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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   3,002   2,991   2,828   2,684   2,659   2,559   2,449   2,558   2,524   2,553
    Female   2,310   2,248   2,090   1,911   1,844   1,739   1,595   1,627   1,685   1,680
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,513   2,612   2,590   2,542   2,301   2,258   2,083   2,102   2,135   2,231
    Hispanic or Latino   294   301   272   227   207   201   190   145   144   134
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,162   2,269   2,267   2,246   2,020   2,005   1,841   1,872   1,940   2,028
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   3   2   5   3   2   6   1   4
      Asian   224   213   202   209   170   169   147   127   133   121
      Black or African American   128   133   137   109   105   88   84   83   90   87
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   1   3   1
      White   1,713   1,818   1,811   1,809   1,640   1,666   1,539   1,638   1,679   1,765
      More than one race   93   103   113   116   100   79   69   17   34   50
    Unknown ethnicity and race   57   42   51   69   74   52   52   85   51   69
  Temporary visa holders   2,799   2,627   2,328   2,053   2,202   2,040   1,961   2,083   2,074   2,002
  Science and engineering   5,118   5,045   4,735   4,433   4,362   4,148   3,909   4,078   4,098   4,119
    Science   3,312   3,240   3,115   2,951   2,923   2,752   2,581   2,641   2,673   2,699
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   166   157   135   141   143   155   156   172   193   179
      Biological and biomedical sciences   711   709   689   641   634   602   548   566   594   569
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   99   90   99
      Computer and information sciences   644   562   487   428   448   369   333   282   287   283
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   61   70   61
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   137   152   147   137   129   125   123   152   153   155
      Mathematics and statistics   246   224   221   214   203   193   195   185   172   163
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   192   205   177   146   169   103   82   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   23   23   21   27   28   21   18   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   488   505   475   459   412   417   402   379   389   444
      Psychology   294   286   299   297   258   275   271   233   231   260
      Social sciences   411   417   464   461   499   492   453   465   461   454
    Engineering   1,806   1,805   1,620   1,482   1,439   1,396   1,328   1,437   1,425   1,420
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   110   114   102   104   94   91   95   99   94   97
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   109   111   93   77   67   64   66   61   51   43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   155   235   210   198   194   191   180   215   224   246
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   288   283   193   163   149   119   138   173   166   157
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   212   230   229   205   231   216   214   228   211   225
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   167   164   153   154   163   153   157   185   170   164
      Mechanical engineering   246   238   217   214   191   200   178   193   202   181
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   182   187   194   177   177   187   160   160   150   148
      Other engineering   337   243   229   190   173   175   140   123   157   159
  Health   194   194   183   162   141   150   135   107   111   114
    Clinical medicine   68   70   68   54   36   42   37   0   0   0
    Other health   126   124   115   108   105   108   98   107   111   114

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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