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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   1,314   1,291   1,195   1,120   1,167   1,194   1,202   1,137   1,200   1,178
    Female   1,132   1,113   1,051   961   942   937   927   874   900   911
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,202   1,286   1,319   1,215   1,183   1,200   1,161   1,055   1,104   1,152
    Hispanic or Latino   75   92   95   84   73   68   69   50   64   52
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,103   1,170   1,197   1,104   1,090   1,114   1,072   977   1,001   1,056
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   1
      Asian   105   92   103   98   88   83   80   72   71   77
      Black or African American   76   89   89   77   73   86   86   67   65   65
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   2   2   3   1   1   1   0   0
      White   876   939   951   886   886   905   872   805   838   883
      More than one race   44   48   52   41   40   38   33   32   26   30
    Unknown ethnicity and race   24   24   27   27   20   18   20   28   39   44
  Temporary visa holders   1,244   1,118   927   866   926   931   968   956   996   937
  Science and engineering   2,365   2,286   2,127   1,968   2,012   2,052   1,997   1,916   2,012   2,001
    Science   1,721   1,646   1,506   1,350   1,397   1,431   1,414   1,274   1,361   1,408
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   64   68   70   64   80   69   73   114   110   119
      Biological and biomedical sciences   376   331   284   194   187   188   180   182   212   218
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   18   15
      Computer and information sciences   276   208   188   158   163   177   189   124   131   139
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   29   33
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   88   110   103   95   100   110   101   92   106   108
      Mathematics and statistics   94   108   98   95   107   117   111   104   115   125
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   90   71   18   16   4   2   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   33   21   25   24   30   33   36   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   370   361   344   320   339   342   331   266   213   204
      Psychology   93   103   113   101   80   81   73   79   72   78
      Social sciences   237   265   263   283   307   312   320   266   352   368
    Engineering   644   640   621   618   615   621   583   642   651   593
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   66   65   63   60   52   43   44   37   25   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   207   211   190   161   155   147   140   134   154   154
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   95   110   126   158   148   160   108   109   121   111
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   125   120   130   134   148   169   187   197   199   156
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   149   131   108   100   106   95   95   79   75   74
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   75   69   75
      Other engineering   2   3   4   5   6   7   9   11   8   5
  Health   81   118   119   113   97   79   132   95   88   88
    Clinical medicine   13   51   56   53   33   22   21   29   23   24
    Other health   68   67   63   60   64   57   111   66   65   64

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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