Data

Washington State 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   704   747   848   875   1,021   986   1,000   1,026   1,025   978
    Female   763   810   813   810   808   786   793   802   865   820
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   906   988   1,060   1,076   1,047   1,020   1,076   1,107   1,168   1,138
    Hispanic or Latino   105   98   106   123   112   103   95   99   92   83
    Not Hispanic or Latino   767   854   918   903   880   855   895   897   979   961
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   4   3   4   5   4   6   6   7   6
      Asian   44   47   54   51   52   56   53   53   59   61
      Black or African American   7   12   14   13   9   17   21   20   24   25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   2   0   1   3   2   2   2
      White   653   734   787   786   775   739   769   769   846   835
      More than one race   55   56   59   47   39   38   43   47   41   32
    Unknown ethnicity and race   34   36   36   50   55   62   86   111   97   94
  Temporary visa holders   561   569   601   609   782   752   717   721   722   660
  Science and engineering   1,382   1,455   1,555   1,594   1,655   1,599   1,621   1,666   1,729   1,642
    Science   1,062   1,113   1,149   1,188   1,170   1,135   1,140   1,193   1,262   1,204
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   203   218   227   221   135   148   157   212   222   229
      Biological and biomedical sciences   280   283   297   293   293   262   263   263   277   273
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   42   55   45
      Computer and information sciences   67   75   92   86   119   113   103   92   74   54
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   27   20
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   17   15   20   17   16   18   26   23   20
      Mathematics and statistics   66   75   63   75   86   90   84   62   70   69
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   51   49   53   54   59   58   58   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   116   110   117   111   129   136   135   134   162   153
      Psychology   75   75   75   107   92   81   84   86   108   95
      Social sciences   190   211   210   221   240   231   238   221   219   216
    Engineering   320   342   406   406   485   464   481   473   467   438
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   39   45   46   53   49   50   53   51   51   58
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   56   57   67   69   86   85   76   62   66   66
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   51   68   82   77   100   101   104   81   76   79
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   69   68   85   82   106   97   102   106   100   91
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   35   39   58   52   56   46   52   65   71   62
      Other engineering   70   65   68   73   88   85   94   108   103   82
  Health   85   102   106   91   174   173   172   162   161   156
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   85   102   106   91   174   173   172   162   161   156

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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