Data

U. Texas, Arlington

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   495   397   419   492   508   528   537   552   534   573
    Hispanic or Latino   133   107   101   115   114   92   95   97   74   76
    Not Hispanic or Latino   347   280   307   367   381   423   424   445   445   488
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   2   3   2   2   0   1
      Asian   93   88   73   71   79   81   89   103   79   76
      Black or African American   53   28   44   61   56   59   68   55   55   71
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   178   141   165   213   223   259   243   257   283   315
      More than one race   22   23   24   21   21   21   22   28   28   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   10   11   10   13   13   18   10   15   9
  Temporary visa holders   2,367   3,237   3,417   2,032   1,315   1,823   1,874   2,116   2,670   2,720
  Science and engineering   2,805   3,595   3,794   2,454   1,764   2,303   2,371   2,634   3,175   3,241
    Science   1,957   2,463   2,515   1,515   933   1,166   1,131   1,184   1,394   1,350
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   43
      Biological and biomedical sciences   85   86   77   38   32   40   48   48   58   46
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1,119   1,705   1,924   1,115   578   785   725   767   905   837
      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   45   15
      Mathematics and statistics   236   151   73   67   82   86   81   84   67   56
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   271   288   214   47   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   21   25   26   23   23   34   42   0   0
      Physical sciences   102   99   101   98   88   97   94   91   125   139
      Psychology   58   60   51   58   63   73   64   66   63   57
      Social sciences   64   53   50   66   67   62   85   86   131   157
    Engineering   848   1,132   1,279   939   831   1,137   1,240   1,450   1,781   1,891
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   54   57   64   69   76   80   74   75   83   90
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   63   49   62   60   83   93   84   105   121   140
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   404   587   562   318   245   329   350   364   248   268
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   145   173   262   195   161   253   287   271   293   409
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   52   135   198   156   108   170   208   267   399   448
      Mechanical engineering   101   103   105   117   126   176   200   317   435   388
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   29   28   26   24   32   36   37   51   56   62
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   146   86
    Health   57   39   42   70   59   48   40   34   29   52
      Clinical medicine   38   28   28   33   18   7   0   0   0   0
      Other health   19   11   14   37   41   41   40   34   29   52

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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