Data

U. Washington

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   3,284   3,266   3,014   2,958   3,030   2,967   2,879   2,926   2,771   2,831
    Female   3,481   3,337   3,159   2,914   2,928   2,750   2,673   2,896   2,584   2,695
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   4,103   4,089   4,028   3,944   3,811   3,782   3,792   4,037   3,780   4,010
    Hispanic or Latino   466   429   402   366   333   320   298   278   253   227
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,472   3,509   3,502   3,451   3,370   3,352   3,378   3,573   3,341   3,542
      American Indian or Alaska Native   22   20   26   19   17   14   19   61   49   55
      Asian   798   724   707   574   508   472   466   588   515   508
      Black or African American   180   187   164   116   103   97   91   136   112   110
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   9   11   8   5   2   3   6   17   14   17
      White   2,181   2,295   2,334   2,376   2,405   2,447   2,498   2,752   2,638   2,836
      More than one race   282   272   263   361   335   319   298   19   13   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   165   151   124   127   108   110   116   186   186   241
  Temporary visa holders   2,662   2,514   2,145   1,928   2,147   1,935   1,760   1,785   1,575   1,516
  Science and engineering   5,980   5,758   5,340   5,112   5,199   4,930   4,790   5,124   4,741   4,861
    Science   4,433   4,271   3,973   3,785   3,806   3,607   3,573   3,856   3,598   3,574
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   8   5   3   3   4   9   17   181   149   185
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,020   980   925   873   815   797   798   784   769   703
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   52   56
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   99   86   84
      Computer and information sciences   1,448   1,376   1,224   1,161   1,230   1,062   921   677   648   557
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   183   186   194   168   182   187   199   207   205   220
      Mathematics and statistics   410   377   339   323   330   300   311   317   301   292
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   201   159   163   121   69   56   61   78   58   51
      Natural resources and conservation   211   226   214   211   202   195   219   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   474   444   400   391   394   400   391   394   397   380
      Psychology   137   139   121   112   160   160   176   160   163   193
      Social sciences   341   379   390   422   420   441   480   909   770   853
    Engineering   1,547   1,487   1,367   1,327   1,393   1,323   1,217   1,268   1,143   1,287
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   114   98   91   98   100   112   114   101   98   90
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   182   160   152   160   157   142   143   124   111   121
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   99   87   89   84   79   90   87   106   90   94
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   198   200   212   231   250   243   219   224   221   197
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   434   412   338   286   298   265   236   244   229   220
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   45   46   45   35   50   36   41   47   56   56
      Mechanical engineering   267   268   255   235   274   269   243   213   145   163
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   138   142   115   128   118   110   93   94   86   85
      Other engineering   70   74   70   70   67   56   41   115   107   261
    Health   785   845   833   760   759   787   762   698   614   665
      Clinical medicine   399   463   472   426   388   398   365   396   331   325
      Other health   386   382   361   334   371   389   397   302   283   340

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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