Data

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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   374   321   329   290   284   242   233   199   207   222
    Hispanic or Latino   42   28   32   23   26   17   21   12   7   7
    Not Hispanic or Latino   292   258   292   243   252   223   207   184   198   212
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   40   29   18   23   17   11   13   16   17   23
      Black or African American   9   9   11   8   13   6   5   9   7   7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   223   209   253   203   211   200   183   154   171   179
      More than one race   20   11   10   9   11   6   6   5   3   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   40   35   5   24   6   2   5   3   2   3
  Temporary visa holders   472   489   453   492   364   622   453   487   531   477
  Science and engineering   845   810   782   782   648   864   686   686   738   699
    Science   392   389   294   319   302   417   313   338   384   314
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   52   47   39   42   32   36   34   32   24   25
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   199   185   121   138   122   157   92   127   247   187
      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   21   24   24   34   44   65   56   71   86   77
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   87   95   74   77   80   130   100   82   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   33   38   36   27   23   27   30   26   27   24
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   453   421   488   463   346   447   373   348   354   385
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   35   27   21   25   18   25   20   16   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   32   34   33   33   31   32   30   29   36   32
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   46   42   48   36   32   30   24   20   19   22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   30   21   21   21   21   15   18   20   21   28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   59   55   55   46   52   68   50   63   76   93
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   3   6   7   8   15   15   15   15   12
      Mechanical engineering   185   187   247   241   117   181   138   116   33   46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   35   29   37   39   46   60   57   42   43   45
      Other engineering   21   23   20   15   21   21   21   27   111   107
    Health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   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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