Data

Yale 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   1,348   1,305   1,273   1,404   1,171   1,271   1,169   1,196   1,293   1,279
    Hispanic or Latino   197   197   171   136   120   133   1   38   112   97
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,143   1,096   1,097   1,258   1,039   1,125   1,168   1,103   1,171   1,164
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   3   2   12   13   13   18   0   3   1
      Asian   267   235   221   375   199   228   217   160   167   145
      Black or African American   92   89   87   83   57   70   87   56   58   53
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   2   6   4   5   6   4   0   3
      White   689   686   711   727   766   809   840   754   876   882
      More than one race   88   82   74   55   0   0   0   129   67   80
    Unknown ethnicity and race   8   12   5   10   12   13   0   55   10   18
  Temporary visa holders   1,246   1,187   1,127   880   921   945   834   839   830   789
  Science and engineering   2,343   2,230   2,155   2,080   1,921   2,069   1,900   1,935   2,111   2,055
    Science   1,930   1,864   1,813   1,752   1,800   1,778   1,642   1,668   1,879   1,839
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   63
      Biological and biomedical sciences   765   706   695   627   655   698   578   562   547   546
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   42   50   48   54   80   27   39   34   60   58
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   55   55   48   52   49   53   52   52   50   51
      Mathematics and statistics   128   118   108   102   72   69   63   73   72   68
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   97   90   80   70   67   66   62   69   0   0
      Physical sciences   362   360   353   329   331   333   332   328   358   347
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   81   81
      Social sciences   481   485   481   518   546   532   516   550   571   557
    Engineering   413   366   342   328   121   291   258   267   232   216
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   85   56   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   67
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   51   52   0   0   0   0   0   0   72   64
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   46   36   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   47
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   49   23   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   182   199   342   328   121   291   258   267   0   0
    Health   251   262   245   204   171   147   103   100   12   13
      Clinical medicine   234   249   235   191   160   134   90   88   0   0
      Other health   17   13   10   13   11   13   13   12   12   13

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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