Data

Washington U., Saint Louis

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   1,425   1,270   1,316   1,353   1,276   1,268   1,220   946   1,105   1,055
    Hispanic or Latino   133   110   112   40   41   111   88   70   71   58
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,236   1,114   1,159   1,261   1,172   1,090   1,054   803   963   923
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   6   8   6   9   7   6   8   5   9
      Asian   252   232   232   221   201   206   170   112   123   130
      Black or African American   112   102   99   92   81   74   65   40   51   52
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   14
      White   815   743   791   819   785   770   783   623   751   701
      More than one race   52   31   29   123   96   33   30   18   32   17
    Unknown ethnicity and race   56   46   45   52   63   67   78   73   71   74
  Temporary visa holders   1,942   1,915   1,941   1,941   1,279   1,337   1,215   801   929   889
  Science and engineering   3,121   2,953   3,044   3,061   2,365   2,416   2,262   1,717   1,968   1,892
    Science   2,184   2,090   2,112   2,185   1,568   1,595   1,523   1,084   1,287   1,255
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   846   819   791   699   662   634   614   604   601   594
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   215   188   249   242   176   226   212   15   159   145
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   32   35   35   29   30   30   30   30   33
      Mathematics and statistics   409   508   536   747   245   226   172   62   60   42
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   113   36   34   17   11   5   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   224   190   172   178   187   182   215   200   181   178
      Psychology   74   72   71   69   76   84   83   0   86   84
      Social sciences   271   245   224   198   182   208   197   173   170   179
    Engineering   937   863   932   876   797   821   739   633   681   637
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   27   31   33   42   36   34   21   25   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   217   201   226   206   186   174   153   157   138   121
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   35   23   30   36   44   59   45   28   134   141
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   0   3   7   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   212   198   234   209   170   187   200   171   191   199
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   26   20   21   24   24   34   38   38   36   39
      Mechanical engineering   110   96   112   118   104   113   117   120   164   123
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   7   15   16   14   12   15   16   10   18   14
      Other engineering   302   279   257   220   214   205   149   84   0   0
    Health   246   232   213   233   190   189   173   30   66   52
      Clinical medicine   221   219   203   217   155   165   153   15   46   32
      Other health   25   13   10   16   35   24   20   15   20   20

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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