Data

U. Massachusetts, Boston

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   402   361   390   397   451   428   383   378   334   337
    Hispanic or Latino   48   34   43   41   40   47   48   36   28   30
    Not Hispanic or Latino   338   312   327   338   395   367   309   321   294   285
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   2   3   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Asian   28   38   36   44   47   43   33   24   16   28
      Black or African American   54   43   32   36   41   27   22   31   20   26
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   236   219   238   234   285   276   237   249   244   216
      More than one race   20   12   18   19   21   20   16   17   14   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   15   20   18   16   14   26   21   12   22
  Temporary visa holders   461   604   531   272   209   215   182   222   241   196
  Science and engineering   806   916   867   596   593   571   509   529   509   500
    Science   806   916   867   596   593   571   509   529   509   499
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   44   46   40   30   46   40   37   37   32   36
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   309   459   402   154   118   121   115   134   165   122
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   6   7   9   12   7   8   13   14   30
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   41   28   37   39   39   32   28   29   29   28
      Natural resources and conservation   25   20   18   21   20   21   25   23   0   0
      Physical sciences   37   41   40   43   49   44   41   41   41   34
      Psychology   129   118   118   125   128   119   107   115   115   72
      Social sciences   215   198   205   175   181   187   148   137   113   159
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Health   57   49   54   73   67   72   56   71   66   33
      Clinical medicine   11   16   18   28   30   29   19   20   0   0
      Other health   46   33   36   45   37   43   37   51   66   33

NOTES:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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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