Data

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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   2,081   2,040   2,016   1,993   1,821   1,796   1,753   1,775   1,923   1,920
    Hispanic or Latino   188   167   159   146   134   136   133   121   136   125
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,861   1,838   1,822   1,806   1,641   1,618   1,581   1,613   1,749   1,761
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   4   4   5   4   4   6   5   3   3
      Asian   251   215   187   167   131   122   119   119   110   117
      Black or African American   147   125   134   131   120   114   101   107   118   119
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      White   1,353   1,403   1,407   1,420   1,308   1,295   1,274   1,314   1,456   1,463
      More than one race   109   90   90   83   78   83   80   68   62   59
    Unknown ethnicity and race   32   35   35   41   46   42   39   41   38   34
  Temporary visa holders   2,196   2,173   2,052   1,850   1,415   1,599   1,502   1,585   1,760   1,687
  Science and engineering   4,224   4,153   4,002   3,787   3,190   3,308   3,173   3,280   3,630   3,489
    Science   2,456   2,350   2,169   2,029   1,628   1,665   1,590   1,577   1,664   1,684
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   233   229   224   205   185   141   143   158   280   292
      Biological and biomedical sciences   425   405   373   351   329   336   325   279   347   350
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   17
      Computer and information sciences   807   752   635   576   312   297   241   231   227   211
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   52
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   67   64   60   57   44   50   53   54   58   58
      Mathematics and statistics   131   124   129   119   107   108   109   118   127   137
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   58   27   24   28   25   30   22   23   24   26
      Natural resources and conservation   173   174   177   173   141   152   153   143   0   0
      Physical sciences   246   246   228   197   195   204   218   214   213   212
      Psychology   97   91   91   90   97   58   50   59   64   70
      Social sciences   219   238   228   233   193   289   276   298   265   259
    Engineering   1,768   1,803   1,833   1,758   1,562   1,643   1,583   1,703   1,966   1,805
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   189   193   217   220   172   152   123   117   114   122
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   84   71   73   71   58   54   64   56   54   59
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   97   96   82   93   89   91   98   100   47   39
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   256   260   288   283   256   289   279   309   324   289
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   538   533   516   457   424   457   421   467   484   439
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   144   164   166   149   120   121   118   138   168   135
      Mechanical engineering   241   251   266   254   215   241   237   256   281   285
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   61   70   68   77   82   87   92   94   133   123
      Other engineering   158   165   157   154   146   151   151   166   361   314
    Health   53   60   66   56   46   87   82   80   53   118
      Clinical medicine   53   60   66   56   46   43   45   44   53   62
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   44   37   36   0   56

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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