Data

U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students   8,730   8,232   7,280   7,423   6,929   6,626   6,387   6,086   6,031   5,880
    Male   5,460   5,131   4,500   4,543   4,391   4,256   4,055   3,885   3,829   3,729
    Female   3,270   3,101   2,780   2,880   2,538   2,370   2,332   2,201   2,202   2,151
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,594   3,637   3,324   3,057   2,737   2,701   2,780   2,769   2,836   2,827
    Hispanic or Latino   391   404   370   314   265   241   218   218   210   196
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,050   3,092   2,869   2,666   2,440   2,423   2,518   2,506   2,583   2,586
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   3   4   3   5   10   8   10
      Asian   728   726   560   490   499   476   429   401   390   370
      Black or African American   160   150   150   124   99   90   91   91   92   82
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   1   0   2   1   2   2   4   5   3
      White   1,999   2,074   2,025   1,932   1,731   1,750   1,886   1,908   2,001   2,047
      More than one race   159   140   133   115   106   102   105   92   87   74
    Unknown ethnicity and race   153   141   85   77   32   37   44   45   43   45
  Temporary visa holders   5,136   4,595   3,956   4,366   4,192   3,925   3,607   3,317   3,195   3,053
  Science and engineering   8,527   8,028   7,091   7,182   6,689   6,390   6,144   5,826   5,774   5,618
    Science   5,867   5,354   4,697   4,640   4,086   3,692   3,538   3,381   3,343   3,350
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   357   315   313   266   268   270   370   367   386   375
      Biological and biomedical sciences   601   579   540   534   517   524   493   474   494   498
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   92   101   100   107
      Computer and information sciences   2,668   2,320   1,765   1,602   1,120   886   612   526   490   474
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   89   77   88   75   75   83   78   79   78   76
      Mathematics and statistics   719   613   534   669   598   393   391   355   318   326
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   96   99   99   89   89   86   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   77   70   70   57
      Physical sciences   604   611   631   598   602   608   607   597   592   596
      Psychology   137   148   149   194   200   198   186   196   210   214
      Social sciences   560   592   578   613   617   644   632   616   605   627
    Engineering   2,660   2,674   2,394   2,542   2,603   2,698   2,606   2,445   2,431   2,268
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   239   209   154   129   141   167   169   140   130   122
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   132   129   126   131   117   110   95   87   79   72
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   130   135   127   116   104   98   96   88   84   99
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   479   517   468   519   581   654   669   657   681   607
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   634   660   590   671   635   600   573   495   523   483
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   210   181   176   215   242   250   215   207   182   164
      Mechanical engineering   383   407   363   361   382   418   362   400   400   381
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   213   208   191   182   177   177   189   187   187   190
      Other engineering   240   228   199   218   224   224   238   184   165   150
    Health   203   204   189   241   240   236   243   260   257   262
      Clinical medicine   66   66   59   51   64   60   52   55   63   74
      Other health   137   138   130   190   176   176   191   205   194   188

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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