Data

U. California, San Diego

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   3,367   3,580   3,368   3,007   3,272   3,199   2,893   2,803   2,608   2,360
    Female   1,924   1,958   1,824   1,670   1,736   1,587   1,441   1,458   1,308   1,217
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,515   2,606   2,618   2,489   2,421   2,385   2,197   2,247   2,261   2,294
    Hispanic or Latino   386   400   394   323   325   305   255   247   238   216
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,008   2,094   2,108   1,857   2,000   1,986   1,837   1,861   1,895   1,942
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   12   9   5   8   8   11   16   21   23
      Asian   665   702   651   561   563   542   579   574   562   560
      Black or African American   69   71   66   45   55   47   71   77   70   65
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   4   4   1   1   2   2   2   7   8   8
      White   1,093   1,144   1,214   1,115   1,235   1,252   1,162   1,174   1,224   1,272
      More than one race   169   161   167   130   137   135   12   13   10   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   121   112   116   309   96   94   105   139   128   136
  Temporary visa holders   2,776   2,932   2,574   2,188   2,587   2,401   2,137   2,014   1,655   1,283
  Science and engineering   5,273   5,519   5,192   4,677   5,008   4,786   4,334   4,201   3,916   3,577
    Science   3,495   3,604   3,154   2,809   2,879   2,859   2,532   2,532   2,591   2,443
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   859   814   782   760   766   737   693   536   520   504
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   49   49
      Computer and information sciences   854   983   797   468   583   612   491   527   473   338
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   312   309   316   285   261   266   271   269   258   268
      Mathematics and statistics   182   208   181   161   156   174   144   126   130   127
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   314   211   113   116   126   108   121   114   199   162
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   556   620   505   488   478   461   427   411   432   436
      Psychology   76   73   70   131   122   116   41   42   50   50
      Social sciences   342   386   390   400   387   385   344   372   386   420
    Engineering   1,778   1,915   2,038   1,868   2,129   1,927   1,802   1,669   1,325   1,134
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   37   45   45   37   28   18   20   20   24   21
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   367   359   442   390   411   397   347   264   183   174
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   39   52   61   47   66   54   74   61   44   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   137   141   139   160   164   169   184   195   193   163
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   794   929   667   565   765   605   503   467   503   435
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   69   74   103   103   98   111   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   242   231   262   232   229   237   193   181   180   130
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   183   185   185   186   212   212   175   155
      Other engineering   162   158   170   178   178   158   171   158   23   23
  Health   18   19   0   0   0   0   0   60   0   0
    Clinical medicine   18   19   0   0   0   0   0   60   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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