Data

U. California, Merced

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   388   356   375   381   369   330   353   347   309   279
    Hispanic or Latino   130   115   119   121   116   96   92   87   67   55
    Not Hispanic or Latino   239   221   234   236   231   207   246   247   231   213
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Asian   69   60   53   55   53   48   52   53   45   46
      Black or African American   20   14   10   13   10   8   15   12   9   7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   2   1   2   1   3   3   3
      White   129   128   154   147   150   135   165   162   155   140
      More than one race   20   16   16   19   17   14   13   17   19   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   19   20   22   24   22   27   15   13   11   11
  Temporary visa holders   280   270   242   266   241   244   234   188   161   127
  Science and engineering   648   608   588   616   581   544   561   508   470   406
    Science   466   409   426   444   419   384   399   372   347   308
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   47   45
      Biological and biomedical sciences   106   110   124   120   124   115   106   97   73   65
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   44   47   35   38   35   31   26   21   21   21
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   38   37   32   34   32   20   23   27   48   36
      Natural resources and conservation   55   60   61   67   61   62   57   48   0   0
      Physical sciences   127   96   123   125   116   109   100   90   79   70
      Psychology   39   0   0   0   0   0   44   43   44   42
      Social sciences   57   59   51   60   51   47   43   46   35   29
    Engineering   182   199   162   172   162   160   162   136   123   98
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   23   14   16   14   14   29   25   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   85   91   59   72   59   63   75   64   57   41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   58   57   64   61   64   61   58   47   43   35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   21   28   25   23   25   22   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   22
    Health   20   18   29   31   29   30   26   27   0   0
      Clinical medicine   20   18   29   31   29   30   26   27   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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