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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   949   857   939   1,050   1,073   986   1,040   993   1,056   1,004
    Hispanic or Latino   52   44   44   43   45   40   35   32   39   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   870   803   878   979   996   902   978   877   988   875
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   2   4   3   3   2   3   2   2
      Asian   81   83   82   98   102   86   112   107   106   91
      Black or African American   112   89   98   91   76   76   72   63   83   79
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   1   1   3   1   1   1   1   1
      White   633   586   640   725   763   701   748   673   766   673
      More than one race   42   42   55   60   49   35   43   30   30   29
    Unknown ethnicity and race   27   10   17   28   32   44   27   84   29   95
  Temporary visa holders   583   608   550   496   535   703   816   1,028   1,393   1,259
  Science and engineering   1,220   1,190   1,243   1,255   1,340   1,448   1,620   1,832   2,222   2,045
    Science   973   956   1,004   988   1,015   1,008   1,054   1,056   1,170   1,155
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   303   255   338   324   355   326   395   400   385   332
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   63
      Computer and information sciences   145   154   114   101   90   99   110   96   117   134
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   3   2   6   4   3   1   2   5   7
      Mathematics and statistics   29   31   36   31   28   31   33   32   32   42
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   190   187   195   196   203   218   182   209   192   202
      Psychology   156   168   183   184   198   180   159   169   177   183
      Social sciences   138   153   133   144   136   150   173   148   196   180
    Engineering   247   234   239   267   325   440   566   776   1,052   890
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   42   29   28   39   55   58   66   79   84   79
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   16   16   25   20   23   23   28   29   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   31   33   28   32   34   38   37   46   61   51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   59   50   50   55   63   84   107   164   247   194
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   49   51   53   50   63   105   156   211   286   242
      Mechanical engineering   39   43   52   53   68   110   157   228   308   264
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   19
      Other engineering   11   12   12   13   22   22   20   20   22   15
    Health   312   275   246   291   268   241   236   189   227   218
      Clinical medicine   132   102   77   121   114   60   63   55   56   58
      Other health   180   173   169   170   154   181   173   134   171   160

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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