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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   894   775   719   687   721   713   785   816   786   792
    Female   708   664   642   608   605   610   615   607   620   603
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,157   1,058   1,049   1,039   1,042   1,024   1,050   1,046   1,038   1,070
    Hispanic or Latino   75   60   66   47   59   55   50   52   63   55
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,067   988   968   980   964   941   960   926   890   919
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   0   3   3   2   3   6   4
      Asian   47   37   40   36   33   39   38   34   27   28
      Black or African American   53   44   55   60   61   52   48   36   45   47
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   916   867   842   857   842   819   839   821   785   814
      More than one race   49   37   29   27   25   28   33   32   27   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   10   15   12   19   28   40   68   85   96
  Temporary visa holders   445   381   312   256   284   299   350   377   368   325
  Science and engineering   1,476   1,326   1,243   1,191   1,224   1,211   1,293   1,330   1,310   1,286
    Science   986   851   802   772   794   757   776   785   812   812
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   38   38   46   41   43   49   61   61   80   61
      Biological and biomedical sciences   159   141   132   128   121   154   135   154   165   157
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   53   56   53
      Computer and information sciences   60   37   38   36   36   29   30   25   23   18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   31   33
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   38   35   38   37   40   44   45   41   38   40
      Mathematics and statistics   89   73   64   47   60   58   57   68   67   72
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   34   32   35   29   25   15   6   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   19   18   15   13   20   9   19   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   179   122   85   80   75   55   71   63   71   74
      Psychology   196   211   194   211   182   169   155   138   139   144
      Social sciences   174   144   155   150   192   175   197   138   142   160
    Engineering   490   475   441   419   430   454   517   545   498   474
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   32   32   22   9   25   23   18   25   16   9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   16   19   11   16   14   17   18   10   20
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   44   45   48   44   25   26   34   30   34   24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   42   43   36   49   51   49   46   63   65   59
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   47   41   35   41   33   30   54   65   55   48
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   78   68   73   59   60   49   45   57   32   51
      Mechanical engineering   58   45   48   44   41   41   45   46   44   50
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   37   38   28   28   25   37   43   36   44   45
      Other engineering   133   147   132   134   154   185   215   205   198   168
  Health   126   113   118   104   102   112   107   93   96   109
    Clinical medicine   59   48   55   36   29   30   28   27   27   35
    Other health   67   65   63   68   73   82   79   66   69   74

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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