Data

U. Chicago

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   2,083   2,079   2,039   2,265   2,039   1,866   1,886   1,734   1,635   1,442
    Hispanic or Latino   217   243   221   227   210   188   171   151   133   119
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,805   1,770   1,763   1,948   1,753   1,593   1,634   1,472   1,327   1,110
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   4   7   7   5   6   4   8   9   5
      Asian   455   424   387   405   313   261   269   231   184   151
      Black or African American   119   125   111   129   122   104   90   79   81   68
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   2
      White   1,113   1,111   1,161   1,308   1,225   1,148   1,194   1,085   1,004   846
      More than one race   113   106   97   98   87   73   76   68   48   38
    Unknown ethnicity and race   61   66   55   90   76   85   81   111   175   213
  Temporary visa holders   2,749   2,574   2,396   2,506   2,066   1,915   1,696   1,507   1,393   1,043
  Science and engineering   4,832   4,653   4,435   4,771   4,105   3,765   3,568   3,227   3,028   2,440
    Science   4,483   4,338   4,173   4,519   3,898   3,592   3,439   3,127   2,955   2,389
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   9
      Biological and biomedical sciences   695   648   630   610   558   513   509   459   393   417
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   482   480   441   461   385   342   288   251   126   72
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   53   47   43   40   48   48   45   42   50   43
      Mathematics and statistics   488   471   738   809   590   490   418   385   426   305
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   383   285   11   13   13   11   9   9   0   38
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   18   24   24   0   0
      Physical sciences   518   512   504   553   525   456   475   457   453   400
      Psychology   87   90   122   119   163   112   110   118   123   107
      Social sciences   1,777   1,805   1,684   1,914   1,616   1,602   1,561   1,382   1,314   945
    Engineering   349   315   262   252   207   173   129   100   73   51
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   264   254   206   252   207   173   129   100   73   51
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   85   61   56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   16   14   14   0   45
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   16   14   14   0   45
      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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