Data

U. Wisconsin-Madison

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   3,164   3,192   3,069   3,114   3,035   2,931   3,117   3,116   3,292   3,337
    Hispanic or Latino   350   361   324   318   294   254   267   258   280   262
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,718   2,739   2,664   2,707   2,658   2,581   2,758   2,759   2,900   2,967
      American Indian or Alaska Native   12   16   14   12   14   13   11   11   10   10
      Asian   320   325   274   260   216   219   207   212   209   208
      Black or African American   95   90   80   81   76   71   81   80   90   99
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   1   2   0   0   3   2   1
      White   2,129   2,158   2,169   2,231   2,224   2,166   2,338   2,340   2,483   2,548
      More than one race   161   149   126   122   126   112   121   113   106   101
    Unknown ethnicity and race   96   92   81   89   83   96   92   99   112   108
  Temporary visa holders   2,675   2,514   2,222   1,980   1,873   1,905   1,990   1,997   2,011   2,048
  Science and engineering   5,466   5,322   4,890   4,734   4,568   4,466   4,722   4,750   4,914   4,965
    Science   4,198   4,102   3,713   3,593   3,500   3,415   3,612   3,615   3,808   3,785
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   164   169   156   136   128   122   135   138   330   327
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,162   1,091   1,024   995   949   917   905   915   816   847
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   132   139
      Computer and information sciences   459   493   339   304   249   252   295   306   322   325
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   68   71
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   134   119   119   126   94   77   90   99   120   128
      Mathematics and statistics   303   314   331   285   292   280   319   298   306   275
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   46   19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   177   173   157   183   169   185   200   175   0   0
      Physical sciences   625   600   584   588   547   546   548   523   526   521
      Psychology   228   240   194   196   222   213   217   234   228   227
      Social sciences   900   884   809   780   850   823   903   927   908   867
    Engineering   1,268   1,220   1,177   1,141   1,068   1,051   1,110   1,135   1,106   1,180
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   108   128   125   119   101   99   104   96   92   85
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   127   115   95   90   104   117   101   117   114   114
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   100   98   106   95   108   87   102   106   107   108
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   322   298   304   284   256   255   267   263   263   283
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   130   122   123   117   93   103   100   117   114   119
      Mechanical engineering   215   234   219   217   194   180   196   186   178   196
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   122   99   94   108   102   106   118   110   94   122
      Other engineering   144   126   111   111   110   104   122   140   144   153
    Health   373   384   401   360   340   370   385   363   389   420
      Clinical medicine   122   112   128   111   119   111   120   113   152   158
      Other health   251   272   273   249   221   259   265   250   237   262

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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