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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 5,763    4,598    5,260    5,124    5,169    4,789    4,374    4,248    3,752    3,724   
    Male 3,728    3,001    3,407    3,335    3,329    3,181    2,984    2,906    2,587    2,543   
    Female 2,035    1,597    1,853    1,789    1,840    1,608    1,390    1,342    1,165    1,181   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,866    1,571    1,496    1,514    1,463    1,347    1,254    1,309    1,344    1,353   
    Hispanic or Latino 122    102    92    90    75    44    38    30    44    34   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,469    1,230    1,191    1,203    1,172    1,196    1,066    1,066    1,082    1,106   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3    1    1    1    1    0    1    3    3    2   
      Asian 488    351    340    348    305    280    229    197    200    180   
      Black or African American 116    98    93    93    69    55    35    41    56    59   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2    2    2    1    0    0    1    1    2    1   
      White 785    723    707    720    747    846    783    783    790    834   
      More than one race 75    55    48    40    50    15    17    41    31    30   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 275    239    213    221    216    107    150    213    218    213   
  Temporary visa holders 3,897    3,027    3,764    3,610    3,706    3,442    3,120    2,939    2,408    2,371   
  Science and engineering 5,763    4,598    5,260    5,124    5,169    4,789    4,374    4,248    3,752    3,724   
    Science 3,189    2,443    2,819    2,822    2,875    2,558    2,274    2,265    1,897    2,037   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 211    190    192    185    195    180    167    167    275    285   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    9    11    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 2,082    1,485    1,854    1,806    1,791    1,666    1,495    1,491    1,041    1,204   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 178    175    140    144    144    122    112    115    144    101   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 192    154    170    157    164    136    130    79    14    18   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    19    16    11    11    10   
      Physical sciences 307    270    311    277    293    158    163    168    173    157   
      Psychology 16    17    17    27    25    28    24    21    29    28   
      Social sciences 203    152    135    226    263    240    156    213    210    234   
    Engineering 2,574    2,155    2,441    2,302    2,294    2,231    2,100    1,983    1,855    1,687   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 180    137    131    121    98    107    110    106    95    97   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 146    145    202    189    190    177    167    188    181    142   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 190    172    213    221    244    227    215    211    230    191   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 1,039    839    936    837    891    748    716    667    586    568   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 23    22    25    26    27    19    24    23    25    26   
      Mechanical engineering 785    669    684    649    602    583    566    506    475    404   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    127    132    112    128    128   
      Other engineering 211    171    250    259    242    243    170    170    135    131   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   

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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