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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   258   260   296   342   406   489   625   805   839   831
    Female   228   225   229   271   300   360   414   498   522   555
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   252   256   289   322   347   387   432   566   627   660
    Hispanic or Latino   8   10   16   15   18   16   20   20   18   20
    Not Hispanic or Latino   229   236   270   304   322   363   406   543   605   631
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   3   2
      Asian   11   14   16   16   23   26   29   23   32   25
      Black or African American   15   15   16   16   18   23   27   43   55   66
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      White   195   198   229   258   272   304   339   472   508   531
      More than one race   8   9   9   13   9   10   11   4   6   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   15   10   3   3   7   8   6   3   4   9
  Temporary visa holders   234   229   236   291   359   462   607   737   734   726
  Science and engineering   415   424   463   543   638   764   955   1,124   1,177   1,201
    Science   256   271   286   324   369   442   544   645   687   730
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   46   47   47   59   54   48   57   64   61   51
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   15   19
      Computer and information sciences   35   27   14   15   16   22   41   40   44   61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   6   7   7   3   4   9   36   44   34
      Mathematics and statistics   6   7   9   10   17   29   32   43   49   59
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   85   100   115   137   167   217   262   289   279   272
      Psychology   54   59   66   66   61   59   71   68   67   69
      Social sciences   26   25   28   30   51   63   72   90   127   153
    Engineering   159   153   177   219   269   322   411   479   490   471
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   17   9   5   5   12   25   25   39   28   30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   58   56   53   82   105   136   174   70   87   98
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   17   16   29   41   36   54   75   78   62
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   7   15   17   26   41   64   79   75   60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   41   37   20   37   60   81   91   92   87   86
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   124   135   135
      Other engineering   12   27   68   49   25   3   3   0   0   0
  Health   71   61   62   70   68   85   84   179   184   185
    Clinical medicine   3   0   0   0   2   3   3   4   7   3
    Other health   68   61   62   70   66   82   81   175   177   182

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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