Data

U. North Carolina, Charlotte

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   580   543   543   606   549   486   467   564   597   604
    Hispanic or Latino   52   40   43   69   48   37   27   40   39   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   525   500   498   530   495   446   437   518   549   560
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   2   3   0   2   1   2   2   1
      Asian   67   68   56   61   43   50   45   38   45   28
      Black or African American   72   79   74   66   61   55   47   58   68   83
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   2   1   1   1   0   1   1
      White   351   329   335   369   366   321   329   398   413   432
      More than one race   33   22   30   29   24   17   14   22   20   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   3   2   7   6   3   3   6   9   10
  Temporary visa holders   984   1,066   936   763   593   864   832   859   921   880
  Science and engineering   1,420   1,477   1,353   1,252   1,058   1,264   1,218   1,272   1,391   1,339
    Science   1,138   1,191   1,079   1,039   836   1,030   953   935   1,021   969
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   129   121   106   105   89   95   92   79   98   88
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   6
      Computer and information sciences   716   753   668   588   404   604   522   424   458   455
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   15   9   13   13   13   10   12   18   16
      Mathematics and statistics   59   68   67   87   93   86   102   114   103   87
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   2   3   3   70   66   66
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   63   78   81   76   71   71   72   76   76   67
      Psychology   43   40   39   43   38   40   40   41   37   34
      Social sciences   116   116   109   127   126   118   112   119   157   150
    Engineering   282   286   274   213   222   234   265   337   370   370
      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   69   76   81   36   25   19   14   19   15   18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   121   122   115   95   105   132   143   182   191   209
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   79   76   62   66   79   76   104   136   152   124
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   13   12   16   16   13   7   4   0   12   19
    Health   144   132   126   117   84   86   81   151   127   145
      Clinical medicine   93   90   99   99   71   71   69   66   64   64
      Other health   51   42   27   18   13   15   12   85   63   81

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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