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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 525    613    706    849    1,039    1,303    1,361    1,386    1,413    1,336   
    Male 296    342    406    489    625    805    839    831    841    787   
    Female 229    271    300    360    414    498    522    555    572    549   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 289    322    347    387    432    566    627    660    703    699   
    Hispanic or Latino 16    15    18    16    20    20    18    20    13    12   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 270    304    322    363    406    543    605    631    679    676   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    1    0    0    0    0    3    2    1    2   
      Asian 16    16    23    26    29    23    32    25    24    10   
      Black or African American 16    16    18    23    27    43    55    66    74    68   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0   
      White 229    258    272    304    339    472    508    531    575    588   
      More than one race 9    13    9    10    11    4    6    7    5    8   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 3    3    7    8    6    3    4    9    11    11   
  Temporary visa holders 236    291    359    462    607    737    734    726    710    637   
  Science and engineering 463    543    638    764    955    1,124    1,177    1,201    1,189    1,130   
    Science 286    324    369    442    544    645    687    730    715    699   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 47    59    54    48    57    64    61    51    58    60   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    15    15    19    30    29   
      Computer and information sciences 14    15    16    22    41    40    44    61    61    46   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    1    12    4    8   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    7    3    4    9    36    44    34    31    33   
      Mathematics and statistics 9    10    17    29    32    43    49    59    47    48   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 66    66    61    59    71    68    67    69    71    71   
      Physical sciences 115    137    167    217    262    289    279    272    250    241   
      Social sciences 28    30    51    63    72    90    127    153    163    163   
    Engineering 177    219    269    322    411    479    490    471    474    431   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 5    5    12    25    25    39    28    30    30    18   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 53    82    105    136    174    70    87    98    89    70   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16    29    41    36    54    75    78    62    84    77   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 15    17    26    41    64    79    75    60    56    56   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 20    37    60    81    91    92    87    86    98    94   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    124    135    135    117    116   
      Other engineering 68    49    25    3    3    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 62    70    68    85    84    179    184    185    224    206   
      Clinical medicine .    0    2    3    3    4    7    3    4    6   
      Other health 62    70    66    82    81    175    177    182    220    200   

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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