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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   593   591   570   643   563   448   612   576   486   501
    Hispanic or Latino   34   44   37   32   17   13   20   15   23   20
    Not Hispanic or Latino   515   492   446   482   372   405   547   501   438   435
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   2   1   0   2   4   1   0   2
      Asian   40   31   31   26   31   26   46   42   37   34
      Black or African American   20   21   12   19   15   25   22   25   22   22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   0   1   2   3   2   1   1
      White   441   424   386   426   324   345   466   426   372   373
      More than one race   14   15   14   10   1   5   6   5   6   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   44   55   87   129   174   30   45   60   25   46
  Temporary visa holders   208   187   158   163   155   249   144   140   115   123
  Science and engineering   642   617   625   659   613   584   624   596   525   548
    Science   470   474   514   498   482   451   486   471   397   425
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   19   10   19   21   12   7   0   52   29
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   43   33   28   19   21   30   16   21   20   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   61   60   86   96   87   64   58   56   53   81
      Mathematics and statistics   23   27   29   27   28   17   24   14   26   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   154   168   212   196   194   176   202   206   84   89
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   64   63   78   71   62   65   68   65   69   62
      Psychology   72   75   71   70   69   59   62   63   93   100
      Social sciences   33   29   0   0   0   28   49   46   0   24
    Engineering   172   143   111   161   131   133   138   125   128   123
      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   17   10   19   21   13   16   19   19   25   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   20   20   27   16   24   22   21   24   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   41   32   41   39   38   39   42   32   38   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   15   6   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   35   35   1   45   41   33   31   22   18   27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   47   40   30   29   23   21   24   23   23   29
    Health   159   161   103   147   105   113   132   120   76   76
      Clinical medicine   1   4   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   158   157   100   147   105   113   132   120   76   76

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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