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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 5,156    4,730    5,144    4,597    4,552    4,606    4,656    4,543    4,451    4,548   
    Male 2,906    2,622    2,850    2,768    2,747    2,699    2,684    2,631    2,549    2,647   
    Female 2,250    2,108    2,294    1,829    1,805    1,907    1,972    1,912    1,902    1,901   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,865    2,691    2,670    2,221    2,211    2,416    2,532    2,583    2,558    2,696   
    Hispanic or Latino 211    179    184    154    147    156    153    138    136    141   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 2,551    2,400    2,328    1,953    1,950    2,093    2,208    2,266    2,266    2,376   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    3    6    5    6    7    6    6    7    7   
      Asian 445    388    340    248    222    240    239    253    230    240   
      Black or African American 326    283    235    195    204    213    206    193    212    183   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5    4    4    2    1    1    1    2    2    5   
      White 1,651    1,605    1,649    1,423    1,442    1,565    1,685    1,745    1,749    1,876   
      More than one race 122    117    94    80    75    67    71    67    66    65   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 103    112    158    114    114    167    171    179    156    179   
  Temporary visa holders 2,291    2,039    2,474    2,376    2,341    2,190    2,124    1,960    1,893    1,852   
  Science and engineering 4,616    4,264    4,513    4,302    4,283    4,258    4,329    4,237    4,140    4,235   
    Science 3,374    3,074    3,052    2,734    2,732    2,698    2,794    2,783    2,767    2,804   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 124    108    99    95    96    154    154    167    133    137   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 547    547    549    288    295    254    282    302    347    357   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    62    60    58    61    55   
      Computer and information sciences 660    508    575    501    464    512    480    348    325    258   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    15    16    17    21   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 96    79    87    89    93    94    101    93    173    160   
      Mathematics and statistics 268    300    338    327    335    188    196    201    191    177   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 202    159    157    137    119    133    94    89    13    24   
      Natural resources and conservation 40    36    42    52    55    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    46    48    45    48    48   
      Physical sciences 436    421    427    431    415    379    384    409    397    408   
      Psychology 75    89    86    85    93    97    111    122    118    124   
      Social sciences 926    827    692    729    767    779    869    933    944    1,035   
    Engineering 1,242    1,190    1,461    1,568    1,551    1,560    1,535    1,454    1,373    1,431   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 107    96    101    133    128    14    12    4    120    125   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 96    81    78    73    68    70    73    66    66    60   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 61    63    63    58    65    70    62    55    58    59   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 114    114    131    153    167    158    166    182    185    181   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 284    270    362    396    442    508    553    526    490    545   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5    15    18    19    29    21    10    17    23    19   
      Mechanical engineering 160    170    169    188    198    184    217    206    204    213   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 70    62    60    70    76    70    74    73    62    53   
      Other engineering 345    319    479    478    378    465    368    325    165    176   
    Health 540    466    631    295    269    348    327    306    311    313   
      Clinical medicine 275    200    164    159    154    98    79    60    62    51   
      Other health 265    266    467    136    115    250    248    246    249    262   

NOTES:
  • In 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore merged with U. Maryland, College Park
  • . = 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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