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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 806    718    697    756    716    601    624    565    685    700   
    Male 331    321    313    325    332    276    304    286    331    347   
    Female 475    397    384    431    384    325    320    279    354    353   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 643    563    448    612    576    486    501    422    557    563   
    Hispanic or Latino 32    17    13    20    15    23    20    10    17    30   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 482    372    405    547    501    438    435    403    509    509   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    0    2    4    1    0    2    2    5    1   
      Asian 26    31    26    46    42    37    34    19    38    30   
      Black or African American 19    15    25    22    25    22    22    20    26    22   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    2    3    2    1    1    2    2    0   
      White 426    324    345    466    426    372    373    357    436    453   
      More than one race 10    1    5    6    5    6    3    3    2    3   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 129    174    30    45    60    25    46    9    31    24   
  Temporary visa holders 163    155    249    144    140    115    123    143    128    137   
  Science and engineering 659    613    584    624    596    525    548    485    602    617   
    Science 498    482    451    486    471    397    425    371    462    463   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19    21    12    7    .    52    29    31    35    23   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 19    21    30    16    21    20    12    16    19    12   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 96    87    64    58    56    53    81    53    92    99   
      Mathematics and statistics 27    28    17    24    14    26    28    14    20    18   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 196    194    176    202    206    84    89    55    79    100   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 70    69    59    62    63    93    100    112    114    110   
      Physical sciences 71    62    65    68    65    69    62    67    62    73   
      Social sciences .    .    28    49    46    .    24    23    41    28   
    Engineering 161    131    133    138    125    128    123    114    140    154   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 21    13    16    19    19    25    20    22    18    20   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 27    16    24    22    21    24    19    19    17    21   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 39    38    39    42    32    38    28    21    39    31   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    8    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 45    41    33    31    22    18    27    31    37    46   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 29    23    21    24    23    23    29    21    29    36   
    Health 147    105    113    132    120    76    76    80    83    83   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 147    105    113    132    120    76    76    80    83    83   

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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