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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   2,622   2,628   2,658   2,658   2,794   2,897   2,948   2,962   2,952   2,848
    Female   2,711   2,752   2,700   2,600   2,579   2,549   2,502   2,342   2,231   2,173
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,333   3,461   3,565   3,470   3,363   3,419   3,399   3,286   3,186   3,130
    Hispanic or Latino   265   260   257   211   199   204   172   143   116   108
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,018   3,151   3,257   3,210   3,110   3,138   3,152   3,058   2,971   2,928
      American Indian or Alaska Native   19   18   24   23   43   36   41   21   21   23
      Asian   335   335   325   304   280   260   252   234   213   193
      Black or African American   157   167   179   135   107   103   101   93   84   65
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   4   4   4   3   2   1   1   1   3   5
      White   2,312   2,456   2,559   2,595   2,534   2,607   2,635   2,593   2,565   2,576
      More than one race   191   171   166   150   144   131   122   116   85   66
    Unknown ethnicity and race   50   50   51   49   54   77   75   85   99   94
  Temporary visa holders   2,000   1,919   1,793   1,788   2,010   2,027   2,051   2,018   1,997   1,891
  Science and engineering   4,692   4,726   4,723   4,606   4,727   4,774   4,810   4,813   4,657   4,509
    Science   3,538   3,549   3,577   3,476   3,489   3,506   3,464   3,455   3,390   3,308
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   210   213   203   215   172   175   179   288   253   237
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,088   1,111   1,083   1,019   1,028   1,000   940   851   848   843
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   84   126
      Computer and information sciences   332   315   359   352   361   363   345   299   397   385
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   45
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   115   115   120   105   56   58   56   63   59   54
      Mathematics and statistics   282   235   265   256   303   322   311   309   243   223
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   73   68   32   24   24   25   31   10   3   4
      Natural resources and conservation   87   92   92   77   90   98   108   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   435   415   451   445   432   441   458   453   464   441
      Psychology   433   456   449   436   401   389   372   352   355   376
      Social sciences   483   529   523   547   622   635   664   750   581   518
    Engineering   1,154   1,177   1,146   1,130   1,238   1,268   1,346   1,358   1,267   1,201
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   75   75   70   77   90   85   86   77   82   83
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   152   161   151   152   144   142   169   160   143   125
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   143   141   155   150   150   141   148   132   215   171
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   91   83   86   98   104   121   124   123   95   110
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   273   287   249   249   313   348   416   449   405   399
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   49   55   49   46   45   46   43   50   50   49
      Mechanical engineering   234   241   230   219   252   254   221   224   227   213
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   89   84   74   81   77   66   64   73   0   0
      Other engineering   48   50   82   58   63   65   75   70   50   51
  Health   641   654   635   652   646   672   640   491   526   512
    Clinical medicine   286   313   336   333   300   309   301   178   151   160
    Other health   355   341   299   319   346   363   339   313   375   352

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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