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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 536    537    734    723    756    671    783    766    691    795   
    Male 240    227    256    266    311    292    366    345    278    320   
    Female 296    310    478    457    445    379    417    421    413    475   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 492    511    692    673    694    606    704    689    623    725   
    Hispanic or Latino 27    29    40    38    34    26    17    21    21    12   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 449    465    625    603    642    561    681    659    602    706   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5    4    6    6    6    2    2    2    3    7   
      Asian 22    26    37    34    29    19    26    10    16    23   
      Black or African American 78    67    70    76    85    44    55    59    46    63   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    0    0    0    0    0    1    2    1    1   
      White 324    352    501    473    508    487    587    574    531    608   
      More than one race 19    16    11    14    14    9    10    12    5    4   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16    17    27    32    18    19    6    9    0    7   
  Temporary visa holders 44    26    42    50    62    65    79    77    68    70   
  Science and engineering 371    403    471    446    492    443    550    526    447    471   
    Science 352    379    450    430    462    408    516    510    435    450   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    19    23    26    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 167    214    183    173    177    121    147    145    150    170   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 26    .    18    13    12    9    91    86    17    32   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    12    12    10    10    10   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13    15    17    16    19    21    35    40    34    27   
      Mathematics and statistics 5    8    10    13    13    9    9    10    11    13   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 9    6    8    10    12    30    29    28    21    51   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 17    17    78    69    76    81    75    68    65    63   
      Physical sciences 33    29    35    31    34    51    26    19    21    13   
      Social sciences 82    90    101    105    119    74    73    81    80    71   
    Engineering 19    24    21    16    30    35    34    16    12    21   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8    9    9    8    13    12    8    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    0    .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 3    10    11    8    17    23    .    .    .    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 8    5    1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    0    0    .    .    .    26    16    12    21   
    Health 165    134    263    277    264    228    233    240    244    324   
      Clinical medicine 96    76    103    90    103    21    9    0    4    75   
      Other health 69    58    160    187    161    207    224    240    240    249   

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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