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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   436   440   515   565   546   504   520   501   479   481
    Hispanic or Latino   30   24   22   16   17   17   15   18   17   17
    Not Hispanic or Latino   405   412   488   543   528   487   505   477   457   461
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   2   3   1   3   4   3   1   2
      Asian   21   17   20   26   29   25   31   26   8   14
      Black or African American   76   57   77   100   76   54   58   53   49   52
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      White   294   322   375   399   410   386   397   386   391   377
      More than one race   13   15   14   15   12   19   15   9   6   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   4   5   6   1   0   0   6   5   3
  Temporary visa holders   189   178   199   149   96   107   93   106   152   142
  Science and engineering   518   468   513   485   430   432   437   444   454   445
    Science   459   404   447   412   358   364   366   374   381   376
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   88   48   57   61   52   51   49   54   43   54
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   101   100   96   64   44   41   48   48   41   46
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   80   81   97   90   79   81   86   79   39   42
      Mathematics and statistics   7   4   2   7   11   11   8   3   15   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   27   30   28   24   32   22   33   40   37
      Psychology   108   99   113   106   102   103   108   115   126   105
      Social sciences   49   43   51   54   45   45   45   42   77   76
    Engineering   59   64   66   73   72   68   71   70   73   69
      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   59   64   66   73   72   68   71   70   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   73   69
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   107   150   201   229   212   179   176   163   177   178
      Clinical medicine   33   41   88   112   85   58   62   62   87   88
      Other health   74   109   113   117   127   121   114   101   90   90

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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