Data

U. California, San Diego

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   2,794   2,515   2,606   2,618   2,489   2,421   2,385   2,197   2,247   2,261
    Hispanic or Latino   423   386   400   394   323   325   305   255   247   238
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,238   2,008   2,094   2,108   1,857   2,000   1,986   1,837   1,861   1,895
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   8   12   9   5   8   8   11   16   21
      Asian   870   665   702   651   561   563   542   579   574   562
      Black or African American   71   69   71   66   45   55   47   71   77   70
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   4   4   1   1   2   2   2   7   8
      White   1,079   1,093   1,144   1,214   1,115   1,235   1,252   1,162   1,174   1,224
      More than one race   204   169   161   167   130   137   135   12   13   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   133   121   112   116   309   96   94   105   139   128
  Temporary visa holders   2,985   2,776   2,932   2,574   2,188   2,587   2,401   2,137   2,014   1,655
  Science and engineering   5,763   5,273   5,519   5,192   4,677   5,008   4,786   4,334   4,201   3,916
    Science   3,836   3,495   3,604   3,154   2,809   2,879   2,859   2,532   2,532   2,591
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   935   859   814   782   760   766   737   693   536   520
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   49
      Computer and information sciences   1,140   854   983   797   468   583   612   491   527   473
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   302   312   309   316   285   261   266   271   269   258
      Mathematics and statistics   176   182   208   181   161   156   174   144   126   130
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   371   314   211   113   116   126   108   121   114   199
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   522   556   620   505   488   478   461   427   411   432
      Psychology   71   76   73   70   131   122   116   41   42   50
      Social sciences   319   342   386   390   400   387   385   344   372   386
    Engineering   1,927   1,778   1,915   2,038   1,868   2,129   1,927   1,802   1,669   1,325
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   29   37   45   45   37   28   18   20   20   24
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   410   367   359   442   390   411   397   347   264   183
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   67   39   52   61   47   66   54   74   61   44
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   137   137   141   139   160   164   169   184   195   193
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   856   794   929   667   565   765   605   503   467   503
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   69   74   103   103   98   111   0
      Mechanical engineering   249   242   231   262   232   229   237   193   181   180
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   183   185   185   186   212   212   175
      Other engineering   179   162   158   170   178   178   158   171   158   23
    Health   16   18   19   0   0   0   0   0   60   0
      Clinical medicine   16   18   19   0   0   0   0   0   60   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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