773   752   743   737   721   674   617   600   668   735
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   88   93   80   97   85   73   63   56   81   78
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   69   70   54   42   49   50   30   26   29   40
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   39   38   44   37   49   45   45   49   52   50
      Mathematics and statistics   62   60   59   53   60   59   59   59   71   66
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   54   36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   179   179   188   151   175   171   169   158   136   138
      Psychology   161   143   157   174   157   127   121   125   92   95
      Social sciences   121   133   161   183   146   149   130   127   207   268
    Engineering   338   344   356   306   327   311   258   258   325   327
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   54   38   42   45   55   46   39   41   37   35
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   59   54   50   45   34   36   31   22   19   36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   82   96   89   66   60   63   50   51   61   55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   60   60   66   46   70   60   56   59   63   57
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   16
      Mechanical engineering   67   81   88   89   92   89   71   70   76   69
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   16   15   21   15   16   17   11   15   53   59
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   175   159   161   206   188   131   115   80   50   66
      Clinical medicine   86   75   71   81   66   42   26   0   0   0
      Other health   89   84   90   125   122   89   89   80   50   66

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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