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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 6,401    5,757    5,566    5,574    5,490    4,988    5,248    5,103    5,346    5,178   
    Male 3,661    3,349    3,308    3,355    3,345    3,184    3,158    3,057    3,120    3,045   
    Female 2,740    2,408    2,258    2,219    2,145    1,804    2,090    2,046    2,226    2,133   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 4,182    3,810    3,530    3,502    3,441    3,062    3,427    3,427    3,742    3,709   
    Hispanic or Latino 840    708    616    554    490    372    418    405    425    395   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 3,200    2,962    2,778    2,815    2,833    2,587    2,891    2,871    3,116    3,087   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 21    18    18    16    20    19    9    11    9    11   
      Asian 1,106    983    904    927    911    804    905    899    966    959   
      Black or African American 190    152    148    150    124    104    129    116    127    126   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3    4    6    7    8    5    6    8    7    8   
      White 1,614    1,573    1,500    1,529    1,572    1,503    1,678    1,706    1,858    1,852   
      More than one race 266    232    202    186    198    152    164    131    149    131   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 142    140    136    133    118    103    118    151    201    227   
  Temporary visa holders 2,219    1,947    2,036    2,072    2,049    1,926    1,821    1,676    1,604    1,469   
  Science and engineering 5,784    5,210    5,010    5,030    4,939    4,811    4,746    4,612    4,824    4,646   
    Science 3,695    3,384    3,237    3,189    3,041    2,900    2,986    3,018    3,249    3,144   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 935    859    821    804    821    710    671    683    713    736   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 457    401    453    441    386    347    330    359    304    293   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 135    126    110    98    98    99    96    100    104    107   
      Mathematics and statistics 309    301    290    306    302    261    215    217    220    221   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    .    .    0    0    8    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    77    79    81    87    80   
      Physical sciences 460    454    444    445    438    444    376    387    419    372   
      Psychology 209    197    181    178    177    182    198    184    204    196   
      Social sciences 1,190    1,046    938    917    819    780    1,013    1,007    1,198    1,139   
    Engineering 2,089    1,826    1,773    1,841    1,898    1,911    1,760    1,594    1,575    1,502   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 115    96    84    89    65    65    57    51    58    49   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 174    156    144    147    135    158    167    181    181    173   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 105    104    111    100    100    107    97    100    86    75   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 231    200    197    204    208    201    181    139    169    148   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 586    496    501    533    578    555    536    487    497    499   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 9    14    9    10    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 365    355    346    360    280    266    240    246    229    216   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 184    163    185    215    181    180    150    161    132    117   
      Other engineering 320    242    196    183    351    379    332    229    223    225   
    Health 617    547    556    544    551    177    502    491    522    532   
      Clinical medicine 505    433    433    431    427    42    391    383    405    438   
      Other health 112    114    123    113    124    135    111    108    117    94   

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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