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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   720   733   775   723   787   812   828   864   879   868
    Female   718   700   762   690   735   692   613   600   643   675
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   901   918   1,035   957   1,010   1,007   908   893   916   966
    Hispanic or Latino   33   34   41   28   32   35   36   30   31   28
    Not Hispanic or Latino   853   874   986   924   975   965   867   855   871   927
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   3   1   0   3   4
      Asian   30   27   40   35   37   30   30   34   30   31
      Black or African American   25   36   39   33   27   25   29   38   38   37
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   2   1   1   1   1   0
      White   763   774   875   831   881   874   769   751   770   828
      More than one race   35   37   32   24   27   32   37   31   29   27
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   10   8   5   3   7   5   8   14   11
  Temporary visa holders   537   515   502   456   512   497   533   571   606   577
  Science and engineering   1,192   1,202   1,246   1,168   1,185   1,171   1,229   1,296   1,331   1,324
    Science   857   866   896   857   829   820   835   874   915   909
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   80   56   57   59   61   65   72   134   144   141
      Biological and biomedical sciences   198   222   224   221   184   184   178   141   142   128
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   59   73   65   64   59   63   61   68   64   59
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   20   22   28   30   26   29   33   34   42
      Mathematics and statistics   44   36   41   42   47   62   78   94   112   116
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   53   50   62   62   64   61   56   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   164   169   171   167   156   144   145   144   137   136
      Psychology   62   67   76   76   95   104   96   87   87   96
      Social sciences   174   173   178   138   133   111   120   154   174   173
    Engineering   335   336   350   311   356   351   394   422   416   415
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   9   11   16   12   10   13   19   16   16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   1   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   17   15   19   26   33   31   35   36   32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   33   34   33   23   28   33   50   42   40   43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   16   24   15   21   14   24   53   62   59
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   15   18   16   26   22   25   18   19   16
      Mechanical engineering   25   37   32   24   33   36   43   41   44   46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   14   16   14   10   5   10   9   11   11
      Other engineering   201   193   197   182   199   198   198   205   188   192
  Health   246   231   291   245   337   333   212   168   191   219
    Clinical medicine   56   45   35   37   68   61   78   85   92   104
    Other health   190   186   256   208   269   272   134   83   99   115

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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