Data

U. Kentucky

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   1,253   1,327   1,355   1,381   1,442   1,403   1,348   1,373   1,485   1,464
    Hispanic or Latino   75   83   75   75   82   81   64   59   56   59
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,132   1,182   1,193   1,214   1,255   1,221   1,194   1,224   1,334   1,287
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   2   1   1   3   3   6   8   5
      Asian   58   53   62   50   59   67   63   46   49   57
      Black or African American   79   102   96   95   97   74   62   73   68   73
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0
      White   953   979   993   1,030   1,058   1,040   1,034   1,068   1,180   1,125
      More than one race   39   45   39   38   40   36   31   30   29   27
    Unknown ethnicity and race   46   62   87   92   105   101   90   90   95   118
  Temporary visa holders   627   591   563   572   537   613   626   620   685   698
  Science and engineering   1,598   1,608   1,624   1,660   1,679   1,683   1,645   1,597   1,778   1,837
    Science   1,280   1,281   1,314   1,325   1,365   1,361   1,320   1,281   1,403   1,470
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   86   76   88   90   89   79   91   99   90   113
      Biological and biomedical sciences   353   352   351   346   352   354   327   284   368   316
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   42
      Computer and information sciences   69   54   58   64   70   78   79   76   76   73
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   35
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   26   24   33   29   26   32   35   31   39   35
      Mathematics and statistics   148   150   144   145   167   170   120   113   116   121
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   11   12   16   10   7   9   11   13   13
      Natural resources and conservation   15   20   24   19   16   13   19   19   0   0
      Physical sciences   179   178   193   206   182   194   184   176   186   166
      Psychology   181   196   193   181   188   150   152   155   41   159
      Social sciences   209   220   218   229   265   284   304   317   396   397
    Engineering   318   327   310   335   314   322   325   316   375   367
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   11   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   25   29   35   32   28   22   24   20   27   33
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   37   32   30   30   33   44   43   34   39
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   43   49   38   42   42   48   55   50   58   58
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   57   49   54   50   51   53   55   54   53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   1   0   6   7   12   10   6   6   3
      Mechanical engineering   84   78   87   94   90   90   77   77   89   79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   39   42   43   49   45   36   42   45   21   29
      Other engineering   20   23   23   28   22   30   20   20   86   73
    Health   282   310   294   293   300   333   329   396   392   325
      Clinical medicine   66   74   74   63   76   68   56   75   74   100
      Other health   216   236   220   230   224   265   273   321   318   225

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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