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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   106   94   89   78   81   95   86   89   102   59
    Female   149   173   167   141   147   132   141   135   125   106
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   236   255   254   216   221   218   218   214   218   157
    Hispanic or Latino   16   13   19   14   10   16   11   12   14   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   206   229   229   197   203   199   204   197   191   136
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   3   3   2   5   0   2   2   0   0
      Asian   21   17   15   11   10   5   7   9   5   5
      Black or African American   4   3   1   0   3   1   2   2   1   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      White   171   195   199   168   174   178   176   172   172   116
      More than one race   4   11   11   16   11   14   17   12   13   15
    Unknown ethnicity and race   14   13   6   5   8   3   3   5   13   12
  Temporary visa holders   19   12   2   3   7   9   9   10   9   8
  Science and engineering   206   219   206   172   168   166   169   166   166   104
    Science   206   219   206   172   168   166   169   166   166   104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   37   34   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   29   27   29   22   23   23   23   21   22   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   29   30   28   24   16   23   21   16   10   16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   33   27   29   26   25   24   26   25   21
      Mathematics and statistics   21   24   20   17   17   19   21   19   23   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   47   50   45   36   36   36   35   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   26   22   21   27   18   19   21   22   4
      Psychology   13   16   16   12   12   10   17   15   17   21
      Social sciences   8   13   19   11   11   12   9   11   13   12
    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   49   48   50   47   60   61   58   58   61   61
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   49   48   50   47   60   61   58   58   61   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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