Data

U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   5,324   5,460   5,131   4,500   4,543   4,391   4,256   4,055   3,885   3,829
    Female   3,253   3,270   3,101   2,780   2,880   2,538   2,370   2,332   2,201   2,202
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,581   3,594   3,637   3,324   3,057   2,737   2,701   2,780   2,769   2,836
    Hispanic or Latino   377   391   404   370   314   265   241   218   218   210
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,091   3,050   3,092   2,869   2,666   2,440   2,423   2,518   2,506   2,583
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   1   1   3   4   3   5   10   8
      Asian   823   728   726   560   490   499   476   429   401   390
      Black or African American   152   160   150   150   124   99   90   91   91   92
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   3   1   0   2   1   2   2   4   5
      White   1,953   1,999   2,074   2,025   1,932   1,731   1,750   1,886   1,908   2,001
      More than one race   158   159   140   133   115   106   102   105   92   87
    Unknown ethnicity and race   113   153   141   85   77   32   37   44   45   43
  Temporary visa holders   4,996   5,136   4,595   3,956   4,366   4,192   3,925   3,607   3,317   3,195
  Science and engineering   8,390   8,527   8,028   7,091   7,182   6,689   6,390   6,144   5,826   5,774
    Science   5,676   5,867   5,354   4,697   4,640   4,086   3,692   3,538   3,381   3,343
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   366   357   315   313   266   268   270   370   367   386
      Biological and biomedical sciences   580   601   579   540   534   517   524   493   474   494
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   92   101   100
      Computer and information sciences   2,486   2,668   2,320   1,765   1,602   1,120   886   612   526   490
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   88   89   77   88   75   75   83   78   79   78
      Mathematics and statistics   661   719   613   534   669   598   393   391   355   318
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   97   36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   102   96   99   99   89   89   86   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   626   604   611   631   598   602   608   607   597   592
      Psychology   146   137   148   149   194   200   198   186   196   210
      Social sciences   524   560   592   578   613   617   644   632   616   605
    Engineering   2,714   2,660   2,674   2,394   2,542   2,603   2,698   2,606   2,445   2,431
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   229   239   209   154   129   141   167   169   140   130
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   165   132   129   126   131   117   110   95   87   79
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   132   130   135   127   116   104   98   96   88   84
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   465   479   517   468   519   581   654   669   657   681
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   641   634   660   590   671   635   600   573   495   523
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   206   210   181   176   215   242   250   215   207   182
      Mechanical engineering   406   383   407   363   361   382   418   362   400   400
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   217   213   208   191   182   177   177   189   187   187
      Other engineering   253   240   228   199   218   224   224   238   184   165
  Health   187   203   204   189   241   240   236   243   260   257
    Clinical medicine   61   66   66   59   51   64   60   52   55   63
    Other health   126   137   138   130   190   176   176   191   205   194

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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