Data

U. Southern California

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   5,199   5,500   5,246   3,954   4,468   3,723   3,769   3,930   3,807   3,682
    Female   3,957   4,062   4,021   2,965   3,229   2,745   2,643   3,195   3,009   2,885
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,460   3,512   3,726   2,709   2,589   2,285   2,240   2,655   2,619   2,502
    Hispanic or Latino   613   630   586   425   370   332   338   372   351   325
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,738   2,810   3,043   2,199   2,136   1,857   1,807   2,164   2,192   2,098
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   5   10   12   6   4   6   19   7   5
      Asian   1,185   1,110   1,157   743   691   585   566   706   655   584
      Black or African American   174   183   205   132   139   128   110   190   164   140
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   7   10   13   10   19   13   10   11   8   5
      White   1,179   1,280   1,441   1,174   1,161   1,052   1,035   1,232   1,276   1,294
      More than one race   187   222   217   128   120   75   80   6   82   70
    Unknown ethnicity and race   109   72   97   85   83   96   95   119   76   79
  Temporary visa holders   5,696   6,050   5,541   4,210   5,108   4,183   4,172   4,470   4,197   4,065
  Science and engineering   8,463   8,802   8,463   6,312   7,071   5,892   5,880   6,589   6,300   6,186
    Science   6,092   6,310   6,267   4,552   4,870   3,739   3,625   4,457   4,071   3,899
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4   5
      Biological and biomedical sciences   873   785   1,060   700   693   626   537   440   501   521
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   98   115   95
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   503   504   563
      Computer and information sciences   3,004   3,246   2,731   1,988   2,349   1,432   1,426   1,418   1,263   1,054
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   107   110   109   102   99   90   100   92   92   94
      Mathematics and statistics   359   369   385   128   155   145   153   153   133   118
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   284   302   403   315   310   378   386   233   167   129
      Natural resources and conservation   18   50   60   10   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   340   313   324   316   322   254   243   239   245   234
      Psychology   258   260   261   220   225   205   139   162   73   81
      Social sciences   849   875   934   773   710   609   641   1,118   974   1,005
    Engineering   2,371   2,492   2,196   1,760   2,201   2,153   2,255   2,132   2,229   2,287
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   181   167   151   110   70   56   56   52   55   50
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   192   180   169   150   169   163   200   185   202   201
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   91   111   118   117   144   268   328   361   342   392
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   207   156   159   167   212   186   226   196   220   211
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1,024   1,130   963   728   1,040   1,084   1,042   944   961   991
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   115   143   162   95   94   177   180   182   221   222
      Mechanical engineering   208   231   207   178   215   208   214   199   215   209
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   34   34   26   32   40   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   319   340   241   183   217   11   9   13   13   11
    Health   693   760   804   607   626   576   532   536   516   381
      Clinical medicine   463   515   563   330   316   286   295   314   299   159
      Other health   230   245   241   277   310   290   237   222   217   222

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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