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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 4,918    4,595    4,503    4,298    4,044    4,185    4,209    4,233    4,181    4,194   
    Male 2,828    2,684    2,659    2,559    2,449    2,558    2,524    2,553    2,469    2,476   
    Female 2,090    1,911    1,844    1,739    1,595    1,627    1,685    1,680    1,712    1,718   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,590    2,542    2,301    2,258    2,083    2,102    2,135    2,231    2,275    2,296   
    Hispanic or Latino 272    227    207    201    190    145    144    134    133    111   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,267    2,246    2,020    2,005    1,841    1,872    1,940    2,028    2,061    2,144   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 3    2    5    3    2    6    1    4    3    7   
      Asian 202    209    170    169    147    127    133    121    140    132   
      Black or African American 137    109    105    88    84    83    90    87    90    98   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    1    0    0    0    1    3    1    2    5   
      White 1,811    1,809    1,640    1,666    1,539    1,638    1,679    1,765    1,787    1,868   
      More than one race 113    116    100    79    69    17    34    50    39    34   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 51    69    74    52    52    85    51    69    81    41   
  Temporary visa holders 2,328    2,053    2,202    2,040    1,961    2,083    2,074    2,002    1,906    1,898   
  Science and engineering 4,735    4,433    4,362    4,148    3,909    4,078    4,098    4,119    3,976    4,000   
    Science 3,115    2,951    2,923    2,752    2,581    2,641    2,673    2,699    2,584    2,610   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 135    141    143    155    156    172    193    179    166    149   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 689    641    634    602    548    566    594    569    561    590   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    99    90    99    95    93   
      Computer and information sciences 487    428    448    369    333    282    287    283    266    282   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    61    70    61    61    66   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 147    137    129    125    123    152    153    155    155    153   
      Mathematics and statistics 221    214    203    193    195    185    172    163    151    151   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 177    146    169    103    82    .    .    .    .    29   
      Natural resources and conservation 21    27    28    21    18    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    47    33    32    28    32   
      Physical sciences 475    459    412    417    402    379    389    444    418    426   
      Psychology 299    297    258    275    271    233    231    260    235    223   
      Social sciences 464    461    499    492    453    465    461    454    448    416   
    Engineering 1,620    1,482    1,439    1,396    1,328    1,437    1,425    1,420    1,392    1,390   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 102    104    94    91    95    99    94    97    94    91   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 93    77    67    64    66    61    51    43    45    31   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 210    198    194    191    180    215    224    246    252    277   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 193    163    149    119    138    173    166    157    163    168   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 229    205    231    216    214    228    211    225    216    215   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 153    154    163    153    157    185    170    164    149    138   
      Mechanical engineering 217    214    191    200    178    193    202    181    186    169   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 194    177    177    187    160    160    150    148    123    131   
      Other engineering 229    190    173    175    140    123    157    159    164    170   
    Health 183    162    141    150    135    107    111    114    205    194   
      Clinical medicine 68    54    36    42    37    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other health 115    108    105    108    98    107    111    114    205    194   

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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