Data

U. Colorado

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   4,781   4,594   4,683   4,916   4,596   4,237   4,277   4,128   4,342   4,203
    Hispanic or Latino   643   579   587   566   488   403   372   336   334   337
    Not Hispanic or Latino   4,015   3,894   3,971   4,228   3,969   3,692   3,691   3,523   3,702   3,554
      American Indian or Alaska Native   17   19   21   22   15   10   15   18   15   17
      Asian   348   318   355   334   248   225   252   227   221   199
      Black or African American   128   115   116   128   110   73   82   74   88   79
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   5   5   2   1   3   3   6   5
      White   3,258   3,191   3,216   3,489   3,381   3,190   3,144   3,031   3,217   3,102
      More than one race   262   249   258   250   213   193   195   170   155   152
    Unknown ethnicity and race   123   121   125   122   139   142   214   269   306   312
  Temporary visa holders   1,752   1,841   1,817   1,344   1,076   1,303   1,403   1,344   1,354   1,201
  Science and engineering   5,997   5,887   5,880   5,625   5,115   5,070   5,169   4,928   5,141   4,874
    Science   4,088   4,079   3,961   3,699   3,407   3,329   3,360   3,202   3,460   3,394
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   36
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,037   990   1,021   1,002   932   873   860   853   757   718
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   115   90
      Computer and information sciences   827   942   964   765   583   613   601   505   494   448
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   116   122   129   128   121   107   114   119   119   112
      Mathematics and statistics   211   199   206   216   223   209   209   212   192   197
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   434   395   249   98   100   97   145   127   218   163
      Natural resources and conservation   265   270   279   274   230   228   204   158   0   0
      Physical sciences   581   544   545   552   518   509   482   475   479   358
      Psychology   241   218   188   195   193   184   213   207   175   345
      Social sciences   376   399   380   469   507   509   532   546   825   870
    Engineering   1,909   1,808   1,919   1,926   1,708   1,741   1,809   1,726   1,681   1,480
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   437   394   414   480   461   416   348   287   259   227
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   150   128   119   118   99   59   48   42   49   51
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   115   116   115   117   126   119   120   129   114   59
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   248   239   282   315   288   288   336   371   352   321
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   363   393   495   388   288   413   465   498   526   490
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   339   316   321   319   286   295   284   259   240   213
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   83   83   76   75   58   68   62   57   44   29
      Other engineering   174   139   97   114   102   83   146   83   97   90
    Health   536   548   620   635   557   470   511   544   555   530
      Clinical medicine   339   364   427   449   408   334   369   402   391   385
      Other health   197   184   193   186   149   136   142   142   164   145

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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