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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   1,630   1,541   1,616   1,650   1,270   1,196   1,507   1,561   1,313   1,596
    Hispanic or Latino   329   300   256   259   186   172   215   204   166   183
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,292   1,230   1,338   1,365   1,070   1,012   1,277   1,340   1,125   1,379
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   3   3   2   3   4   4   1   0
      Asian   284   252   270   270   193   185   223   226   185   195
      Black or African American   217   170   180   170   108   92   141   139   116   145
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   1   2   1   2   1   1   3
      White   727   747   822   853   710   679   855   918   786   989
      More than one race   61   57   62   68   55   52   52   52   36   47
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   11   22   26   14   12   15   17   22   34
  Temporary visa holders   1,549   1,558   1,554   1,413   1,243   1,492   1,679   1,730   1,784   1,701
  Science and engineering   2,203   2,207   2,182   2,084   2,059   2,177   2,359   2,444   2,567   2,564
    Science   1,617   1,554   1,576   1,486   1,391   1,432   1,547   1,534   1,542   1,561
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   359   347   312   233   357   260   269   279   239   310
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18
      Computer and information sciences   520   444   531   487   349   435   534   508   436   304
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   16   12   16   17   17   17   14   14   18
      Mathematics and statistics   145   151   137   166   146   138   124   116   125   133
      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   251   265   244   232   221   227   212   220   210   195
      Psychology   106   97   97   93   96   90   95   101   104   137
      Social sciences   220   234   243   259   205   265   296   296   392   427
    Engineering   586   653   606   598   668   745   812   910   1,025   1,003
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   103   94   99   110   92   111   92   109   129   121
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   50   51   44   51   67   66   69   82   72   62
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   80   116   107   97   94   92   99   100   89   73
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   170   171   130   135   179   198   217   227   266   341
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   58   70   68   53   52   74   109   141   158   143
      Mechanical engineering   106   127   129   122   149   175   197   229   276   229
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   14   21   19   18   18   14   15   17   16
      Other engineering   7   10   8   11   17   11   15   7   18   18
    Health   976   892   988   979   454   511   827   847   530   733
      Clinical medicine   332   310   423   445   195   290   316   346   189   416
      Other health   644   582   565   534   259   221   511   501   341   317

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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