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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2016–07
Selected characteristics 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
All full-time students 1,426    1,429    1,474    1,462    1,086    1,064    1,070    1,086    1,042    939   
  Not Available .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
  Male 806    819    873    879    634    624    640    640    647    563   
  Female 620    610    601    583    452    440    430    446    395    376   
  First-year full-time 478    474    528    529    426    443    461    438    453    340   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 586    595    604    626    558    537    600    579    552    530   
    Hispanic or Latino 26    22    19    13    5    14    11    7    12    51   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 547    557    564    592    542    517    583    568    535    470   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5    5    7    7    2    4    2    2    3    4   
      Asian 14    11    23    19    20    14    20    21    9    15   
      Black or African American 69    62    66    80    70    50    69    77    79    66   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    4    0    1   
      White 448    473    468    486    449    449    492    464    444    384   
      More than one race 11    6    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13    16    21    21    11    6    6    4    5    9   
  Temporary visa holders 840    834    870    836    528    527    470    507    490    409   
  Science and engineering 1,293    1,305    1,360    1,360    1,004    979    994    1,006    979    881   
    Science 684    715    694    724    532    527    524    522    514    553   
      Agricultural sciences 121    140    145    151    90    101    102    100    107    96   
      Biological sciences 109    125    100    98    70    83    82    82    76    84   
      Communication 20    19    20    21    30    25    17    20    19    .   
      Computer sciences 30    12    18    18    14    11    13    9    11    68   
      Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 15    21    10    11    11    10    13    13    13    14   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 39    44    32    45    22    27    23    28    18    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 67    64    74    73    54    56    52    47    52    41   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 64    67    79    74    43    54    56    60    69    75   
      Psychology 108    111    101    105    75    64    68    71    63    67   
      Social sciences 111    112    115    128    123    96    98    92    86    108   
    Engineering 609    590    666    636    472    452    470    484    465    328   
      Chemical engineering 50    46    57    66    38    38    49    47    47    47   
      Civil engineering 101    97    93    84    57    63    88    89    75    56   
      Electrical engineering 194    189    208    228    160    163    135    116    134    70   
      Industrial engineering 79    106    121    84    84    79    86    89    67    59   
      Mechanical engineering 87    65    84    76    49    40    42    49    51    38   
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 39    36    32    26    18    26    22    40    42    37   
      Other engineering 59    51    71    72    66    43    48    54    49    21   
  Health 133    124    114    102    82    85    76    80    63    58   

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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