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U. Massachusetts, Amherst

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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 2,735    2,530    2,470    2,394    2,349    2,131    2,079    1,933    1,878    2,010   
    Male 1,475    1,392    1,393    1,370    1,292    1,113    1,105    1,070    1,042    1,101   
    Female 1,260    1,138    1,077    1,024    1,057    1,018    974    863    836    909   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,365    1,394    1,208    1,187    1,171    1,153    1,164    1,102    1,059    1,159   
    Hispanic or Latino 140    137    110    106    98    92    90    76    61    75   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,159    1,189    1,032    1,009    998    970    986    929    892    958   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    1    1    2    1    2    1    3    4    7   
      Asian 131    125    91    94    82    72    94    79    64    61   
      Black or African American 94    89    73    64    58    51    50    45    42    44   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0    0    1   
      White 872    912    820    806    804    802    802    770    748    804   
      More than one race 60    62    47    43    52    42    38    32    34    41   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 66    68    66    72    75    91    88    97    106    126   
  Temporary visa holders 1,370    1,136    1,262    1,207    1,178    978    915    831    819    851   
  Science and engineering 2,574    2,358    2,351    2,266    2,217    1,945    1,903    1,762    1,717    1,841   
    Science 2,002    1,894    1,853    1,742    1,689    1,408    1,373    1,250    1,237    1,322   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 98    93    90    90    85    165    161    126    119    156   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 364    361    336    318    317    260    255    218    201    199   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    45    47    41    38    41   
      Computer and information sciences 589    497    551    499    465    211    190    179    180    184   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 32    41    38    46    44    41    44    45    48    54   
      Mathematics and statistics 127    128    108    79    88    78    68    60    69    72   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 25    8    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 65    56    56    57    73    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    31    29    26    22    25   
      Physical sciences 238    233    235    216    211    213    198    216    211    233   
      Psychology 82    86    87    82    84    86    87    74    77    74   
      Social sciences 382    391    352    355    322    278    294    265    272    284   
    Engineering 572    464    498    524    528    537    530    512    480    519   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 16    10    9    3    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 155    145    150    136    142    54    55    54    60    54   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 72    80    75    91    94    100    104    105    86    82   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 212    132    161    185    189    208    196    182    171    203   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16    16    26    29    27    20    14    13    8    18   
      Mechanical engineering 101    81    77    80    76    68    68    66    66    61   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    87    93    92    89    101   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 161    172    119    128    132    186    176    171    161    169   
      Clinical medicine 88    93    42    49    56    110    97    92    88    91   
      Other health 73    79    77    79    76    76    79    79    73    78   

NOTES:
  • This institution is not ranked separately; data for this survey are included as part of the University of Massachusetts which includes the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • Data for this institution include the campuses at Amherst, Boston, and Worcester.
  • . = 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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