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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   875   836   865   853   887   916   931   957   935   891
    Female   730   689   700   701   750   723   733   787   758   746
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   808   836   922   948   975   968   951   1,005   974   963
    Hispanic or Latino   75   75   68   76   77   66   57   53   49   40
    Not Hispanic or Latino   718   746   837   847   874   868   852   907   873   875
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   4   4   2   1   1   2   1   1
      Asian   28   38   44   40   31   25   28   29   22   21
      Black or African American   21   18   17   17   21   20   23   23   23   32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   1   1   0
      White   629   656   742   756   792   795   771   822   800   796
      More than one race   38   32   30   29   26   25   28   30   26   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   15   17   25   24   34   42   45   52   48
  Temporary visa holders   797   689   643   606   662   671   713   739   719   674
  Science and engineering   1,548   1,469   1,502   1,502   1,574   1,570   1,581   1,649   1,606   1,550
    Science   1,133   1,086   1,127   1,118   1,174   1,159   1,174   1,227   1,208   1,223
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   188   187   194   208   238   211   226   219   187   175
      Biological and biomedical sciences   178   153   148   152   155   162   158   234   240   234
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   17   19
      Computer and information sciences   79   77   85   76   85   82   89   87   101   120
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   43   51
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   33   27   34   30   31   32   27   25   37   46
      Mathematics and statistics   105   110   113   121   124   120   116   108   107   114
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   77   82   83   74   65   77   64   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   174   167   182   179   188   188   184   191   184   182
      Psychology   170   164   171   166   142   148   147   146   160   167
      Social sciences   129   119   117   112   146   139   163   136   132   115
    Engineering   415   383   375   384   400   411   407   422   398   327
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   36   32   29   28   27   30   22   13   14   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   19   17   19   19   26   22   17   17   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   126   122   119   128   135   134   128   125   119   114
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   48   53   49   52   53   52   67   100   100   74
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   81   64   63   70   72   65   64   83   75   79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   21   0
      Other engineering   96   93   98   87   94   104   104   56   52   42
  Health   57   56   63   52   63   69   83   95   87   87
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   57   56   63   52   63   69   83   95   87   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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