Data

U. California, Los Angeles

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   4,370   4,191   4,174   4,182   3,810   3,530   3,502   3,441   3,062   3,427
    Hispanic or Latino   842   797   832   840   708   616   554   490   372   418
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,368   3,251   3,190   3,200   2,962   2,778   2,815   2,833   2,587   2,891
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   12   16   21   18   18   16   20   19   9
      Asian   1,305   1,191   1,120   1,106   983   904   927   911   804   905
      Black or African American   214   205   179   190   152   148   150   124   104   129
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   10   11   5   3   4   6   7   8   5   6
      White   1,556   1,555   1,596   1,614   1,573   1,500   1,529   1,572   1,503   1,678
      More than one race   271   277   274   266   232   202   186   198   152   164
    Unknown ethnicity and race   160   143   152   142   140   136   133   118   103   118
  Temporary visa holders   2,374   2,417   2,318   2,219   1,947   2,036   2,072   2,049   1,926   1,821
  Science and engineering   6,115   6,001   5,852   5,784   5,210   5,010   5,030   4,939   4,811   4,746
    Science   3,926   3,887   3,743   3,695   3,384   3,237   3,189   3,041   2,900   2,986
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,102   1,095   986   935   859   821   804   821   710   671
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   431   455   467   457   401   453   441   386   347   330
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   95   120   132   135   126   110   98   98   99   96
      Mathematics and statistics   333   324   318   309   301   290   306   302   261   215
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   41   11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   574   545   504   460   454   444   445   438   444   376
      Psychology   187   197   212   209   197   181   178   177   182   198
      Social sciences   1,163   1,140   1,124   1,190   1,046   938   917   819   780   1,013
    Engineering   2,189   2,114   2,109   2,089   1,826   1,773   1,841   1,898   1,911   1,760
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   114   91   89   115   96   84   89   65   65   57
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   176   193   181   174   156   144   147   135   158   167
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   119   112   105   105   104   111   100   100   107   97
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   192   190   200   231   200   197   204   208   201   181
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   556   566   601   586   496   501   533   578   555   536
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   7   14   9   14   9   10   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   282   311   333   365   355   346   360   280   266   240
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   219   197   195   184   163   185   215   181   180   150
      Other engineering   524   447   391   320   242   196   183   351   379   332
    Health   629   607   640   617   547   556   544   551   177   502
      Clinical medicine   498   502   531   505   433   433   431   427   42   391
      Other health   131   105   109   112   114   123   113   124   135   111

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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