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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   1,609   1,618   1,434   1,284   1,232   1,254   1,370   1,345   1,480   1,423
    Female   1,037   1,073   932   877   853   804   822   837   890   879
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   849   876   954   998   846   808   809   787   774   779
    Hispanic or Latino   216   215   255   221   152   135   135   109   97   99
    Not Hispanic or Latino   603   626   663   742   660   651   653   654   642   673
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   3   0   2   2   4   4   1   2   1
      Asian   159   164   161   179   146   143   136   119   119   121
      Black or African American   94   90   100   100   63   58   60   65   48   61
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   2   3   0   1   0   1
      White   335   352   380   430   427   428   434   450   450   466
      More than one race   14   16   21   30   20   15   19   18   23   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   30   35   36   35   34   22   21   24   35   7
  Temporary visa holders   1,797   1,815   1,412   1,163   1,239   1,250   1,383   1,395   1,596   1,523
  Science and engineering   2,492   2,533   2,216   2,005   1,907   1,917   2,053   2,037   2,233   2,138
    Science   1,335   1,296   1,286   1,261   1,209   1,150   1,170   1,188   1,188   1,205
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   142   140   143   141   138   106   116   140   161   150
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10   0
      Computer and information sciences   389   390   306   242   216   229   249   209   198   221
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   10   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   126   119   129   149   167   157   174   187   179   178
      Mathematics and statistics   128   110   116   126   124   104   96   97   106   103
      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   221   202   216   219   222   230   221   236   223   232
      Psychology   170   175   189   207   190   173   156   146   157   182
      Social sciences   159   160   187   177   152   151   158   155   144   135
    Engineering   1,157   1,237   930   744   698   767   883   849   1,045   933
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   29   28   21   14   14   22   21   15   5   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   89   99   91   89   72   56   57   40   47   43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   171   156   174   171   163   156   174   189   184   167
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   102   102   85   76   67   73   86   74   122   116
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   174   194   179   155   146   162   171   166   208   198
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   247   296   176   91   89   131   178   191   175   142
      Mechanical engineering   107   112   94   91   96   117   150   129   161   153
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   44   36   51   54   51   50   46   43   42   33
      Other engineering   194   214   59   3   0   0   0   2   101   78
  Health   154   158   150   156   178   141   139   145   137   164
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   154   158   150   156   178   141   139   145   137   164

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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