Data

Western Michigan U.

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   492   489   512   569   652   630   615   647   737   731
    Hispanic or Latino   43   40   41   48   49   52   42   32   39   34
    Not Hispanic or Latino   440   439   462   509   593   569   565   608   691   684
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   2   2   2   2   1   2   2
      Asian   28   29   27   21   24   24   27   20   23   25
      Black or African American   53   47   50   51   66   59   60   66   73   68
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      White   344   350   369   419   481   462   456   505   571   565
      More than one race   13   10   14   16   20   22   20   15   21   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   10   9   12   10   9   8   7   7   13
  Temporary visa holders   401   434   412   353   326   389   458   527   571   608
  Science and engineering   789   825   835   817   867   900   963   1,055   1,205   1,261
    Science   635   659   643   609   636   648   647   695   820   860
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   80   70   62   63   71   76   74   71   75   67
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   17
      Computer and information sciences   118   117   78   66   49   63   58   58   61   76
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   28   28   30   37   30   33   44   37   44
      Mathematics and statistics   42   40   47   48   63   65   65   76   88   90
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   75   84   58   32   18   16   4   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   44   45   46   53   48   54   43   47   59   53
      Psychology   172   195   223   213   242   263   276   296   303   303
      Social sciences   76   80   101   104   108   81   94   103   181   210
    Engineering   154   166   192   208   231   252   316   360   385   401
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   13   13   14   11   11   7   6   7   11   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   6   4   6   3   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   14   13   14   19   21   19   11   12   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   31   24   35   36   33   36   45   58   52   68
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   26   28   32   56   55   57   63   88   133
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   21   29   44   51   37   70   118   140   108   90
      Mechanical engineering   35   46   41   42   55   55   64   73   78   70
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   11
      Other engineering   6   14   11   18   14   5   7   8   27   17
    Health   104   98   89   105   111   119   110   119   103   78
      Clinical medicine   10   14   15   15   22   33   39   41   44   16
      Other health   94   84   74   90   89   86   71   78   59   62

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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