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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   678   668   716   755   860   1,013   1,193   1,513   1,377   1,175
    Female   787   821   830   853   829   843   828   936   886   860
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   857   939   1,050   1,073   986   1,040   993   1,056   1,004   1,023
    Hispanic or Latino   44   44   43   45   40   35   32   39   34   27
    Not Hispanic or Latino   803   878   979   996   902   978   877   988   875   895
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   4   3   3   2   3   2   2   1
      Asian   83   82   98   102   86   112   107   106   91   89
      Black or African American   89   98   91   76   76   72   63   83   79   73
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   1   3   1   1   1   1   1   0
      White   586   640   725   763   701   748   673   766   673   715
      More than one race   42   55   60   49   35   43   30   30   29   17
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   17   28   32   44   27   84   29   95   101
  Temporary visa holders   608   550   496   535   703   816   1,028   1,393   1,259   1,012
  Science and engineering   1,190   1,243   1,255   1,340   1,448   1,620   1,832   2,222   2,045   1,841
    Science   956   1,004   988   1,015   1,008   1,054   1,056   1,170   1,155   1,164
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   255   338   324   355   326   395   400   385   332   325
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   63   57
      Computer and information sciences   154   114   101   90   99   110   96   117   134   139
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   2   6   4   3   1   2   5   7   8
      Mathematics and statistics   31   36   31   28   31   33   32   32   42   41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   187   195   196   203   218   182   209   192   202   209
      Psychology   168   183   184   198   180   159   169   177   183   198
      Social sciences   153   133   144   136   150   173   148   196   180   175
    Engineering   234   239   267   325   440   566   776   1,052   890   677
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   29   28   39   55   58   66   79   84   79   80
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   16   25   20   23   23   28   29   26   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   33   28   32   34   38   37   46   61   51   61
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   50   50   55   63   84   107   164   247   194   144
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   51   53   50   63   105   156   211   286   242   146
      Mechanical engineering   43   52   53   68   110   157   228   308   264   192
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   19   13
      Other engineering   12   12   13   22   22   20   20   22   15   13
  Health   275   246   291   268   241   236   189   227   218   194
    Clinical medicine   102   77   121   114   60   63   55   56   58   51
    Other health   173   169   170   154   181   173   134   171   160   143

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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