Data

U. Washington

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   4,208   4,103   4,089   4,028   3,944   3,811   3,782   3,792   4,037   3,780
    Hispanic or Latino   476   466   429   402   366   333   320   298   278   253
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,587   3,472   3,509   3,502   3,451   3,370   3,352   3,378   3,573   3,341
      American Indian or Alaska Native   22   22   20   26   19   17   14   19   61   49
      Asian   901   798   724   707   574   508   472   466   588   515
      Black or African American   204   180   187   164   116   103   97   91   136   112
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   11   9   11   8   5   2   3   6   17   14
      White   2,130   2,181   2,295   2,334   2,376   2,405   2,447   2,498   2,752   2,638
      More than one race   319   282   272   263   361   335   319   298   19   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   145   165   151   124   127   108   110   116   186   186
  Temporary visa holders   2,654   2,662   2,514   2,145   1,928   2,147   1,935   1,760   1,785   1,575
  Science and engineering   6,053   5,980   5,758   5,340   5,112   5,199   4,930   4,790   5,124   4,741
    Science   4,453   4,433   4,271   3,973   3,785   3,806   3,607   3,573   3,856   3,598
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   8   5   3   3   4   9   17   181   149
      Biological and biomedical sciences   978   1,020   980   925   873   815   797   798   784   769
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   99   86
      Computer and information sciences   1,532   1,448   1,376   1,224   1,161   1,230   1,062   921   677   648
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   188   183   186   194   168   182   187   199   207   205
      Mathematics and statistics   392   410   377   339   323   330   300   311   317   301
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   192   201   159   163   121   69   56   61   78   58
      Natural resources and conservation   215   211   226   214   211   202   195   219   0   0
      Physical sciences   450   474   444   400   391   394   400   391   394   397
      Psychology   163   137   139   121   112   160   160   176   160   163
      Social sciences   336   341   379   390   422   420   441   480   909   770
    Engineering   1,600   1,547   1,487   1,367   1,327   1,393   1,323   1,217   1,268   1,143
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   119   114   98   91   98   100   112   114   101   98
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   194   182   160   152   160   157   142   143   124   111
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   83   99   87   89   84   79   90   87   106   90
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   208   198   200   212   231   250   243   219   224   221
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   511   434   412   338   286   298   265   236   244   229
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   44   45   46   45   35   50   36   41   47   56
      Mechanical engineering   245   267   268   255   235   274   269   243   213   145
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   124   138   142   115   128   118   110   93   94   86
      Other engineering   72   70   74   70   70   67   56   41   115   107
    Health   809   785   845   833   760   759   787   762   698   614
      Clinical medicine   414   399   463   472   426   388   398   365   396   331
      Other health   395   386   382   361   334   371   389   397   302   283

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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