Data

U. Southern California

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   3,182   3,460   3,512   3,726   2,709   2,589   2,285   2,240   2,655   2,619
    Hispanic or Latino   640   613   630   586   425   370   332   338   372   351
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,434   2,738   2,810   3,043   2,199   2,136   1,857   1,807   2,164   2,192
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   6   5   10   12   6   4   6   19   7
      Asian   1,110   1,185   1,110   1,157   743   691   585   566   706   655
      Black or African American   174   174   183   205   132   139   128   110   190   164
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   7   10   13   10   19   13   10   11   8
      White   968   1,179   1,280   1,441   1,174   1,161   1,052   1,035   1,232   1,276
      More than one race   171   187   222   217   128   120   75   80   6   82
    Unknown ethnicity and race   108   109   72   97   85   83   96   95   119   76
  Temporary visa holders   5,407   5,696   6,050   5,541   4,210   5,108   4,183   4,172   4,470   4,197
  Science and engineering   8,017   8,463   8,802   8,463   6,312   7,071   5,892   5,880   6,589   6,300
    Science   5,827   6,092   6,310   6,267   4,552   4,870   3,739   3,625   4,457   4,071
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4
      Biological and biomedical sciences   917   873   785   1,060   700   693   626   537   440   501
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   503   504
      Computer and information sciences   2,778   3,004   3,246   2,731   1,988   2,349   1,432   1,426   1,418   1,263
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   109   107   110   109   102   99   90   100   92   92
      Mathematics and statistics   312   359   369   385   128   155   145   153   153   133
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   279   284   302   403   315   310   378   386   233   167
      Natural resources and conservation   13   18   50   60   10   7   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   344   340   313   324   316   322   254   243   239   245
      Psychology   222   258   260   261   220   225   205   139   162   73
      Social sciences   853   849   875   934   773   710   609   641   1,118   974
    Engineering   2,190   2,371   2,492   2,196   1,760   2,201   2,153   2,255   2,132   2,229
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   134   181   167   151   110   70   56   56   52   55
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   204   192   180   169   150   169   163   200   185   202
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   89   91   111   118   117   144   268   328   361   342
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   184   207   156   159   167   212   186   226   196   220
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   962   1,024   1,130   963   728   1,040   1,084   1,042   944   961
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   130   115   143   162   95   94   177   180   182   221
      Mechanical engineering   194   208   231   207   178   215   208   214   199   215
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   21   34   34   26   32   40   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   272   319   340   241   183   217   11   9   13   13
    Health   572   693   760   804   607   626   576   532   536   516
      Clinical medicine   346   463   515   563   330   316   286   295   314   299
      Other health   226   230   245   241   277   310   290   237   222   217

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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