Data

U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio

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   346   307   304   296   290   266   236   191   205   184
    Hispanic or Latino   156   122   96   90   103   95   81   65   74   53
    Not Hispanic or Latino   182   176   199   199   178   160   146   117   126   126
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Asian   29   30   35   35   34   23   21   13   16   17
      Black or African American   18   14   11   13   8   7   10   7   10   10
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   119   116   140   139   129   122   105   89   94   94
      More than one race   15   14   12   12   7   8   10   8   5   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   9   9   7   9   11   9   9   5   5
  Temporary visa holders   71   62   52   47   45   51   45   51   59   60
  Science and engineering   268   260   256   250   245   228   221   232   217   193
    Science   241   245   246   247   241   223   215   225   210   187
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   241   245   246   247   241   223   215   225   210   187
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   27   15   10   3   4   5   6   7   7   6
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   27   15   10   3   4   5   6   7   7   6
      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   149   109   100   93   90   89   60   10   47   51
      Clinical medicine   46   10   11   10   3   8   3   2   32   41
      Other health   103   99   89   83   87   81   57   8   15   10

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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