Data

U. California, Berkeley

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   3,840   3,721   3,938   4,194   3,870   3,924   3,922   3,978   3,824   3,863
    Hispanic or Latino   328   303   319   319   484   474   392   426   373   295
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,381   3,259   3,415   3,620   3,124   3,104   3,026   3,097   3,002   3,028
      American Indian or Alaska Native   35   29   32   36   37   32   29   30   36   51
      Asian   1,446   1,378   1,338   1,377   992   911   841   822   749   721
      Black or African American   302   268   299   268   221   217   182   186   181   176
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   8   6   8   7   5   5   4   4   3   8
      White   1,590   1,578   1,738   1,932   1,869   1,939   1,970   2,055   2,033   2,072
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   131   159   204   255   262   346   504   455   449   540
  Temporary visa holders   2,445   2,292   2,329   2,248   1,710   2,012   1,868   1,811   1,547   1,373
  Science and engineering   6,191   5,610   5,812   5,996   5,182   5,532   5,369   5,395   5,018   4,833
    Science   4,045   3,538   3,643   3,674   3,546   3,622   3,590   3,568   3,262   3,338
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   5   2   3   4   4   7   4   3   198   261
      Biological and biomedical sciences   956   773   788   815   785   775   760   776   672   672
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   533   479   481   448   377   389   380   373   245   239
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   45   50   51   51   50   51   63   60   0   67
      Mathematics and statistics   307   286   291   282   279   287   296   295   266   266
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   141   20   10   15   81   85   78   70   55   0
      Natural resources and conservation   306   236   277   299   218   245   248   238   0   0
      Physical sciences   875   857   869   883   844   839   789   797   729   672
      Psychology   76   84   86   93   95   100   105   101   101   99
      Social sciences   801   751   787   784   813   844   867   855   933   1,002
    Engineering   2,146   2,072   2,169   2,322   1,636   1,910   1,779   1,827   1,756   1,495
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   173   155   142   173   118   153   141   210   145   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   116   128   143   152   113   146   160   132   141   143
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   439   417   432   484   363   430   410   440   358   349
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   412   439   451   540   450   482   429   407   331   298
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   306   246   280   252   149   208   158   140   125   60
      Mechanical engineering   385   385   430   488   320   358   354   361   382   300
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   115   89
      Other engineering   315   302   291   233   123   133   127   137   159   256
    Health   94   403   455   446   398   404   421   394   353   403
      Clinical medicine   94   403   455   446   398   404   421   394   337   384
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   19

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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