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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   921   934   964   980   1,027   1,029   1,051   1,145   1,125   1,183
    Female   997   984   989   999   989   945   942   1,025   1,037   1,118
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,327   1,355   1,381   1,442   1,403   1,348   1,373   1,485   1,464   1,529
    Hispanic or Latino   83   75   75   82   81   64   59   56   59   58
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,182   1,193   1,214   1,255   1,221   1,194   1,224   1,334   1,287   1,365
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   1   1   3   3   6   8   5   4
      Asian   53   62   50   59   67   63   46   49   57   64
      Black or African American   102   96   95   97   74   62   73   68   73   75
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      White   979   993   1,030   1,058   1,040   1,034   1,068   1,180   1,125   1,195
      More than one race   45   39   38   40   36   31   30   29   27   27
    Unknown ethnicity and race   62   87   92   105   101   90   90   95   118   106
  Temporary visa holders   591   563   572   537   613   626   620   685   698   772
  Science and engineering   1,608   1,624   1,660   1,679   1,683   1,645   1,597   1,778   1,837   1,954
    Science   1,281   1,314   1,325   1,365   1,361   1,320   1,281   1,403   1,470   1,555
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   76   88   90   89   79   91   99   90   113   108
      Biological and biomedical sciences   352   351   346   352   354   327   284   368   316   331
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   42   47
      Computer and information sciences   54   58   64   70   78   79   76   76   73   83
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   35   56
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   24   33   29   26   32   35   31   39   35   42
      Mathematics and statistics   150   144   145   167   170   120   113   116   121   127
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   12   16   10   7   9   11   13   13   11
      Natural resources and conservation   20   24   19   16   13   19   19   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   178   193   206   182   194   184   176   186   166   150
      Psychology   196   193   181   188   150   152   155   41   159   180
      Social sciences   220   218   229   265   284   304   317   396   397   420
    Engineering   327   310   335   314   322   325   316   375   367   399
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   29   35   32   28   22   24   20   27   33   46
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   37   32   30   30   33   44   43   34   39   60
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   38   42   42   48   55   50   58   58   50
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   57   49   54   50   51   53   55   54   53   70
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   6   7   12   10   6   6   3   0
      Mechanical engineering   78   87   94   90   90   77   77   89   79   75
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   42   43   49   45   36   42   45   21   29   27
      Other engineering   23   23   28   22   30   20   20   86   73   71
  Health   310   294   293   300   333   329   396   392   325   347
    Clinical medicine   74   74   63   76   68   56   75   74   100   106
    Other health   236   220   230   224   265   273   321   318   225   241

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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