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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   746   808   836   922   948   975   968   951   1,005   974
    Hispanic or Latino   60   75   75   68   76   77   66   57   53   49
    Not Hispanic or Latino   674   718   746   837   847   874   868   852   907   873
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   4   4   2   1   1   2   1
      Asian   34   28   38   44   40   31   25   28   29   22
      Black or African American   22   21   18   17   17   21   20   23   23   23
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   1   1
      White   576   629   656   742   756   792   795   771   822   800
      More than one race   40   38   32   30   29   26   25   28   30   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   15   15   17   25   24   34   42   45   52
  Temporary visa holders   831   797   689   643   606   662   671   713   739   719
  Science and engineering   1,515   1,548   1,469   1,502   1,502   1,574   1,570   1,581   1,649   1,606
    Science   1,113   1,133   1,086   1,127   1,118   1,174   1,159   1,174   1,227   1,208
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   186   188   187   194   208   238   211   226   219   187
      Biological and biomedical sciences   173   178   153   148   152   155   162   158   234   240
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   17
      Computer and information sciences   85   79   77   85   76   85   82   89   87   101
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   43
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   25   33   27   34   30   31   32   27   25   37
      Mathematics and statistics   105   105   110   113   121   124   120   116   108   107
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   75   77   82   83   74   65   77   64   0   0
      Physical sciences   167   174   167   182   179   188   188   184   191   184
      Psychology   170   170   164   171   166   142   148   147   146   160
      Social sciences   125   129   119   117   112   146   139   163   136   132
    Engineering   402   415   383   375   384   400   411   407   422   398
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   37   36   32   29   28   27   30   22   13   14
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   28   19   17   19   19   26   22   17   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   131   126   122   119   128   135   134   128   125   119
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   38   48   53   49   52   53   52   67   100   100
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   70   81   64   63   70   72   65   64   83   75
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   21
      Other engineering   97   96   93   98   87   94   104   104   56   52
    Health   62   57   56   63   52   63   69   83   95   87
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   62   57   56   63   52   63   69   83   95   87

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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