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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   303   312   307   457   484   460   500   534   568   579
    Female   374   416   357   443   442   397   483   531   535   542
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   442   502   506   580   609   543   644   740   763   749
    Hispanic or Latino   72   72   73   54   60   53   56   55   60   43
    Not Hispanic or Latino   361   423   424   504   523   466   569   659   658   659
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   4   6   4   5   6   5   7   2   8
      Asian   29   34   30   36   33   30   40   34   30   33
      Black or African American   16   16   11   3   3   3   17   9   12   19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   2   4   4   1   1   1   0
      White   288   340   350   426   443   392   472   577   580   576
      More than one race   25   29   26   33   35   31   34   31   33   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   7   9   22   26   24   19   26   45   47
  Temporary visa holders   235   226   158   320   317   314   339   325   340   372
  Science and engineering   609   659   599   828   855   787   899   958   985   972
    Science   556   608   546   601   605   538   629   687   688   638
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   52   47
      Biological and biomedical sciences   34   32   34   47   47   42   46   46   63   57
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   18   17
      Computer and information sciences   176   162   114   119   109   99   97   76   83   84
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   9   9   15   17   17   17   19   18   14
      Mathematics and statistics   79   88   78   93   86   85   107   69   58   57
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   12   6   13   26   24   33   37   17   13
      Natural resources and conservation   32   41   41   46   43   0   39   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   42   51   55   57   63   61   65   79   80   78
      Psychology   36   43   43   41   41   39   44   47   43   48
      Social sciences   134   170   166   170   173   171   181   266   256   223
    Engineering   53   51   53   227   250   249   270   271   297   334
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   16   17   36   38   37   34   49   59   71
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   154   176   177   192   185   199   217
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   27   28   27   27   28   27   31   31   39   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   9   7   8   9   8   8   12   6   0   2
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   68   69   65   72   71   70   84   107   118   149
    Clinical medicine   0   0   1   1   3   3   10   22   38   59
    Other health   68   69   64   71   68   67   74   85   80   90

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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