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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 2,140    1,973    1,879    1,866    1,767    1,680    1,640    1,522    1,473    1,426   
    Male 1,110    1,045    1,012    1,028    958    911    909    829    792    753   
    Female 1,030    928    867    838    809    769    731    693    681    673   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,206    1,172    1,019    1,030    978    930    911    873    856    837   
    Hispanic or Latino 140    128    115    116    93    88    75    71    77    69   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,000    970    829    829    782    721    713    693    682    682   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3    2    0    2    3    2    1    1    2    2   
      Asian 173    159    127    120    104    90    89    77    75    70   
      Black or African American 127    118    80    66    62    60    62    48    45    48   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2    1    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0   
      White 626    630    574    593    584    556    547    553    545    546   
      More than one race 69    60    48    48    29    13    13    13    14    16   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 66    74    75    85    103    121    123    109    97    86   
  Temporary visa holders 934    801    860    836    789    750    729    649    617    589   
  Science and engineering 1,891    1,773    1,751    1,743    1,646    1,572    1,553    1,433    1,385    1,426   
    Science 1,596    1,522    1,494    1,467    1,382    1,322    1,333    1,236    1,218    1,254   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 378    382    374    359    352    266    281    252    236    293   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    16    18    17    15    15   
      Computer and information sciences 255    225    228    220    164    151    147    116    126    116   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 53    56    59    56    54    54    51    51    61    71   
      Mathematics and statistics 78    75    95    94    99    105    108    109    105    103   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 146    123    94    69    55    27    20    17    9    2   
      Natural resources and conservation 0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    64    65    59    63    68   
      Physical sciences 228    212    206    223    213    187    179    179    176    174   
      Psychology 17    12    15    14    12    44    41    40    48    41   
      Social sciences 441    437    423    432    433    408    423    396    379    371   
    Engineering 295    251    257    276    264    250    220    197    167    172   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 96    93    87    86    75    67    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 19    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 180    158    170    190    189    183    220    197    167    172   
    Health 249    200    128    123    121    108    87    89    88    .   
      Clinical medicine 224    175    105    100    104    108    87    89    88    .   
      Other health 25    25    23    23    17    .    .    .    .    .   

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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