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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 837    761    682    630    652    677    654    660    695    683   
    Male 392    365    336    309    321    355    345    351    353    346   
    Female 445    396    346    321    331    322    309    309    342    337   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 641    566    682    554    468    500    485    522    549    545   
    Hispanic or Latino 25    22    33    23    13    13    9    8    8    6   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 551    491    564    470    420    443    423    465    471    455   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 9    9    8    10    7    7    9    11    10    6   
      Asian 25    19    107    84    16    15    14    10    8    12   
      Black or African American 14    11    15    10    4    3    2    1    1    2   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      White 503    452    433    366    393    418    396    441    449    430   
      More than one race 0    0    0    0    0    0    2    2    3    5   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 65    53    85    61    35    44    53    49    70    84   
  Temporary visa holders 196    195    0    76    184    177    169    138    146    138   
  Science and engineering 803    717    647    599    620    645    621    628    645    629   
    Science 650    537    511    467    487    534    515    519    544    527   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 50    43    47    44    48    53    48    53    56    56   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 102    126    98    156    164    180    183    187    199    192   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    18    18    20    20    22   
      Computer and information sciences 58    38    27    14    24    36    33    33    40    45   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 99    101    89    86    87    105    85    88    93    96   
      Mathematics and statistics 11    9    10    11    12    10    12    13    13    13   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 41    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 156    60    128    47    39    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 32    29    26    22    26    25    33    31    31    36   
      Physical sciences 60    63    63    61    59    90    80    77    73    57   
      Social sciences 41    68    23    26    28    17    23    17    19    10   
    Engineering 153    180    136    132    133    111    106    109    101    102   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 19    71    21    22    11    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3    11    13    13    17    18    12    17    16    15   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 41    41    38    44    47    37    35    41    25    31   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30    10    14    12    17    21    27    22    23    27   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 58    46    44    38    37    29    26    25    31    23   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 2    1    6    3    4    6    6    4    6    6   
    Health 34    44    35    31    32    32    33    32    50    54   
      Clinical medicine .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 34    44    35    31    32    32    33    32    50    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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