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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   203   177   190   167   161   153   165   230   335   292
    Female   238   214   232   222   222   208   202   209   220   209
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   297   275   323   325   305   301   299   297   271   286
    Hispanic or Latino   8   5   5   9   8   8   5   5   5   10
    Not Hispanic or Latino   280   263   311   307   291   274   273   276   255   267
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   2   2   3   3   1   0   0   2
      Asian   15   12   16   11   9   8   8   7   6   9
      Black or African American   25   31   39   40   34   35   23   27   35   30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0
      White   223   204   241   240   239   217   228   235   210   224
      More than one race   16   15   13   14   6   10   13   6   4   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   7   7   9   6   19   21   16   11   9
  Temporary visa holders   144   116   99   64   78   60   68   142   284   215
  Science and engineering   381   333   364   332   324   309   319   378   500   445
    Science   304   256   287   265   275   259   255   283   317   289
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   106   69   113   105   104   93   98   39   37   45
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   21   25
      Computer and information sciences   108   94   87   74   82   76   70   121   166   119
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   36   33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7   8   7   8   10   9   10   10   7   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   29   27   28   27   28   29   30   25
      Natural resources and conservation   6   9   12   13   14   12   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   41   40   35   34   33   37   40   40   35   37
      Social sciences   0   3   4   4   4   5   6   23   21   29
    Engineering   77   77   77   67   49   50   64   95   183   156
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   3   4   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   11   13   13   10   10   8   8   7   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   16   16   17   12   7   10   13   17   16
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   17   17   14   7   10   9   17   47   135   102
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   24   27   21   18   10   10   13   10   7   6
      Mechanical engineering   7   6   13   12   6   12   14   14   13   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   60   58   58   57   59   52   48   61   55   56
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   12   9
    Other health   60   58   58   57   59   52   48   47   43   47

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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