Data

U. Wisconsin-Madison

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   3,109   2,936   2,842   2,759   2,745   2,976   3,044   3,120   3,205   3,323
    Female   2,597   2,355   2,252   2,149   2,091   2,131   2,069   2,183   2,180   2,158
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,192   3,069   3,114   3,035   2,931   3,117   3,116   3,292   3,337   3,462
    Hispanic or Latino   361   324   318   294   254   267   258   280   262   236
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,739   2,664   2,707   2,658   2,581   2,758   2,759   2,900   2,967   3,093
      American Indian or Alaska Native   16   14   12   14   13   11   11   10   10   12
      Asian   325   274   260   216   219   207   212   209   208   203
      Black or African American   90   80   81   76   71   81   80   90   99   94
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   2   0   0   3   2   1   2
      White   2,158   2,169   2,231   2,224   2,166   2,338   2,340   2,483   2,548   2,679
      More than one race   149   126   122   126   112   121   113   106   101   103
    Unknown ethnicity and race   92   81   89   83   96   92   99   112   108   133
  Temporary visa holders   2,514   2,222   1,980   1,873   1,905   1,990   1,997   2,011   2,048   2,019
  Science and engineering   5,322   4,890   4,734   4,568   4,466   4,722   4,750   4,914   4,965   5,039
    Science   4,102   3,713   3,593   3,500   3,415   3,612   3,615   3,808   3,785   3,759
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   169   156   136   128   122   135   138   330   327   316
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,091   1,024   995   949   917   905   915   816   847   878
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   52   58   62
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   132   139   141
      Computer and information sciences   493   339   304   249   252   295   306   322   325   281
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   68   71   64
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   119   119   126   94   77   90   99   120   128   123
      Mathematics and statistics   314   331   285   292   280   319   298   306   275   249
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   173   157   183   169   185   200   175   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   600   584   588   547   546   548   523   526   521   546
      Psychology   240   194   196   222   213   217   234   228   227   225
      Social sciences   884   809   780   850   823   903   927   908   867   874
    Engineering   1,220   1,177   1,141   1,068   1,051   1,110   1,135   1,106   1,180   1,280
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   128   125   119   101   99   104   96   92   85   100
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   115   95   90   104   117   101   117   114   114   111
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   98   106   95   108   87   102   106   107   108   106
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   298   304   284   256   255   267   263   263   283   344
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   122   123   117   93   103   100   117   114   119   151
      Mechanical engineering   234   219   217   194   180   196   186   178   196   187
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   99   94   108   102   106   118   110   94   122   121
      Other engineering   126   111   111   110   104   122   140   144   153   160
    Health   384   401   360   340   370   385   363   389   420   442
      Clinical medicine   112   128   111   119   111   120   113   152   158   184
      Other health   272   273   249   221   259   265   250   237   262   258

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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