Data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students   4,872   4,919   4,682   4,464   4,650   4,614   4,724   4,714   4,730   4,682
    Male   3,057   3,129   3,032   3,002   3,165   3,173   3,267   3,287   3,329   3,305
    Female   1,815   1,790   1,650   1,462   1,485   1,441   1,457   1,427   1,401   1,377
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,839   2,852   2,674   2,597   2,582   2,548   2,636   2,648   2,704   2,689
    Hispanic or Latino   336   324   280   249   240   236   247   219   222   224
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,323   2,337   2,200   2,146   2,153   2,093   2,164   2,212   2,218   2,228
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   3   4   4   4   4   5   7   11
      Asian   616   600   552   539   559   522   522   534   500   483
      Black or African American   99   93   73   58   57   47   47   46   54   58
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   1,388   1,442   1,417   1,418   1,416   1,396   1,460   1,499   1,532   1,580
      More than one race   217   198   155   127   117   124   131   128   125   96
    Unknown ethnicity and race   180   191   194   202   189   219   225   217   264   237
  Temporary visa holders   2,033   2,067   2,008   1,867   2,068   2,066   2,088   2,066   2,026   1,993
  Science and engineering   4,872   4,919   4,682   4,464   4,650   4,614   4,724   4,714   4,730   4,682
    Science   2,561   2,539   2,395   1,503   2,319   2,180   2,115   2,088   2,040   1,946
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   404   407   381   368   392   372   283   297   288   274
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   191   180   175   162
      Computer and information sciences   766   764   738   61   660   548   516   480   436   412
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   164   158   161   149   143   131   170   181   180   186
      Mathematics and statistics   350   358   292   121   278   276   128   125   117   117
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   78   68   73   34   64   66   29   31   32   31
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   69   76   70   71
      Physical sciences   562   551   520   534   546   542   490   475   507   458
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   237   233   230   236   236   245   239   243   235   235
    Engineering   2,311   2,380   2,287   2,961   2,331   2,434   2,609   2,626   2,690   2,736
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   280   265   253   239   225   229   223   228   233   241
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   268   258   259   243   245   238   247   247   244   247
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   236   234   233   223   234   226   232   233   236   236
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   120   110   108   122   138   156   185   175   208   212
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   359   366   346   1,014   350   371   358   370   380   418
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   313   427   396   407   388   404   385   398   410   367
      Mechanical engineering   453   452   421   440   468   525   553   545   533   557
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   166   178   179   171   169   174   170   180   199   204
      Other engineering   116   90   92   102   114   111   256   250   247   254
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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