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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   868   1,022   918   735   951   1,121   1,231   1,298   1,365   1,401
    Female   624   730   734   731   852   888   894   965   1,019   1,036
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   649   598   787   730   626   693   679   697   670   723
    Hispanic or Latino   146   129   143   134   113   116   129   124   138   141
    Not Hispanic or Latino   476   405   606   551   484   538   501   518   476   536
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   3   4
      Asian   284   244   341   307   261   275   242   220   183   215
      Black or African American   12   10   16   14   24   24   19   22   12   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   2   3   3   4   2
      White   144   151   212   188   161   199   205   239   241   258
      More than one race   36   0   35   42   37   38   32   33   33   37
    Unknown ethnicity and race   27   64   38   45   29   39   49   55   56   46
  Temporary visa holders   843   1,154   865   736   1,177   1,316   1,446   1,566   1,714   1,714
  Science and engineering   1,363   1,637   1,534   1,352   1,692   1,883   1,996   2,139   2,262   2,314
    Science   638   638   556   439   423   472   455   476   1,162   1,310
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   17   14
      Biological and biomedical sciences   79   45   64   67   59   58   45   37   51   43
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   36   31   32
      Computer and information sciences   277   294   171   81   95   134   133   105   811   892
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   8   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   18   27   24   11   13   15   13   18   14
      Mathematics and statistics   19   28   38   45   54   48   58   56   9   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   78   84   75   56   50   51   44   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   19   14   20   21   21   12   14   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   13   13   8   13   11   11   4   10   16   12
      Psychology   81   70   64   54   51   56   53   61   27   34
      Social sciences   52   72   89   78   71   89   89   145   174   252
    Engineering   725   999   978   913   1,269   1,411   1,541   1,663   1,100   1,004
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   28   35   30   33   21   38   39   48   32   36
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   37   25   36   43   43   55   51   34   45   45
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   12   19   30   18   15   24   22   24   21
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   45   41   58   65   55   61   67   55   63   73
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   499   769   734   626   985   1,087   1,198   1,347   789   719
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   25   42   39   42   66   72   82   71   69   56
      Mechanical engineering   35   40   45   47   55   62   61   57   37   31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   11   11   16   5   8   16   20   22   10
      Other engineering   32   24   6   11   21   13   3   9   19   13
  Health   129   115   118   114   111   126   129   124   122   123
    Clinical medicine   19   9   20   20   19   25   27   28   24   22
    Other health   110   106   98   94   92   101   102   96   98   101

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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