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Washington U., Saint Louis

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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   1,769   1,794   1,848   1,445   1,477   1,418   1,085   1,281   1,235   1,092
    Female   1,416   1,463   1,446   1,110   1,128   1,017   662   753   709   634
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,270   1,316   1,353   1,276   1,268   1,220   946   1,105   1,055   1,000
    Hispanic or Latino   110   112   40   41   111   88   70   71   58   48
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,114   1,159   1,261   1,172   1,090   1,054   803   963   923   883
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   8   6   9   7   6   8   5   9   7
      Asian   232   232   221   201   206   170   112   123   130   129
      Black or African American   102   99   92   81   74   65   40   51   52   41
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   14   4
      White   743   791   819   785   770   783   623   751   701   696
      More than one race   31   29   123   96   33   30   18   32   17   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   46   45   52   63   67   78   73   71   74   69
  Temporary visa holders   1,915   1,941   1,941   1,279   1,337   1,215   801   929   889   726
  Science and engineering   2,953   3,044   3,061   2,365   2,416   2,262   1,717   1,968   1,892   1,694
    Science   2,090   2,112   2,185   1,568   1,595   1,523   1,084   1,287   1,255   1,232
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   819   791   699   662   634   614   604   601   594   602
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   188   249   242   176   226   212   15   159   145   120
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   35   35   29   30   30   30   30   33   27
      Mathematics and statistics   508   536   747   245   226   172   62   60   42   41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   36   34   17   11   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   190   172   178   187   182   215   200   181   178   182
      Psychology   72   71   69   76   84   83   0   86   84   80
      Social sciences   245   224   198   182   208   197   173   170   179   180
    Engineering   863   932   876   797   821   739   633   681   637   462
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   31   33   42   36   34   21   25   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   201   226   206   186   174   153   157   138   121   128
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   30   36   44   59   45   28   134   141   89
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   3   7   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   198   234   209   170   187   200   171   191   199   141
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   20   21   24   24   34   38   38   36   39   12
      Mechanical engineering   96   112   118   104   113   117   120   164   123   81
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   15   16   14   12   15   16   10   18   14   11
      Other engineering   279   257   220   214   205   149   84   0   0   0
  Health   232   213   233   190   189   173   30   66   52   32
    Clinical medicine   219   203   217   155   165   153   15   46   32   32
    Other health   13   10   16   35   24   20   15   20   20   0

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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