Data

U. California, Irvine

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   1,899   1,836   1,875   2,100   2,268   2,180   2,004   1,873   1,793   1,838
    Hispanic or Latino   408   391   398   451   358   320   293   251   230   234
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,417   1,361   1,390   1,551   1,709   1,611   1,529   1,475   1,437   1,467
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   2   22   29   41   40   10   9
      Asian   509   447   433   501   599   543   481   429   373   354
      Black or African American   65   60   63   78   94   105   107   94   48   46
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   4   3   0   0   0   0   2   2
      White   707   721   756   851   994   934   900   912   911   964
      More than one race   131   127   132   116   0   0   0   0   93   92
    Unknown ethnicity and race   74   84   87   98   201   249   182   147   126   137
  Temporary visa holders   1,222   1,237   1,283   1,195   1,439   1,391   1,450   1,300   1,243   1,187
  Science and engineering   3,121   3,073   3,158   3,163   3,547   3,416   3,307   3,037   2,910   2,938
    Science   2,009   1,987   2,036   2,099   2,557   2,459   2,352   2,077   1,952   1,979
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   623   589   563   527   516   471   445   422   327   357
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   74   528   583   578   459   343   338
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   50   56   63   61   63   59   56   53   52   51
      Mathematics and statistics   300   292   322   315   302   247   250   173   159   166
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   225   191   167   108   80   48   42   28   52   34
      Natural resources and conservation   43   34   32   41   34   27   16   3   0   0
      Physical sciences   384   407   422   406   380   390   354   355   360   357
      Psychology   0   0   0   72   129   142   131   123   83   60
      Social sciences   384   418   467   495   525   492   480   461   494   519
    Engineering   1,112   1,086   1,122   1,064   990   957   955   960   958   959
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   175   152   158   143   139   128   134   137   125   114
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   81   81   82   83   62   66   62   59   70   86
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   108   108   111   102   123   132   143   163   176   160
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   489   478   508   472   405   371   371   351   343   361
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   23   20   19   17   17   18   21   21   20   23
      Mechanical engineering   164   171   168   173   165   158   136   135   138   141
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   72   76   76   74   76   73   73   76   71   60
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   3   11   15   18   15   14
    Health   0   0   0   132   160   155   147   136   126   87
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   132   112   108   103   94   85   75
      Other health   0   0   0   0   48   47   44   42   41   12

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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