Data

U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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   635   667   748   853   806   576   678   635   604   677
    Hispanic or Latino   141   137   186   209   181   114   132   108   95   112
    Not Hispanic or Latino   453   486   519   595   576   420   490   471   457   450
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   2   2   2   1   0   3   4
      Asian   143   155   172   174   159   109   116   104   96   96
      Black or African American   70   79   78   99   89   53   60   58   42   66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   0   0
      White   220   236   253   299   302   243   294   290   305   271
      More than one race   20   15   15   21   24   12   18   17   11   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   41   44   43   49   49   42   56   56   52   115
  Temporary visa holders   527   534   517   478   371   350   322   324   313   373
  Science and engineering   882   872   884   931   828   747   717   683   678   654
    Science   847   836   841   893   789   708   677   641   630   654
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   798   778   781   834   733   654   623   582   528   654
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   25   26   25   26   30   21   12   19   19   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   1   0   2   4   7   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   24   31   34   33   24   29   35   31   36   0
    Engineering   35   36   43   38   39   39   40   42   48   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   35   36   43   38   39   39   40   42   48   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   280   329   381   400   349   179   283   276   239   396
      Clinical medicine   157   184   228   256   248   135   206   202   172   356
      Other health   123   145   153   144   101   44   77   74   67   40

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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