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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   439   429   458   485   502   576   659   709   757   781
    Female   484   495   464   493   517   497   515   599   582   568
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   489   512   569   652   630   615   647   737   731   725
    Hispanic or Latino   40   41   48   49   52   42   32   39   34   31
    Not Hispanic or Latino   439   462   509   593   569   565   608   691   684   685
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   2   2   2   2   2   1   2   2   2
      Asian   29   27   21   24   24   27   20   23   25   17
      Black or African American   47   50   51   66   59   60   66   73   68   63
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1
      White   350   369   419   481   462   456   505   571   565   582
      More than one race   10   14   16   20   22   20   15   21   23   20
    Unknown ethnicity and race   10   9   12   10   9   8   7   7   13   9
  Temporary visa holders   434   412   353   326   389   458   527   571   608   624
  Science and engineering   825   835   817   867   900   963   1,055   1,205   1,261   1,271
    Science   659   643   609   636   648   647   695   820   860   893
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   70   62   63   71   76   74   71   75   67   61
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   17   14
      Computer and information sciences   117   78   66   49   63   58   58   61   76   97
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   28   30   37   30   33   44   37   44   47
      Mathematics and statistics   40   47   48   63   65   65   76   88   90   98
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   84   58   32   18   16   4   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   45   46   53   48   54   43   47   59   53   68
      Psychology   195   223   213   242   263   276   296   303   303   269
      Social sciences   80   101   104   108   81   94   103   181   210   239
    Engineering   166   192   208   231   252   316   360   385   401   378
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   13   14   11   11   7   6   7   11   3   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   6   4   6   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   13   14   19   21   19   11   12   9   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   24   35   36   33   36   45   58   52   68   70
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   26   28   32   56   55   57   63   88   133   150
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   29   44   51   37   70   118   140   108   90   52
      Mechanical engineering   46   41   42   55   55   64   73   78   70   70
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   11   12
      Other engineering   14   11   18   14   5   7   8   27   17   11
  Health   98   89   105   111   119   110   119   103   78   78
    Clinical medicine   14   15   15   22   33   39   41   44   16   17
    Other health   84   74   90   89   86   71   78   59   62   61

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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