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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   2,602   2,534   2,436   2,031   2,136   2,084   2,154   2,353   2,284   2,162
    Female   1,611   1,534   1,407   1,205   1,259   1,171   1,206   1,330   1,323   1,245
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,040   2,016   1,993   1,821   1,796   1,753   1,775   1,923   1,920   1,871
    Hispanic or Latino   167   159   146   134   136   133   121   136   125   103
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,838   1,822   1,806   1,641   1,618   1,581   1,613   1,749   1,761   1,744
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   4   5   4   4   6   5   3   3   1
      Asian   215   187   167   131   122   119   119   110   117   105
      Black or African American   125   134   131   120   114   101   107   118   119   109
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      White   1,403   1,407   1,420   1,308   1,295   1,274   1,314   1,456   1,463   1,474
      More than one race   90   90   83   78   83   80   68   62   59   55
    Unknown ethnicity and race   35   35   41   46   42   39   41   38   34   24
  Temporary visa holders   2,173   2,052   1,850   1,415   1,599   1,502   1,585   1,760   1,687   1,536
  Science and engineering   4,153   4,002   3,787   3,190   3,308   3,173   3,280   3,630   3,489   3,290
    Science   2,350   2,169   2,029   1,628   1,665   1,590   1,577   1,664   1,684   1,647
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   229   224   205   185   141   143   158   280   292   316
      Biological and biomedical sciences   405   373   351   329   336   325   279   347   350   303
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   17   14
      Computer and information sciences   752   635   576   312   297   241   231   227   211   225
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   52   53
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   64   60   57   44   50   53   54   58   58   58
      Mathematics and statistics   124   129   119   107   108   109   118   127   137   109
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   27   24   28   25   30   22   23   24   26   26
      Natural resources and conservation   174   177   173   141   152   153   143   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   246   228   197   195   204   218   214   213   212   207
      Psychology   91   91   90   97   58   50   59   64   70   71
      Social sciences   238   228   233   193   289   276   298   265   259   265
    Engineering   1,803   1,833   1,758   1,562   1,643   1,583   1,703   1,966   1,805   1,643
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   193   217   220   172   152   123   117   114   122   95
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   71   73   71   58   54   64   56   54   59   49
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   96   82   93   89   91   98   100   47   39   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   260   288   283   256   289   279   309   324   289   273
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   533   516   457   424   457   421   467   484   439   439
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   164   166   149   120   121   118   138   168   135   89
      Mechanical engineering   251   266   254   215   241   237   256   281   285   265
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   70   68   77   82   87   92   94   133   123   116
      Other engineering   165   157   154   146   151   151   166   361   314   284
  Health   60   66   56   46   87   82   80   53   118   117
    Clinical medicine   60   66   56   46   43   45   44   53   62   54
    Other health   0   0   0   0   44   37   36   0   56   63

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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