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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 916    963    991    965    859    1,078    1,611    1,097    1,670    1,760   
    Male 766    815    852    819    749    946    1,406    976    1,490    1,577   
    Female 150    148    139    146    110    132    205    121    180    183   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 839    889    896    858    737    921    1,368    924    1,601    1,510   
    Hispanic or Latino 71    80    68    74    47    53    108    69    106    96   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 748    794    807    749    649    823    1,232    831    1,316    1,380   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    1    0    0    3    5    12    8    9    11   
      Asian 53    55    64    80    74    80    49    55    103    110   
      Black or African American 44    53    55    43    39    41    69    43    90    94   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    4    4    0    0    0    49    4    0    0   
      White 621    655    663    617    533    697    1,047    721    1,114    1,165   
      More than one race 28    26    21    9    0    0    6    0    0    0   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 20    15    21    35    41    45    28    24    179    34   
  Temporary visa holders 77    74    95    107    122    157    243    173    69    250   
  Science and engineering 916    963    991    965    859    1,078    1,611    1,097    1,670    1,760   
    Science 492    539    515    534    472    699    1,089    714    691    729   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 191    209    129    134    86    244    425    263    523    552   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    10    46    49    46    46    63    42    157    165   
      Mathematics and statistics 7    13    18    12    11    16    14    10    8    8   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 37    35    4    1    7    86    115    89    3    4   
      Social sciences 250    272    318    338    322    307    472    310    .    .   
    Engineering 424    424    476    431    387    379    522    383    979    1,031   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 41    41    64    53    47    46    71    55    130    138   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 77    81    85    74    71    77    88    69    252    264   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 262    253    236    209    179    198    276    199    424    447   
      Mechanical engineering 42    47    47    46    52    58    87    60    132    139   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 2    2    44    49    38    .    .    .    41    43   
      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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