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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 790    788    758    682    692    744    769    730    693    991   
    Male 374    354    361    353    358    385    396    385    369    497   
    Female 416    434    397    329    334    359    373    345    324    494   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 629    622    592    511    512    564    585    553    523    800   
    Hispanic or Latino 128    116    106    82    68    67    61    56    41    85   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 469    469    446    389    404    463    496    464    437    665   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    1    3    4    5    4    6    4    5    3   
      Asian 60    59    60    48    48    34    41    32    32    23   
      Black or African American 38    37    35    22    22    22    22    21    27    21   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2    3    4    2    2    4    3    2    3    4   
      White 308    316    305    289    298    366    383    375    338    179   
      More than one race 59    53    39    24    29    33    41    30    32    435   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 32    37    40    40    40    34    28    33    45    50   
  Temporary visa holders 161    166    166    171    180    180    184    177    170    191   
  Science and engineering 688    686    658    586    605    639    648    631    601    831   
    Science 594    577    537    466    478    525    531    512    482    687   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    4    10   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 73    75    58    59    61    46    44    37    34    37   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    26    25    24    28    35   
      Computer and information sciences 57    48    45    42    43    36    39    34    57    80   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 33    37    32    30    33    35    38    39    36    40   
      Mathematics and statistics 39    35    38    39    40    46    46    48    44    44   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 22    25    26    24    14    10    0    0    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 130    110    116    90    106    104    107    89    97    147   
      Physical sciences 72    61    57    56    57    56    61    59    57    56   
      Social sciences 168    186    165    126    124    166    171    182    125    238   
    Engineering 94    109    121    120    127    114    117    119    119    144   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 4    1    1    2    3    2    0    0    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    3    2    1    0    3    1    3    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 32    37    46    46    49    38    41    49    54    65   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 23    26    23    24    28    29    38    38    35    44   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 35    41    48    46    47    41    36    26    30    35   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 0    1    1    1    0    1    1    3    .    .   
    Health 102    102    100    96    87    105    121    99    92    160   
      Clinical medicine 63    62    58    54    50    50    58    40    44    86   
      Other health 39    40    42    42    37    55    63    59    48    74   

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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