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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 1,621    1,572    1,606    1,548    1,624    1,710    1,755    1,726    1,835    1,831   
    Male 845    828    878    838    898    1,000    993    958    1,015    1,018   
    Female 776    744    728    710    726    710    762    768    820    813   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,139    1,129    1,094    1,051    1,106    1,121    1,151    1,144    1,219    1,208   
    Hispanic or Latino 108    102    96    86    89    67    73    77    79    68   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 989    975    937    904    976    1,030    1,046    1,047    1,116    1,108   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    2    3    0    2    2    5    4    6    8   
      Asian 62    60    60    51    58    58    59    65    58    56   
      Black or African American 31    38    34    42    44    43    41    37    43    48   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    1    0    0    1    3    2    2    9    2   
      White 849    832    798    776    843    905    926    931    994    990   
      More than one race 44    42    42    35    28    19    13    8    6    4   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 42    52    61    61    41    24    32    20    24    32   
  Temporary visa holders 482    443    512    497    518    589    604    582    616    623   
  Science and engineering 1,367    1,313    1,360    1,287    1,324    1,502    1,518    1,420    1,513    1,496   
    Science 1,114    1,074    1,126    1,062    1,112    1,241    1,234    1,142    1,190    1,148   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 425    430    415    373    409    394    402    384    397    367   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 77    74    84    85    87    110    76    60    75    60   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 23    23    28    25    24    27    22    23    26    23   
      Mathematics and statistics 168    145    157    148    125    172    185    197    182    179   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 64    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    38    39    42    45    41   
      Physical sciences 179    171    198    190    208    223    228    213    218    228   
      Psychology 60    120    112    114    123    55    64    69    76    72   
      Social sciences 118    111    132    127    136    222    218    154    171    178   
    Engineering 253    239    234    225    212    261    284    278    323    348   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 65    53    44    41    40    57    67    76    79    72   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 30    26    26    26    21    23    30    32    34    35   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 40    53    57    58    50    68    57    69    87    96   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 40    34    36    38    50    61    71    53    53    67   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 23    23    28    19    14    15    14    17    18    18   
      Mechanical engineering 47    41    43    34    27    37    45    31    52    60   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 8    9    .    9    10    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 254    259    246    261    300    208    237    306    322    335   
      Clinical medicine 32    45    40    42    47    60    36    28    42    58   
      Other health 222    214    206    219    253    148    201    278    280    277   

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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