Data

U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill

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   3,022   3,069   3,161   3,124   2,865   2,734   2,657   2,615   2,752   3,000
    Hispanic or Latino   273   298   294   257   248   221   191   184   181   182
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,677   2,711   2,801   2,795   2,542   2,397   2,372   2,337   2,477   2,741
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   8   8   7   8   5   1   3   2   7
      Asian   337   311   337   330   271   231   237   214   217   239
      Black or African American   273   286   301   289   211   184   184   150   174   221
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   2   2   1   2   3   4   4   9
      White   1,913   1,951   1,998   2,023   1,918   1,838   1,799   1,723   1,838   2,076
      More than one race   145   153   155   144   133   137   148   243   242   189
    Unknown ethnicity and race   72   60   66   72   75   116   94   94   94   77
  Temporary visa holders   908   889   848   727   666   702   630   618   600   625
  Science and engineering   2,760   2,753   2,726   2,613   2,496   2,575   2,564   2,496   2,666   2,933
    Science   2,701   2,631   2,619   2,494   2,388   2,474   2,462   2,394   2,544   2,820
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   92   110
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,053   1,034   1,012   973   925   966   974   929   920   850
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   123   131
      Computer and information sciences   298   278   308   267   229   250   278   260   217   224
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   61   59   57   58   50   51   62   66   61   62
      Mathematics and statistics   163   147   139   154   158   164   156   152   157   166
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   166   153   152   149   20   21   25   26   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   84   89   92   88   81   88   99   96   0   0
      Physical sciences   397   394   385   372   368   365   324   331   337   343
      Psychology   31   29   35   33   162   168   161   154   154   157
      Social sciences   448   448   439   400   395   401   383   380   452   743
    Engineering   59   122   107   119   108   101   102   102   122   113
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   59   122   107   119   108   101   102   102   102   91
      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   20   22
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1,170   1,205   1,283   1,238   1,035   861   723   737   686   692
      Clinical medicine   694   736   823   780   610   469   348   345   318   321
      Other health   476   469   460   458   425   392   375   392   368   371

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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