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U. Nevada, Reno

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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 1,301    1,220    1,139    1,114    883    876    913    869    831    913   
    Male 675    624    568    589    482    464    496    464    457    510   
    Female 626    596    571    525    401    412    417    405    374    403   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 933    908    808    789    606    615    635    629    619    691   
    Hispanic or Latino 124    106    89    101    65    68    50    48    43    35   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 782    760    684    651    509    507    576    567    550    624   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 7    4    5    4    3    4    6    4    2    1   
      Asian 68    62    42    48    38    34    37    32    29    41   
      Black or African American 22    18    15    13    6    5    8    11    7    11   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    1    3    3    3    2    1    0    1   
      White 633    626    580    549    435    433    504    485    491    537   
      More than one race 52    49    41    34    24    28    19    34    21    33   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 27    42    35    37    32    40    9    14    26    32   
  Temporary visa holders 368    312    331    325    277    261    278    240    212    222   
  Science and engineering 1,118    1,056    992    985    782    776    814    769    739    814   
    Science 775    752    704    719    576    572    581    571    555    624   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 16    18    15    7    .    13    18    14    13    11   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 228    211    200    189    161    136    127    122    107    128   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 10    9    8    13    12    15    8    3    6    16   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    14    7    11    11    10   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 96    80    83    77    79    66    78    73    79    89   
      Mathematics and statistics 47    50    43    35    23    18    17    16    20    34   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 44    41    36    35    13    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    17    10    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 110    103    90    101    93    93    104    103    100    104   
      Psychology 99    118    111    141    103    104    108    105    109    115   
      Social sciences 125    122    118    121    92    96    104    124    110    117   
    Engineering 343    304    288    266    206    204    233    198    184    190   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 13    14    16    13    8    7    4    5    5    6   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 19    18    13    10    7    6    8    6    9    9   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 93    86    80    67    57    60    75    78    65    70   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 122    114    107    104    72    72    88    57    42    44   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 61    43    39    32    26    33    26    28    28    27   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 35    29    33    40    36    26    32    24    35    34   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 183    164    147    129    101    100    99    100    92    99   
      Clinical medicine 135    116    101    82    60    49    48    52    44    47   
      Other health 48    48    46    47    41    51    51    48    48    52   

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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