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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   544   542   555   449   612   470   454   491   497   480
    Female   266   240   227   199   252   216   232   247   202   173
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   321   329   290   284   242   233   199   207   222   221
    Hispanic or Latino   28   32   23   26   17   21   12   7   7   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   258   292   243   252   223   207   184   198   212   207
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   29   18   23   17   11   13   16   17   23   16
      Black or African American   9   11   8   13   6   5   9   7   7   7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   209   253   203   211   200   183   154   171   179   178
      More than one race   11   10   9   11   6   6   5   3   3   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   35   5   24   6   2   5   3   2   3   5
  Temporary visa holders   489   453   492   364   622   453   487   531   477   432
  Science and engineering   810   782   782   648   864   686   686   738   699   653
    Science   389   294   319   302   417   313   338   384   314   284
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   39   42   32   36   34   32   24   25   26
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   185   121   138   122   157   92   127   247   187   157
      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   24   24   34   44   65   56   71   86   77   74
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   95   74   77   80   130   100   82   0   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   36   27   23   27   30   26   27   24   26
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   421   488   463   346   447   373   348   354   385   369
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   27   21   25   18   25   20   16   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   34   33   33   31   32   30   29   36   32   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   42   48   36   32   30   24   20   19   22   24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   21   21   21   15   18   20   21   28   31
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   55   46   52   68   50   63   76   93   119
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   6   7   8   15   15   15   15   12   6
      Mechanical engineering   187   247   241   117   181   138   116   33   46   50
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   29   37   39   46   60   57   42   43   45   35
      Other engineering   23   20   15   21   21   21   27   111   107   76
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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