Data

Virginia Commonwealth 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   1,170   1,147   1,154   884   836   901   902   783   773   819
    Hispanic or Latino   77   72   66   62   45   45   37   24   25   33
    Not Hispanic or Latino   675   737   794   781   766   831   804   735   723   758
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   1   3   5
      Asian   81   94   95   84   88   90   86   81   71   72
      Black or African American   87   95   115   117   100   102   97   80   78   78
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0
      White   465   506   542   540   547   607   619   545   540   572
      More than one race   42   42   41   40   29   30   0   28   30   31
    Unknown ethnicity and race   418   338   294   41   25   25   61   24   25   28
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   228   244   258   241   266   299   343
  Science and engineering   833   792   795   784   822   866   904   846   921   1,000
    Science   665   626   620   612   611   658   697   690   776   803
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   250   253   258   272   268   274   302   299   240   304
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   17
      Computer and information sciences   139   69   52   39   31   31   29   44   68   79
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   27
      Mathematics and statistics   30   36   31   31   34   43   50   46   43   41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   33   36   45   41   40   44   39   37   48   47
      Natural resources and conservation   14   12   9   18   17   17   17   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   68   70   72   67   67   83   94   95   92   86
      Psychology   95   107   108   94   110   114   115   103   108   90
      Social sciences   36   43   45   50   44   52   51   51   105   80
    Engineering   168   166   175   172   211   208   207   156   145   197
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   47   47   58   49   50   45   42   0   0   38
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   121   119   117   123   161   163   165   156   145   159
    Health   337   355   359   328   258   293   239   203   151   162
      Clinical medicine   44   64   60   53   44   44   39   34   25   33
      Other health   293   291   299   275   214   249   200   169   126   129

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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