Data

U. South Carolina

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   724   734   767   708   730   767   794   851   831   839
    Female   824   791   746   681   701   700   730   781   832   836
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   901   914   932   877   854   874   936   974   1,006   1,060
    Hispanic or Latino   68   52   50   41   44   45   46   41   39   39
    Not Hispanic or Latino   815   844   864   818   788   809   867   909   942   999
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   2   3   3   3   4   3   4   2   2
      Asian   49   56   51   34   30   34   34   39   44   39
      Black or African American   112   101   87   73   73   88   83   82   90   94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   6
      White   615   652   692   674   647   652   712   754   772   822
      More than one race   36   33   31   34   35   31   34   29   33   36
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   18   18   18   22   20   23   24   25   22
  Temporary visa holders   647   611   581   512   577   593   588   658   657   615
  Science and engineering   1,263   1,238   1,242   1,133   1,158   1,187   1,220   1,290   1,281   1,256
    Science   974   935   953   847   832   839   839   857   864   887
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   329   313   314   273   244   237   230   200   182   191
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   15   12
      Computer and information sciences   119   114   117   90   69   35   21   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   51   52   50   47   55   56   71   74   82   75
      Mathematics and statistics   90   79   83   77   89   98   99   100   103   104
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   161   161   171   161   178   194   188   192   197   192
      Psychology   89   85   80   69   66   69   73   76   78   93
      Social sciences   129   130   138   130   131   150   157   197   207   220
    Engineering   289   303   289   286   326   348   381   433   417   369
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   18   15   13   7   10   9   9   6   10   9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   23   21   16   16   20   22   26   24   27   22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   56   56   63   60   69   50   56   61   58   61
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   38   44   41   42   37   42   47   55   55   51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   63   68   72   93   134   148   194   184   144
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   93   98   82   83   89   84   88   86   77   68
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   6   6   6   6   8   7   7   7   6   14
  Health   285   287   271   256   273   280   304   342   382   419
    Clinical medicine   139   148   143   125   151   167   198   192   200   196
    Other health   146   139   128   131   122   113   106   150   182   223

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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