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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 2,246    2,081    2,109    2,131    2,129    2,011    2,100    2,089    1,966    1,833   
    Male 1,195    1,120    1,167    1,194    1,202    1,137    1,200    1,178    1,141    1,082   
    Female 1,051    961    942    937    927    874    900    911    825    751   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,319    1,215    1,183    1,200    1,161    1,055    1,104    1,152    1,083    1,015   
    Hispanic or Latino 95    84    73    68    69    50    64    52    43    31   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,197    1,104    1,090    1,114    1,072    977    1,001    1,056    1,029    974   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    0    1    0    0    1    1    2    8   
      Asian 103    98    88    83    80    72    71    77    99    54   
      Black or African American 89    77    73    86    86    67    65    65    56    50   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2    2    3    1    1    1    0    0    0    2   
      White 951    886    886    905    872    805    838    883    845    843   
      More than one race 52    41    40    38    33    32    26    30    27    17   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27    27    20    18    20    28    39    44    11    10   
  Temporary visa holders 927    866    926    931    968    956    996    937    883    818   
  Science and engineering 2,127    1,968    2,012    2,052    1,997    1,916    2,012    2,001    1,910    1,779   
    Science 1,506    1,350    1,397    1,431    1,414    1,274    1,361    1,408    1,336    1,213   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 70    64    80    69    73    114    110    119    120    54   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 284    194    187    188    180    182    212    218    198    179   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    16    18    15    16    .   
      Computer and information sciences 188    158    163    177    189    124    131    139    138    87   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    28    29    33    28    30   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 103    95    100    110    101    92    106    108    99    116   
      Mathematics and statistics 98    95    107    117    111    104    115    125    63    69   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 18    16    4    2    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 25    24    30    33    36    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    3    3    1    .    .   
      Physical sciences 344    320    339    342    331    266    213    204    251    257   
      Psychology 113    101    80    81    73    79    72    78    56    58   
      Social sciences 263    283    307    312    320    266    352    368    367    363   
    Engineering 621    618    615    621    583    642    651    593    574    566   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 63    60    52    43    44    37    25    18    13    6   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 190    161    155    147    140    134    154    154    147    146   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 126    158    148    160    108    109    121    111    105    104   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 130    134    148    169    187    197    199    156    144    149   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 108    100    106    95    95    79    75    74    90    87   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    75    69    75    75    74   
      Other engineering 4    5    6    7    9    11    8    5    .    .   
    Health 119    113    97    79    132    95    88    88    56    54   
      Clinical medicine 56    53    33    22    21    29    23    24    .    .   
      Other health 63    60    64    57    111    66    65    64    56    54   

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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