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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   417   379   395   464   511   493   468   451   421   382   0
    Hispanic or Latino   35   31   25   24   28   17   9   19   12   6   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   380   348   366   434   479   471   453   423   394   373   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   2   2   0   1   4   1   0   0
      Asian   27   23   19   35   48   41   49   19   32   27   0
      Black or African American   97   75   86   118   110   76   64   63   58   51   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0
      White   227   229   243   263   301   337   336   333   297   290   0
      More than one race   28   21   17   16   18   16   3   3   5   5   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   2   0   4   6   4   5   6   9   15   3   0
  Temporary visa holders   720   1,073   1,093   399   213   221   237   206   190   212   0
  Science and engineering   1,025   1,324   1,322   667   551   549   574   549   547   529   0
    Science   900   1,184   1,192   574   464   457   443   428   444   427   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   184   127   50   40   43   41   67   72   75   39   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   358   622   780   262   148   131   89   56   63   66   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   26   30   42   36   37   35   44   41   47   0
      Mathematics and statistics   20   21   18   22   24   21   35   32   38   53   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   141   244   148   27   0   0   10   10   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   40   29   25   23   37   43   59   48   48   44   0
      Psychology   77   74   96   101   121   131   112   124   120   108   0
      Social sciences   43   41   45   57   55   53   36   42   59   70   0
    Engineering   125   140   130   93   87   92   131   121   103   102   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   18   25   20   15   18   25   25   19   25   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   14   9   13   12   14   35   32   38   35   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   39   29   5   11   12   52   30   28   28   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8   14   14   4   7   4   19   34   11   13   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   68   55   53   51   42   44   0   0   7   1   0
    Health   112   128   166   196   173   165   131   108   64   65   0
      Clinical medicine   8   38   60   79   63   52   56   50   0   0   0
      Other health   104   90   106   117   110   113   75   58   64   65   0

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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