Data

U. Virginia

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   1,633   1,579   1,647   1,615   1,498   1,493   1,394   1,296   1,198   1,191
    Hispanic or Latino   144   140   125   111   93   82   86   29   53   41
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,447   1,415   1,497   1,472   1,379   1,379   1,279   1,232   1,110   1,110
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   2   1   1   1   2   3   2
      Asian   171   147   179   168   140   126   110   120   88   97
      Black or African American   112   98   104   109   92   92   76   63   54   55
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   4   3   1   0   1   0   2   0
      White   1,072   1,091   1,143   1,125   1,072   1,094   1,042   966   931   925
      More than one race   89   75   65   65   73   66   49   81   32   31
    Unknown ethnicity and race   42   24   25   32   26   32   29   35   35   40
  Temporary visa holders   1,007   1,011   961   976   944   1,023   960   860   693   568
  Science and engineering   2,463   2,428   2,433   2,409   2,281   2,347   2,157   2,075   1,799   1,673
    Science   1,696   1,703   1,695   1,679   1,570   1,625   1,448   1,407   1,242   1,138
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   389   333   323   323   263   295   291   275   228   205
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   223   219   208   239   241   241   214   161   107   77
      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   6   8   45   49   56
      Mathematics and statistics   135   143   153   157   131   177   107   123   99   111
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   106   93   72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   63   135   142   137   138   134   98   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   309   302   318   294   280   292   272   335   258   240
      Psychology   127   133   139   160   153   142   124   131   129   91
      Social sciences   344   345   340   369   364   338   334   337   339   335
    Engineering   767   725   738   730   711   722   709   668   557   535
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   131   132   126   122   123   109   89   94   81   89
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   82   84   74   65   62   68   67   53   44   43
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   66   66   66   63   69   79   88   93   61   57
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   190   159   180   185   184   190   202   208   116   105
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   95   91   94   105   89   100   78   108   78   60
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   108   100   107
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   76   85   89   91   90   78   74   0   68   62
      Other engineering   127   108   109   99   94   98   111   4   9   12
    Health   177   162   175   182   161   169   197   81   92   86
      Clinical medicine   65   54   60   69   62   51   67   47   65   53
      Other health   112   108   115   113   99   118   130   34   27   33

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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