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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   319   287   331   321   313   325   332   276   304   286
    Female   459   441   475   397   384   431   384   325   320   279
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   591   570   643   563   448   612   576   486   501   422
    Hispanic or Latino   44   37   32   17   13   20   15   23   20   10
    Not Hispanic or Latino   492   446   482   372   405   547   501   438   435   403
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   1   0   2   4   1   0   2   2
      Asian   31   31   26   31   26   46   42   37   34   19
      Black or African American   21   12   19   15   25   22   25   22   22   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   1   2   3   2   1   1   2
      White   424   386   426   324   345   466   426   372   373   357
      More than one race   15   14   10   1   5   6   5   6   3   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   55   87   129   174   30   45   60   25   46   9
  Temporary visa holders   187   158   163   155   249   144   140   115   123   143
  Science and engineering   617   625   659   613   584   624   596   525   548   485
    Science   474   514   498   482   451   486   471   397   425   371
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   10   19   21   12   7   0   52   29   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   33   28   19   21   30   16   21   20   12   16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   60   86   96   87   64   58   56   53   81   53
      Mathematics and statistics   27   29   27   28   17   24   14   26   28   14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   168   212   196   194   176   202   206   84   89   55
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   63   78   71   62   65   68   65   69   62   67
      Psychology   75   71   70   69   59   62   63   93   100   112
      Social sciences   29   0   0   0   28   49   46   0   24   23
    Engineering   143   111   161   131   133   138   125   128   123   114
      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   10   19   21   13   16   19   19   25   20   22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   20   27   16   24   22   21   24   19   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   32   41   39   38   39   42   32   38   28   21
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   35   1   45   41   33   31   22   18   27   31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   40   30   29   23   21   24   23   23   29   21
  Health   161   103   147   105   113   132   120   76   76   80
    Clinical medicine   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   157   100   147   105   113   132   120   76   76   80

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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