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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 744    678    624    626    669    232    586    631    529    501   
    Male 462    426    395    395    429    170    363    411    347    320   
    Female 282    252    229    231    240    62    223    220    182    181   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 593    560    502    513    542    186    498    536    458    425   
    Hispanic or Latino 33    24    17    23    18    4    9    12    6    9   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 549    529    480    481    511    177    442    479    449    399   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 8    4    3    5    9    1    2    3    2    3   
      Asian 6    8    7    6    7    3    3    16    17    5   
      Black or African American 3    0    0    0    1    1    3    4    5    1   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   
      White 512    493    451    449    475    166    427    446    423    389   
      More than one race 20    24    19    21    19    6    6    10    2    1   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11    7    5    9    13    5    47    45    3    17   
  Temporary visa holders 151    118    122    113    127    46    88    95    71    76   
  Science and engineering 744    678    624    626    669    232    586    631    515    487   
    Science 569    526    481    486    519    149    447    490    390    378   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 62    46    45    48    60    20    96    105    56    66   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 86    87    64    70    95    14    84    80    73    55   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 41    48    45    35    35    19    27    41    24    18   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 38    32    39    36    32    14    32    43    13    21   
      Mathematics and statistics 67    62    58    66    79    8    65    78    73    70   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 69    85    47    57    60    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    3    7    4    17    .   
      Physical sciences 172    134    155    147    132    57    109    113    126    126   
      Psychology 18    16    14    12    12    7    12    12    0    11   
      Social sciences 16    16    14    15    14    7    15    14    8    11   
    Engineering 175    152    143    140    150    83    139    141    125    109   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 29    14    28    33    37    13    23    31    22    30   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 41    28    33    36    37    17    44    32    31    21   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 38    25    19    19    24    29    29    29    31    18   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    9    .    .    .    24    43    49    41    40   
      Mechanical engineering 67    23    63    52    52    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    53    .    .    .    .    0    .    .    .   
    Health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    14    14   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    14    14   

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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