Data

U. Iowa

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   1,133   1,056   1,100   1,139   1,129   1,094   1,051   1,106   1,121   1,151
    Hispanic or Latino   101   93   93   108   102   96   86   89   67   73
    Not Hispanic or Latino   967   915   965   989   975   937   904   976   1,030   1,046
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   3   2   2   3   0   2   2   5
      Asian   58   49   54   62   60   60   51   58   58   59
      Black or African American   28   31   28   31   38   34   42   44   43   41
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   1   3   2
      White   841   794   843   849   832   798   776   843   905   926
      More than one race   38   39   37   44   42   42   35   28   19   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   65   48   42   42   52   61   61   41   24   32
  Temporary visa holders   630   558   507   482   443   512   497   518   589   604
  Science and engineering   1,462   1,333   1,351   1,367   1,313   1,360   1,287   1,324   1,502   1,518
    Science   1,199   1,101   1,126   1,114   1,074   1,126   1,062   1,112   1,241   1,234
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   473   416   431   425   430   415   373   409   394   402
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   92   79   81   77   74   84   85   87   110   76
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   21   18   25   23   23   28   25   24   27   22
      Mathematics and statistics   184   184   174   168   145   157   148   125   172   185
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   60   60   61   64   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   200   178   176   179   171   198   190   208   223   228
      Psychology   74   63   67   60   120   112   114   123   55   64
      Social sciences   95   103   111   118   111   132   127   136   222   218
    Engineering   263   232   225   253   239   234   225   212   261   284
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   67   55   50   65   53   44   41   40   57   67
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   25   32   29   30   26   26   26   21   23   30
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   30   23   25   40   53   57   58   50   68   57
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   45   43   43   40   34   36   38   50   61   71
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   23   15   24   23   23   28   19   14   15   14
      Mechanical engineering   65   54   47   47   41   43   34   27   37   45
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   8   10   7   8   9   0   9   10   0   0
    Health   301   281   256   254   259   246   261   300   208   237
      Clinical medicine   34   32   30   32   45   40   42   47   60   36
      Other health   267   249   226   222   214   206   219   253   148   201

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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