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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   141   95   98   129   128   89   100   76   83   59
    Hispanic or Latino   8   4   8   6   7   5   5   8   4   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   91   72   86   111   107   61   52   60   45   51
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Asian   7   6   5   3   6   3   2   4   2   5
      Black or African American   62   54   67   82   80   40   35   30   25   21
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   19   12   14   23   21   18   15   25   18   25
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   42   19   4   12   14   23   43   8   34   8
  Temporary visa holders   24   27   26   20   16   7   14   23   36   15
  Science and engineering   137   99   88   121   115   64   81   59   75   25
    Science   115   78   70   106   99   55   73   53   71   25
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   7   10   8   6   7   10   9   18   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   29   26   21   25   19   11   6   12   12   7
      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   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   3   3   4   6   6   12   16   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   57   22   18   14   11   21   24   0   0   0
      Social sciences   19   20   18   55   57   10   21   16   31   6
    Engineering   22   21   18   15   16   9   8   6   4   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   4   5   7   5   5   1   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   2   1   3   4   7   6   4   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11   13   11   7   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   28   23   36   28   29   32   33   40   44   49
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   28   23   36   28   29   32   33   40   44   49

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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