Data

Vanderbilt U.

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   979   940   928   929   932   875   867   895   924   938
    Female   1,020   949   932   891   859   787   762   837   819   864
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,375   1,369   1,350   1,346   1,289   1,230   1,192   1,269   1,283   1,325
    Hispanic or Latino   133   135   136   130   110   101   89   71   66   62
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,219   1,209   1,189   1,191   1,144   1,093   1,056   1,182   1,206   1,249
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   2   1   3   3   2   2   4   5   10
      Asian   117   106   100   91   82   80   68   74   51   87
      Black or African American   80   81   76   78   83   78   72   86   75   83
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   1   1   2   4   8   2   3
      White   954   954   949   963   920   879   862   984   1,038   1,042
      More than one race   67   65   61   55   55   52   48   26   35   24
    Unknown ethnicity and race   23   25   25   25   35   36   47   16   11   14
  Temporary visa holders   624   520   510   474   502   432   437   463   460   477
  Science and engineering   1,956   1,851   1,813   1,772   1,738   1,607   1,574   1,579   1,586   1,642
    Science   1,577   1,456   1,414   1,398   1,358   1,256   1,225   1,199   1,210   1,256
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   756   690   690   662   636   596   578   342   360   375
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   239   187   135   112   104   107   102   100   82   91
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   18   16   15   16   13   17   16   19   23
      Mathematics and statistics   23   25   29   37   38   37   34   38   35   39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   110   77   65   63   31   0   0   100   115   102
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   164   184   187   202   202   201   200   213   212   217
      Psychology   96   108   99   108   111   102   95   85   83   87
      Social sciences   169   167   193   199   220   200   199   218   219   238
    Engineering   379   395   399   374   380   351   349   380   376   386
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   138   134   132   116   106   89   83   82   77   73
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   52   55   56   56   55   48   46   47   47   53
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   50   63   63   52   54   55   60   63   55   52
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   76   75   80   83   97   94   94   97   108   102
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   63   68   68   67   68   65   66   66   59   70
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   30   36
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   43   38   47   48   53   55   55   153   157   160
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   58   58   67
    Other health   43   38   47   48   53   55   55   95   99   93

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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