Data

U. Iowa

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   809   832   845   828   878   838   898   1,000   993   958
    Female   805   775   776   744   728   710   726   710   762   768
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,056   1,100   1,139   1,129   1,094   1,051   1,106   1,121   1,151   1,144
    Hispanic or Latino   93   93   108   102   96   86   89   67   73   77
    Not Hispanic or Latino   915   965   989   975   937   904   976   1,030   1,046   1,047
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   3   2   2   3   0   2   2   5   4
      Asian   49   54   62   60   60   51   58   58   59   65
      Black or African American   31   28   31   38   34   42   44   43   41   37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   1   0   0   1   3   2   2
      White   794   843   849   832   798   776   843   905   926   931
      More than one race   39   37   44   42   42   35   28   19   13   8
    Unknown ethnicity and race   48   42   42   52   61   61   41   24   32   20
  Temporary visa holders   558   507   482   443   512   497   518   589   604   582
  Science and engineering   1,333   1,351   1,367   1,313   1,360   1,287   1,324   1,502   1,518   1,420
    Science   1,101   1,126   1,114   1,074   1,126   1,062   1,112   1,241   1,234   1,142
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   416   431   425   430   415   373   409   394   402   384
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   79   81   77   74   84   85   87   110   76   60
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   18   25   23   23   28   25   24   27   22   23
      Mathematics and statistics   184   174   168   145   157   148   125   172   185   197
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   60   61   64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   178   176   179   171   198   190   208   223   228   213
      Psychology   63   67   60   120   112   114   123   55   64   69
      Social sciences   103   111   118   111   132   127   136   222   218   154
    Engineering   232   225   253   239   234   225   212   261   284   278
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   55   50   65   53   44   41   40   57   67   76
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   32   29   30   26   26   26   21   23   30   32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   23   25   40   53   57   58   50   68   57   69
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   43   43   40   34   36   38   50   61   71   53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   15   24   23   23   28   19   14   15   14   17
      Mechanical engineering   54   47   47   41   43   34   27   37   45   31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   10   7   8   9   0   9   10   0   0   0
  Health   281   256   254   259   246   261   300   208   237   306
    Clinical medicine   32   30   32   45   40   42   47   60   36   28
    Other health   249   226   222   214   206   219   253   148   201   278

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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