Data

U. Alabama, The, Birmingham

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students   1,750   1,425   1,361   1,237   1,194   1,290   1,174   1,169   1,144   1,044
    Male   840   619   602   540   551   596   515   518   566   566
    Female   910   806   759   697   643   694   659   651   578   478
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   880   915   937   865   800   953   905   896   879   1,044
    Hispanic or Latino   25   25   44   45   32   43   36   44   36   38
    Not Hispanic or Latino   749   830   869   797   743   844   824   810   806   964
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   5   2   1   0   0   1   2   2
      Asian   60   78   60   54   37   65   62   51   39   207
      Black or African American   159   184   194   163   105   138   137   127   120   111
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0
      White   496   540   581   553   568   605   589   602   612   622
      More than one race   32   25   29   25   32   36   35   29   29   22
    Unknown ethnicity and race   106   60   24   23   25   66   45   42   37   42
  Temporary visa holders   870   510   424   372   394   337   269   273   265   0
  Science and engineering   1,495   1,123   1,101   1,023   892   916   769   791   828   871
    Science   1,287   973   953   873   715   748   642   679   706   736
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   608   528   556   522   333   324   276   311   320   334
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   429   189   86   91   79   65   31   32   51   58
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   26   28   31   35   33   35   26   28   32   29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   7   13   70   21   59   59   51   65   61   65
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   33   37   41
      Physical sciences   85   81   85   80   70   70   61   68   66   65
      Psychology   99   93   90   81   78   87   86   76   69   69
      Social sciences   33   41   35   43   63   108   79   66   70   75
    Engineering   208   150   148   150   177   168   127   112   122   135
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   39   32   33   26   31   25   26   34   46
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   28   22   9   19   19   15   15   21   24   26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   39   26   34   35   26   18   18   15   10   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   28   12   12   15   26   22   20   7   8   12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   13   20   24   29   30   26   19   25   28
      Other engineering   54   38   41   24   51   52   23   24   21   17
    Health   255   302   260   214   302   374   405   378   316   173
      Clinical medicine   236   279   244   214   222   297   299   273   231   102
      Other health   19   23   16   0   80   77   106   105   85   71

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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