Data

U. Texas, El Paso

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   540   510   484   538   554   547   497   475   344   384
    Hispanic or Latino   441   409   383   428   435   423   388   359   254   290
    Not Hispanic or Latino   86   96   94   102   107   110   95   105   87   90
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   1   1   0   2   2   1   4
      Asian   10   10   17   16   18   15   7   6   6   10
      Black or African American   19   16   10   13   15   8   11   10   7   8
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   3   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   1
      White   54   64   62   71   72   85   74   86   72   67
      More than one race   1   1   1   0   1   1   1   1   1   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   13   5   7   8   12   14   14   11   3   4
  Temporary visa holders   354   337   294   269   224   263   260   281   231   203
  Science and engineering   784   746   679   708   690   727   673   666   539   557
    Science   440   431   405   408   386   392   373   370   332   328
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   88   100   91   84   89   96   101   97   75   70
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   80   64   50   52   44   42   41   39   31   32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   26   24   27   25   25   27   26   39   42   43
      Mathematics and statistics   52   52   58   47   31   33   32   22   12   20
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   17   20   22   33   37   32   24   32   18
      Natural resources and conservation   5   5   8   9   6   2   4   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   79   70   74   68   56   58   57   60   55   50
      Psychology   28   29   35   45   43   43   41   42   31   35
      Social sciences   51   70   42   56   59   54   39   38   44   52
    Engineering   344   315   274   300   304   335   300   296   207   229
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   22   19   18   17   26   35   29   24   30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   61   69   46   57   58   57   59   65   44   57
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   81   70   60   58   72   92   62   64   46   54
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   44   33   34   47   42   31   40   37   17   14
      Mechanical engineering   107   102   91   91   90   103   83   69   43   34
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   24   15   20   21   24   25   17   29   31   33
      Other engineering   4   4   4   8   1   1   4   3   2   7
    Health   110   101   99   99   88   83   84   90   36   30
      Clinical medicine   19   15   17   17   16   14   22   25   36   30
      Other health   91   86   82   82   72   69   62   65   0   0

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

Open printer friendly view

Back to Top of page.