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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 4,771    4,105    3,781    3,582    3,241    3,028    2,485    2,262    2,167    2,153   
    Male 2,611    2,265    2,124    2,072    1,898    1,781    1,527    1,414    1,321    1,297   
    Female 2,160    1,840    1,657    1,510    1,343    1,247    958    848    846    856   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,265    2,039    1,866    1,886    1,734    1,635    1,442    1,363    1,403    1,445   
    Hispanic or Latino 227    210    188    171    151    133    119    92    88    82   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,948    1,753    1,593    1,634    1,472    1,327    1,110    1,053    1,088    1,162   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7    5    6    4    8    9    5    9    10    11   
      Asian 405    313    261    269    231    184    151    127    121    126   
      Black or African American 129    122    104    90    79    81    68    66    65    66   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    1    1    1    1    1    2    1    0    0   
      White 1,308    1,225    1,148    1,194    1,085    1,004    846    805    843    893   
      More than one race 98    87    73    76    68    48    38    45    49    66   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 90    76    85    81    111    175    213    218    227    201   
  Temporary visa holders 2,506    2,066    1,915    1,696    1,507    1,393    1,043    899    764    708   
  Science and engineering 4,771    4,105    3,765    3,568    3,227    3,028    2,440    2,224    2,136    2,078   
    Science 4,519    3,898    3,592    3,439    3,127    2,955    2,389    2,188    2,121    2,078   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    16    9    7    5    5   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 610    558    513    509    459    393    417    337    334    361   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 461    385    342    288    251    126    72    58    48    41   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    51    52    56   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 40    48    48    45    42    50    43    42    36    41   
      Mathematics and statistics 809    590    490    418    385    426    305    267    178    154   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 13    13    11    9    9    .    38    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 0    0    18    24    24    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    54    53    51    57    22   
      Physical sciences 553    525    456    475    457    453    400    439    406    372   
      Psychology 119    163    112    110    118    123    107    52    53    58   
      Social sciences 1,914    1,616    1,602    1,561    1,382    1,314    945    884    952    968   
    Engineering 252    207    173    129    100    73    51    36    15    0   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 252    207    173    129    100    73    51    36    15    0   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 0    0    .    0    .    0    .    .    .    .   
    Health 0    0    16    14    14    0    45    38    31    75   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    16    14    14    0    45    38    31    75   
      Other health 0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   

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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