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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 3,843    3,236    3,395    3,255    3,360    3,683    3,607    3,407    3,417    3,477   
    Male 2,436    2,031    2,136    2,084    2,154    2,353    2,284    2,162    2,188    2,252   
    Female 1,407    1,205    1,259    1,171    1,206    1,330    1,323    1,245    1,229    1,225   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,993    1,821    1,796    1,753    1,775    1,923    1,920    1,871    1,991    2,059   
    Hispanic or Latino 146    134    136    133    121    136    125    103    98    83   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,806    1,641    1,618    1,581    1,613    1,749    1,761    1,744    1,868    1,947   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5    4    4    6    5    3    3    1    1    2   
      Asian 167    131    122    119    119    110    117    105    116    116   
      Black or African American 131    120    114    101    107    118    119    109    113    106   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      White 1,420    1,308    1,295    1,274    1,314    1,456    1,463    1,474    1,578    1,669   
      More than one race 83    78    83    80    68    62    59    55    60    54   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 41    46    42    39    41    38    34    24    25    29   
  Temporary visa holders 1,850    1,415    1,599    1,502    1,585    1,760    1,687    1,536    1,426    1,418   
  Science and engineering 3,787    3,190    3,308    3,173    3,280    3,630    3,489    3,290    3,292    3,387   
    Science 2,029    1,628    1,665    1,590    1,577    1,664    1,684    1,647    1,601    1,648   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 205    185    141    143    158    280    292    316    284    273   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 351    329    336    325    279    347    350    303    290    292   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    15    17    14    14    15   
      Computer and information sciences 576    312    297    241    231    227    211    225    203    230   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    44    52    53    57    59   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 57    44    50    53    54    58    58    58    60    63   
      Mathematics and statistics 119    107    108    109    118    127    137    109    122    129   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 28    25    30    22    23    24    26    26    26    24   
      Natural resources and conservation 173    141    152    153    143    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 90    97    58    50    59    64    70    71    67    70   
      Physical sciences 197    195    204    218    214    213    212    207    207    201   
      Social sciences 233    193    289    276    298    265    259    265    271    292   
    Engineering 1,758    1,562    1,643    1,583    1,703    1,966    1,805    1,643    1,691    1,739   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 220    172    152    123    117    114    122    95    92    94   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 71    58    54    64    56    54    59    49    58    67   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 93    89    91    98    100    47    39    33    38    44   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 283    256    289    279    309    324    289    273    333    331   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 457    424    457    421    467    484    439    439    397    376   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 149    120    121    118    138    168    135    89    95    115   
      Mechanical engineering 254    215    241    237    256    281    285    265    247    261   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 77    82    87    92    94    133    123    116    123    124   
      Other engineering 154    146    151    151    166    361    314    284    308    327   
    Health 56    46    87    82    80    53    118    117    125    90   
      Clinical medicine 56    46    43    45    44    53    62    54    65    35   
      Other health .    .    44    37    36    0    56    63    60    55   

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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