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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   3,206   3,063   3,141   2,921   3,105   2,949   2,888   2,821   2,843   2,768   0
    Female   2,914   2,814   2,842   2,418   2,645   2,461   2,234   2,342   2,246   2,169   0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,921   2,862   3,090   2,885   2,853   2,807   2,770   2,728   2,679   2,692   0
    Hispanic or Latino   347   350   346   322   303   45   257   250   217   129   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,423   2,352   2,588   2,408   2,397   2,584   2,359   2,315   2,307   2,394   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   10   10   19   10   9   8   9   4   5   10   0
      Asian   583   537   595   475   482   417   420   415   385   378   0
      Black or African American   155   159   172   163   152   391   107   107   105   97   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   4   4   4   4   5   6   7   6   0
      White   1,515   1,500   1,649   1,635   1,642   1,666   1,733   1,685   1,705   1,718   0
      More than one race   157   143   149   121   108   98   85   98   100   185   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   151   160   156   155   153   178   154   163   155   169   0
  Temporary visa holders   3,199   3,015   2,893   2,454   2,897   2,603   2,352   2,435   2,410   2,245   0
  Science and engineering   6,022   5,775   5,983   5,248   5,670   5,355   4,971   5,020   4,961   4,841   0
    Science   3,999   3,849   4,134   3,541   3,779   3,530   3,298   3,363   3,285   3,170   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   304   344   429   284   265   254   242   306   308   277   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,264   1,211   1,214   1,157   1,138   1,097   1,011   847   841   851   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   35   33   35   0
      Computer and information sciences   894   819   788   657   693   593   559   499   418   356   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   38   38   40   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   51   47   42   33   35   35   36   43   46   43   0
      Mathematics and statistics   264   239   244   207   218   191   193   195   205   181   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   44   40   35   38   24   26   21   20   19   18   0
      Natural resources and conservation   75   63   79   60   62   55   67   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   390   387   389   348   362   363   519   340   341   354   0
      Psychology   94   87   84   86   36   38   64   37   35   40   0
      Social sciences   619   612   830   671   946   878   586   910   920   886   0
    Engineering   2,023   1,926   1,849   1,707   1,891   1,825   1,673   1,657   1,676   1,671   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   56   43   46   42   35   38   34   33   28   31   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   204   195   217   180   170   187   196   181   193   170   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   159   163   138   131   166   211   159   173   203   198   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   101   100   111   88   146   125   125   148   134   163   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   382   333   294   270   345   302   262   283   346   320   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   627   579   537   539   527   461   434   358   300   296   0
      Mechanical engineering   181   212   213   181   185   181   172   174   163   180   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   186   152   148   118   162   166   153   129   129   127   0
      Other engineering   127   149   145   158   155   154   138   178   180   186   0
  Health   98   102   0   91   80   55   151   143   128   96   0
    Clinical medicine   98   102   0   91   0   0   15   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   80   55   136   143   128   96   0

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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