Data

U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2022–13
All races 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All full-time students   4,009   3,851   3,531   3,436   3,287   3,233   3,352   3,625   3,732   3,657
    Male   1,481   1,485   1,421   1,393   1,361   1,375   1,419   1,570   1,595   1,614
    Female   2,528   2,366   2,110   2,043   1,926   1,858   1,933   2,055   2,137   2,043
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   3,161   3,124   2,865   2,734   2,657   2,615   2,752   3,000   3,095   3,023
    Hispanic or Latino   294   257   248   221   191   184   181   182   167   148
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,801   2,795   2,542   2,397   2,372   2,337   2,477   2,741   2,843   2,698
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   7   8   5   1   3   2   7   6   14
      Asian   337   330   271   231   237   214   217   239   201   189
      Black or African American   301   289   211   184   184   150   174   221   226   228
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   2   1   2   3   4   4   9   10   11
      White   1,998   2,023   1,918   1,838   1,799   1,723   1,838   2,076   2,202   2,151
      More than one race   155   144   133   137   148   243   242   189   198   105
    Unknown ethnicity and race   66   72   75   116   94   94   94   77   85   177
  Temporary visa holders   848   727   666   702   630   618   600   625   637   634
  Science and engineering   2,726   2,613   2,496   2,575   2,564   2,496   2,666   2,933   3,030   2,821
    Science   2,619   2,494   2,388   2,474   2,462   2,394   2,544   2,820   2,966   2,703
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   92   110   110   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,012   973   925   966   974   929   920   850   950   896
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   123   131   130   113
      Computer and information sciences   308   267   229   250   278   260   217   224   247   258
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   57   58   50   51   62   66   61   62   71   62
      Mathematics and statistics   139   154   158   164   156   152   157   166   155   156
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   152   149   20   21   25   26   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   92   88   81   88   99   96   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   34   39   45
      Physical sciences   385   372   368   365   324   331   337   343   313   310
      Psychology   35   33   162   168   161   154   154   157   146   145
      Social sciences   439   400   395   401   383   380   452   743   805   718
    Engineering   107   119   108   101   102   102   122   113   64   118
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   107   119   108   101   102   102   102   91   42   96
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   22   22   22
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   1,283   1,238   1,035   861   723   737   686   692   702   836
      Clinical medicine   823   780   610   469   348   345   318   321   332   465
      Other health   460   458   425   392   375   392   368   371   370   371

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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