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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 914    912    931    925    910    948    933    917    939    961   
    Male 669    666    681    676    662    654    661    681    698    693   
    Female 245    246    250    249    248    294    272    236    241    268   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 470    465    475    472    465    465    479    507    520    505   
    Hispanic or Latino 20    20    20    20    20    15    22    29    25    31   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 437    432    442    439    432    431    441    458    475    457   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0   
      Asian 39    39    40    39    39    44    39    39    39    38   
      Black or African American 19    18    19    19    18    18    21    18    14    15   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      White 357    353    361    359    353    349    363    385    406    389   
      More than one race 22    22    22    22    22    20    18    16    15    15   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 13    13    13    13    13    19    16    20    20    17   
  Temporary visa holders 444    447    456    453    445    483    454    410    419    456   
  Science and engineering 914    912    931    925    910    948    933    917    939    961   
    Science 406    415    421    417    408    466    455    406    376    397   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 45    46    46    45    44    39    45    41    38    38   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    15    13    13    15    15   
      Computer and information sciences 151    155    158    151    144    123    133    137    128    137   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 13    12    12    13    13    15    16    12    7    10   
      Mathematics and statistics 81    83    88    92    94    109    84    51    49    56   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 31    33    31    31    30    84    77    56    41    44   
      Natural resources and conservation 0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 85    86    86    85    83    80    85    92    92    89   
      Social sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    2    4    6    8   
    Engineering 508    497    510    508    502    482    478    511    563    564   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 49    48    50    49    48    34    34    30    25    19   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 63    63    65    63    60    50    47    53    55    50   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 66    68    68    66    65    65    61    69    77    82   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33    33    34    33    34    25    30    31    36    35   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 90    89    92    90    91    89    88    93    107    117   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 25    23    24    25    25    2    1    16    3    4   
      Mechanical engineering 100    94    98    100    98    89    85    92    88    85   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 52    51    51    52    50    43    48    58    56    58   
      Other engineering 30    28    28    30    31    85    84    69    116    114   
      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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