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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,204   1,202   1,286   1,319   1,215   1,183   1,200   1,161   1,055   1,104   0
    Hispanic or Latino   89   75   92   95   84   73   68   69   50   64   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,098   1,103   1,170   1,197   1,104   1,090   1,114   1,072   977   1,001   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0
      Asian   121   105   92   103   98   88   83   80   72   71   0
      Black or African American   79   76   89   89   77   73   86   86   67   65   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   2   2   3   1   1   1   0   0
      White   844   876   939   951   886   886   905   872   805   838   0
      More than one race   52   44   48   52   41   40   38   33   32   26   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   24   24   27   27   20   18   20   28   39   0
  Temporary visa holders   1,238   1,244   1,118   927   866   926   931   968   956   996   0
  Science and engineering   2,362   2,365   2,286   2,127   1,968   2,012   2,052   1,997   1,916   2,012   0
    Science   1,750   1,721   1,646   1,506   1,350   1,397   1,431   1,414   1,274   1,361   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   78   64   68   70   64   80   69   73   114   110   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   363   376   331   284   194   187   188   180   182   212   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   18   0
      Computer and information sciences   293   276   208   188   158   163   177   189   124   131   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   29   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   80   88   110   103   95   100   110   101   92   106   0
      Mathematics and statistics   94   94   108   98   95   107   117   111   104   115   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   102   90   71   18   16   4   2   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   32   33   21   25   24   30   33   36   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   386   370   361   344   320   339   342   331   266   213   0
      Psychology   95   93   103   113   101   80   81   73   79   72   0
      Social sciences   227   237   265   263   283   307   312   320   266   352   0
    Engineering   612   644   640   621   618   615   621   583   642   651   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   77   66   65   63   60   52   43   44   37   25   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   193   207   211   190   161   155   147   140   134   154   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   81   95   110   126   158   148   160   108   109   121   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   115   125   120   130   134   148   169   187   197   199   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   144   149   131   108   100   106   95   95   79   75   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   75   69   0
      Other engineering   2   2   3   4   5   6   7   9   11   8   0
    Health   80   81   118   119   113   97   79   132   95   88   0
      Clinical medicine   10   13   51   56   53   33   22   21   29   23   0
      Other health   70   68   67   63   60   64   57   111   66   65   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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