Data

U. New England

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   146   341   289   329   339   389   471   543   483   407
    Hispanic or Latino   1   3   3   4   7   10   11   13   11   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   123   299   248   280   298   348   416   475   415   354
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   2   3   4   2   1   5   7   1   2
      Asian   11   17   17   23   23   31   36   44   43   31
      Black or African American   33   44   34   46   66   76   96   112   120   110
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   4   2   2   0   0   0   3   1   1
      White   79   230   190   205   207   239   279   308   248   202
      More than one race   0   2   2   0   0   1   0   1   2   8
    Unknown ethnicity and race   22   39   38   45   34   31   44   55   57   42
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  Science and engineering   46   247   155   124   72   121   132   109   58   12
    Science   46   247   155   124   72   121   132   109   58   12
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   35   242   146   111   56   74   90   67   32   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   34   32   32   16   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   5   9   8   8   7   10   10   10   5
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   5   8   6   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   100   94   134   205   267   268   339   434   425   396
      Clinical medicine   98   88   126   192   241   268   339   434   425   396
      Other health   2   6   8   13   26   0   0   0   0   0

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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