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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   400   389   374   354   361   353   358   385   396   385
    Female   434   403   416   434   397   329   334   359   373   345
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   610   612   629   622   592   511   512   564   585   553
    Hispanic or Latino   140   121   128   116   106   82   68   67   61   56
    Not Hispanic or Latino   454   465   469   469   446   389   404   463   496   464
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   2   1   3   4   5   4   6   4
      Asian   70   76   60   59   60   48   48   34   41   32
      Black or African American   37   42   38   37   35   22   22   22   22   21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   3   2   3   4   2   2   4   3   2
      White   282   292   308   316   305   289   298   366   383   375
      More than one race   61   51   59   53   39   24   29   33   41   30
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   26   32   37   40   40   40   34   28   33
  Temporary visa holders   224   180   161   166   166   171   180   180   184   177
  Science and engineering   697   690   688   686   658   586   605   639   648   631
    Science   579   583   594   577   537   466   478   525   531   512
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   88   75   73   75   58   59   61   46   44   37
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   25   24
      Computer and information sciences   55   58   57   48   45   42   43   36   39   34
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   33   33   37   32   30   33   35   38   39
      Mathematics and statistics   26   34   39   35   38   39   40   46   46   48
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   39   30   22   25   26   24   14   10   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   86   83   72   61   57   56   57   56   61   59
      Psychology   123   130   130   110   116   90   106   104   107   89
      Social sciences   133   140   168   186   165   126   124   166   171   182
    Engineering   118   107   94   109   121   120   127   114   117   119
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   0   4   1   1   2   3   2   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   0   3   2   1   0   3   1   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   47   41   32   37   46   46   49   38   41   49
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   36   24   23   26   23   24   28   29   38   38
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   30   40   35   41   48   46   47   41   36   26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   3   1   0   1   1   1   0   1   1   3
  Health   137   102   102   102   100   96   87   105   121   99
    Clinical medicine   85   64   63   62   58   54   50   50   58   40
    Other health   52   38   39   40   42   42   37   55   63   59

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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