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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   882   849   876   954   998   846   808   809   787   774
    Hispanic or Latino   217   216   215   255   221   152   135   135   109   97
    Not Hispanic or Latino   635   603   626   663   742   660   651   653   654   642
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   3   0   2   2   4   4   1   2
      Asian   168   159   164   161   179   146   143   136   119   119
      Black or African American   92   94   90   100   100   63   58   60   65   48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   1   2   3   0   1   0
      White   353   335   352   380   430   427   428   434   450   450
      More than one race   21   14   16   21   30   20   15   19   18   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   30   30   35   36   35   34   22   21   24   35
  Temporary visa holders   1,865   1,797   1,815   1,412   1,163   1,239   1,250   1,383   1,395   1,596
  Science and engineering   2,569   2,492   2,533   2,216   2,005   1,907   1,917   2,053   2,037   2,233
    Science   1,401   1,335   1,296   1,286   1,261   1,209   1,150   1,170   1,188   1,188
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   175   142   140   143   141   138   106   116   140   161
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10
      Computer and information sciences   398   389   390   306   242   216   229   249   209   198
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   10
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   125   126   119   129   149   167   157   174   187   179
      Mathematics and statistics   132   128   110   116   126   124   104   96   97   106
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   218   221   202   216   219   222   230   221   236   223
      Psychology   172   170   175   189   207   190   173   156   146   157
      Social sciences   181   159   160   187   177   152   151   158   155   144
    Engineering   1,168   1,157   1,237   930   744   698   767   883   849   1,045
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   29   28   21   14   14   22   21   15   5
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   94   89   99   91   89   72   56   57   40   47
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   168   171   156   174   171   163   156   174   189   184
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   99   102   102   85   76   67   73   86   74   122
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   177   174   194   179   155   146   162   171   166   208
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   192   247   296   176   91   89   131   178   191   175
      Mechanical engineering   99   107   112   94   91   96   117   150   129   161
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   52   44   36   51   54   51   50   46   43   42
      Other engineering   257   194   214   59   3   0   0   0   2   101
    Health   178   154   158   150   156   178   141   139   145   137
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   178   154   158   150   156   178   141   139   145   137

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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