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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 2,591    2,442    2,516    2,354    2,156    1,891    1,759    1,846    1,814    1,891   
    Male 1,334    1,318    1,354    1,270    1,248    1,085    996    1,067    1,047    1,093   
    Female 1,257    1,124    1,162    1,084    908    806    763    779    767    798   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,615    1,498    1,493    1,394    1,296    1,198    1,191    1,253    1,235    1,320   
    Hispanic or Latino 111    93    82    86    29    53    41    33    38    26   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,472    1,379    1,379    1,279    1,232    1,110    1,110    1,173    1,145    1,234   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    1    1    1    2    3    2    3    3    3   
      Asian 168    140    126    110    120    88    97    105    97    94   
      Black or African American 109    92    92    76    63    54    55    62    61    68   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3    1    0    1    0    2    0    1    2    2   
      White 1,125    1,072    1,094    1,042    966    931    925    984    960    1,040   
      More than one race 65    73    66    49    81    32    31    18    22    27   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 32    26    32    29    35    35    40    47    52    60   
  Temporary visa holders 976    944    1,023    960    860    693    568    593    579    571   
  Science and engineering 2,409    2,281    2,347    2,157    2,075    1,799    1,673    1,754    1,723    1,835   
    Science 1,679    1,570    1,625    1,448    1,407    1,242    1,138    1,185    1,164    1,269   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 323    263    295    291    275    228    205    239    235    255   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 239    241    241    214    161    107    77    66    74    75   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    6    8    45    49    56    55    58    79   
      Mathematics and statistics 157    131    177    107    123    99    111    114    86    91   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 137    138    134    98    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    33    23    32    29    30   
      Physical sciences 294    280    292    272    335    258    240    226    223    222   
      Psychology 160    153    142    124    131    129    91    115    118    139   
      Social sciences 369    364    338    334    337    339    335    338    341    378   
    Engineering 730    711    722    709    668    557    535    569    559    566   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 122    123    109    89    94    81    89    69    68    69   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 65    62    68    67    53    44    43    51    47    50   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 63    69    79    88    93    61    57    50    54    48   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 185    184    190    202    208    116    105    184    166    156   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 105    89    100    78    108    78    60    65    75    78   
      Mechanical engineering 0    0    0    0    108    100    107    80    72    79   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 91    90    78    74    .    68    62    57    63    67   
      Other engineering 99    94    98    111    4    9    12    13    14    19   
    Health 182    161    169    197    81    92    86    92    91    56   
      Clinical medicine 69    62    51    67    47    65    53    53    44    8   
      Other health 113    99    118    130    34    27    33    39    47    48   

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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