Data

Vanderbilt U.

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   1,450   1,375   1,369   1,350   1,346   1,289   1,230   1,192   1,269   1,283
    Hispanic or Latino   144   133   135   136   130   110   101   89   71   66
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,275   1,219   1,209   1,189   1,191   1,144   1,093   1,056   1,182   1,206
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   2   1   3   3   2   2   4   5
      Asian   140   117   106   100   91   82   80   68   74   51
      Black or African American   96   80   81   76   78   83   78   72   86   75
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   2   1   1   2   4   8   2
      White   975   954   954   949   963   920   879   862   984   1,038
      More than one race   64   67   65   61   55   55   52   48   26   35
    Unknown ethnicity and race   31   23   25   25   25   35   36   47   16   11
  Temporary visa holders   626   624   520   510   474   502   432   437   463   460
  Science and engineering   2,034   1,956   1,851   1,813   1,772   1,738   1,607   1,574   1,579   1,586
    Science   1,632   1,577   1,456   1,414   1,398   1,358   1,256   1,225   1,199   1,210
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   746   756   690   690   662   636   596   578   342   360
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   228   239   187   135   112   104   107   102   100   82
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   21   20   18   16   15   16   13   17   16   19
      Mathematics and statistics   26   23   25   29   37   38   37   34   38   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   104   110   77   65   63   31   0   0   100   115
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   236   164   184   187   202   202   201   200   213   212
      Psychology   111   96   108   99   108   111   102   95   85   83
      Social sciences   160   169   167   193   199   220   200   199   218   219
    Engineering   402   379   395   399   374   380   351   349   380   376
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   145   138   134   132   116   106   89   83   82   77
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   51   52   55   56   56   55   48   46   47   47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   45   50   63   63   52   54   55   60   63   55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   77   76   75   80   83   97   94   94   97   108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   60   63   68   68   67   68   65   66   66   59
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   30
      Other engineering   24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   42   43   38   47   48   53   55   55   153   157
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   58   58
      Other health   42   43   38   47   48   53   55   55   95   99

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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