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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   315   472   275   123   142   175   227   230   212   204
    Female   294   382   220   149   166   186   216   208   219   206
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   101   126   136   153   155   188   201   193   214   221
    Hispanic or Latino   8   13   10   8   5   7   10   5   15   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   89   109   119   140   148   177   184   183   192   208
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   3   3   3   2   5   8   6   5   4   1
      Black or African American   16   16   12   11   11   13   11   13   21   18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   68   88   102   119   128   155   160   158   160   184
      More than one race   2   2   2   8   3   1   7   7   7   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   4   4   7   5   2   4   7   5   7   2
  Temporary visa holders   508   728   359   119   153   173   242   245   217   189
  Science and engineering   562   797   444   220   247   286   367   360   359   346
    Science   562   797   444   220   247   286   367   360   359   346
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   20   19   19   17   22   37   43   52   54   43
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   255   432   212   73   89   105   159   143   129   110
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   73   138   58   24   17   11   13   11   18   18
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   85   67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   2   3   3   4   4   4   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   27   32   42   29   41   46   50   57   58   57
      Psychology   37   36   35   32   38   38   41   38   39   53
      Social sciences   63   71   75   42   36   45   57   54   60   65
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   47   57   51   52   61   75   76   78   72   64
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   47   57   51   52   61   75   76   78   72   64

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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