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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   1,286   1,157   1,058   1,049   1,039   1,042   1,024   1,050   1,046   1,038
    Hispanic or Latino   98   75   60   66   47   59   55   50   52   63
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,175   1,067   988   968   980   964   941   960   926   890
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   2   3   2   0   3   3   2   3   6
      Asian   63   47   37   40   36   33   39   38   34   27
      Black or African American   60   53   44   55   60   61   52   48   36   45
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   994   916   867   842   857   842   819   839   821   785
      More than one race   54   49   37   29   27   25   28   33   32   27
    Unknown ethnicity and race   13   15   10   15   12   19   28   40   68   85
  Temporary visa holders   472   445   381   312   256   284   299   350   377   368
  Science and engineering   1,583   1,476   1,326   1,243   1,191   1,224   1,211   1,293   1,330   1,310
    Science   1,045   986   851   802   772   794   757   776   785   812
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   40   38   38   46   41   43   49   61   61   80
      Biological and biomedical sciences   160   159   141   132   128   121   154   135   154   165
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   53   56
      Computer and information sciences   103   60   37   38   36   36   29   30   25   23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   31
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   41   38   35   38   37   40   44   45   41   38
      Mathematics and statistics   103   89   73   64   47   60   58   57   68   67
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   43   34   32   35   29   25   15   6   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   19   18   15   13   20   9   19   0   0
      Physical sciences   168   179   122   85   80   75   55   71   63   71
      Psychology   184   196   211   194   211   182   169   155   138   139
      Social sciences   191   174   144   155   150   192   175   197   138   142
    Engineering   538   490   475   441   419   430   454   517   545   498
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   32   32   22   9   25   23   18   25   16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   19   16   19   11   16   14   17   18   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   46   44   45   48   44   25   26   34   30   34
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   42   43   36   49   51   49   46   63   65
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   38   47   41   35   41   33   30   54   65   55
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   90   78   68   73   59   60   49   45   57   32
      Mechanical engineering   73   58   45   48   44   41   41   45   46   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   45   37   38   28   28   25   37   43   36   44
      Other engineering   149   133   147   132   134   154   185   215   205   198
    Health   175   126   113   118   104   102   112   107   93   96
      Clinical medicine   82   59   48   55   36   29   30   28   27   27
      Other health   93   67   65   63   68   73   82   79   66   69

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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