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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All full-time students 405    388    358    379    422    504    535    506    340    448   
    Male 98    123    119    138    157    178    207    190    136    175   
    Female 307    265    239    241    265    326    328    316    204    273   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 355    350    330    353    385    433    440    409    282    372   
    Hispanic or Latino 25    24    16    21    20    16    16    6    5    6   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 328    324    306    328    358    406    411    353    228    339   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    1    0    0    0    1    2    1    1    1   
      Asian 5    3    7    4    5    8    8    7    5    6   
      Black or African American 24    26    26    19    22    21    16    12    8    13   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    1    1    0    0    0    1    1    0   
      White 287    285    262    294    316    365    376    331    210    313   
      More than one race 12    8    10    10    15    11    9    1    3    6   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 2    2    8    4    7    11    13    50    49    27   
  Temporary visa holders 50    38    28    26    37    71    95    97    58    76   
  Science and engineering 336    324    295    294    328    424    461    407    243    326   
    Science 336    324    295    294    326    420    461    407    243    326   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    3    3    6    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 28    21    22    15    32    29    40    53    60    72   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    21    35    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 42    44    39    43    54    66    86    30    21    17   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    26    9    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 2    5    4    5    5    11    9    10    9    19   
      Mathematics and statistics 20    14    13    9    12    24    17    58    28    43   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 5    3    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 6    11    12    8    5    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 204    191    173    171    174    177    189    182    62    78   
      Physical sciences 4    4    6    8    3    17    25    24    19    30   
      Social sciences 25    31    26    35    41    46    48    44    44    67   
    Engineering .    .    .    .    2    4    0    .    .    .   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering .    .    .    .    2    4    0    .    .    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 69    64    63    85    94    80    74    99    97    122   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 69    64    63    85    94    80    74    99    97    122   

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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