Data

U. Massachusetts, Lowell

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   465   423   467   474   459   405   392   363   344   390
    Hispanic or Latino   38   36   42   52   47   43   34   20   22   26
    Not Hispanic or Latino   404   361   395   381   380   349   342   326   307   342
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0   0
      Asian   64   50   53   50   47   41   51   37   35   41
      Black or African American   30   25   39   25   35   30   26   28   26   29
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   295   270   286   284   282   270   259   251   239   268
      More than one race   15   16   16   21   15   8   5   10   7   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   26   30   41   32   13   16   17   15   22
  Temporary visa holders   412   528   553   390   361   382   413   479   537   510
  Science and engineering   813   824   892   765   741   697   712   751   778   810
    Science   500   496   488   379   350   350   335   344   358   412
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   86   38   47   34   28   37   31   24   37   35
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   184   235   200   126   79   78   87   116   122   129
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   6   5   1   2   0   0   0   4   9
      Mathematics and statistics   32   12   15   5   7   19   16   15   19   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   38   23   22   26   23   25   26   20   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   12   11   15   18   15   10   13   0   0
      Physical sciences   104   101   115   101   114   100   96   95   100   108
      Psychology   15   51   54   45   58   52   39   37   11   17
      Social sciences   21   18   19   26   21   24   30   24   65   89
    Engineering   313   328   404   386   391   347   377   407   420   398
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   34   44   51   49   44   52   74   72   68
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   81   76   96   87   85   70   66   82   30   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   27   35   33   33   28   30   33   33   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   76   80   104   95   101   92   118   118   140   139
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   9   7   4   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   74   68   85   85   90   82   80   60   60   58
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   56   58
      Other engineering   25   34   33   31   31   31   31   40   29   27
    Health   64   127   128   99   79   90   93   91   103   90
      Clinical medicine   9   84   87   73   57   71   76   72   63   46
      Other health   55   43   41   26   22   19   17   19   40   44

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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