Data

U. New Mexico

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   1,069   1,031   1,535   1,083   921   1,113   1,220   986   1,036   1,001
    Hispanic or Latino   339   335   450   330   292   305   320   256   241   234
    Not Hispanic or Latino   662   642   858   693   611   778   864   690   748   717
      American Indian or Alaska Native   47   48   87   41   50   54   53   33   28   28
      Asian   67   51   69   51   43   53   51   42   46   40
      Black or African American   22   20   37   27   25   20   18   10   13   14
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   1   2   5   8   2   2   2
      White   493   496   609   542   465   616   690   559   633   604
      More than one race   32   27   56   31   26   30   44   44   26   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   68   54   227   60   18   30   36   40   47   50
  Temporary visa holders   408   439   484   388   211   398   427   236   484   537
  Science and engineering   1,275   1,290   1,638   1,264   906   1,303   1,432   959   1,427   1,459
    Science   888   915   1,182   893   653   930   1,026   709   966   1,039
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   87   80   127   79   55   93   93   52   159   158
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   38
      Computer and information sciences   119   140   191   142   118   148   183   131   105   166
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   45   48   38   55   21   47   49   24   41   43
      Mathematics and statistics   58   59   65   67   70   74   75   61   66   72
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   37
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   211   197   210   197   114   182   195   149   169   173
      Psychology   70   75   124   78   65   77   82   73   71   63
      Social sciences   298   316   427   275   210   309   349   219   274   289
    Engineering   387   375   456   371   253   373   406   250   461   420
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   28   25   33   33   31   21   23   17   23   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   21   21   29   26   15   11   7   12   27   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   60   64   68   64   48   40   49   50   94   96
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   196   173   186   142   89   77   68   46   164   153
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   2   4   0   0   0   2   2   3   2
      Mechanical engineering   51   62   105   72   51   46   61   32   50   47
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   31   28   31   34   19   178   196   91   100   105
    Health   202   180   381   207   226   208   215   263   93   79
      Clinical medicine   144   123   288   136   144   118   116   51   25   21
      Other health   58   57   93   71   82   90   99   212   68   58

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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