Data

U. Maryland

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   2,766   2,703   2,759   2,865   2,691   2,670   .   .   .   .
    Hispanic or Latino   223   194   203   211   179   184   .   .   .   .
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,400   2,411   2,447   2,551   2,400   2,328   .   .   .   .
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   0   1   2   3   6   .   .   .   .
      Asian   531   452   457   445   388   340   .   .   .   .
      Black or African American   351   338   328   326   283   235   .   .   .   .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   3   5   4   4   .   .   .   .
      White   1,381   1,489   1,538   1,651   1,605   1,649   .   .   .   .
      More than one race   133   130   120   122   117   94   .   .   .   .
    Unknown ethnicity and race   143   98   109   103   112   158   .   .   .   .
  Temporary visa holders   2,876   2,735   2,695   2,291   2,039   2,474   .   .   .   .
  Science and engineering   5,116   4,892   4,905   4,616   4,264   4,513   .   .   .   .
    Science   3,776   3,407   3,453   3,374   3,074   3,052   .   .   .   .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   113   120   118   124   108   99   .   .   .   .
      Biological and biomedical sciences   585   565   578   547   547   549   .   .   .   .
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   783   766   709   660   508   575   .   .   .   .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   95   93   89   96   79   87   .   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   253   266   291   268   300   338   .   .   .   .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   597   184   209   202   159   157   .   .   .   .
      Natural resources and conservation   46   37   42   40   36   42   .   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   443   441   445   436   421   427   .   .   .   .
      Psychology   90   89   82   75   89   86   .   .   .   .
      Social sciences   771   846   890   926   827   692   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   1,340   1,485   1,452   1,242   1,190   1,461   .   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   96   103   103   107   96   101   .   .   .   .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   107   105   99   96   81   78   .   .   .   .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   55   55   61   61   63   63   .   .   .   .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   90   99   94   114   114   131   .   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   282   289   302   284   270   362   .   .   .   .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   5   5   15   18   .   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   183   170   172   160   170   169   .   .   .   .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   64   76   68   70   62   60   .   .   .   .
      Other engineering   461   586   548   345   319   479   .   .   .   .
    Health   526   546   549   540   466   631   .   .   .   .
      Clinical medicine   249   259   264   275   200   164   .   .   .   .
      Other health   277   287   285   265   266   467   .   .   .   .

NOTES:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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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