Data

U. Memphis

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   417   379   395   464   511   493   468   451   421   382
    Hispanic or Latino   35   31   25   24   28   17   9   19   12   6
    Not Hispanic or Latino   380   348   366   434   479   471   453   423   394   373
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   2   2   0   1   4   1   0
      Asian   27   23   19   35   48   41   49   19   32   27
      Black or African American   97   75   86   118   110   76   64   63   58   51
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0
      White   227   229   243   263   301   337   336   333   297   290
      More than one race   28   21   17   16   18   16   3   3   5   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   0   4   6   4   5   6   9   15   3
  Temporary visa holders   720   1,073   1,093   399   213   221   237   206   190   212
  Science and engineering   1,025   1,324   1,322   667   551   549   574   549   547   529
    Science   900   1,184   1,192   574   464   457   443   428   444   427
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   184   127   50   40   43   41   67   72   75   39
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   358   622   780   262   148   131   89   56   63   66
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   26   30   42   36   37   35   44   41   47
      Mathematics and statistics   20   21   18   22   24   21   35   32   38   53
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   141   244   148   27   0   0   10   10   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   40   29   25   23   37   43   59   48   48   44
      Psychology   77   74   96   101   121   131   112   124   120   108
      Social sciences   43   41   45   57   55   53   36   42   59   70
    Engineering   125   140   130   93   87   92   131   121   103   102
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   18   25   20   15   18   25   25   19   25
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   14   9   13   12   14   35   32   38   35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   39   29   5   11   12   52   30   28   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   14   14   4   7   4   19   34   11   13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   68   55   53   51   42   44   0   0   7   1
    Health   112   128   166   196   173   165   131   108   64   65
      Clinical medicine   8   38   60   79   63   52   56   50   0   0
      Other health   104   90   106   117   110   113   75   58   64   65

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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