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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 488    511    501    496    454    469    462    436    482    493   
    Male 239    241    238    240    223    236    249    242    262    239   
    Female 249    270    263    256    231    233    213    194    220    254   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 395    431    411    410    379    389    383    388    404    408   
    Hispanic or Latino 22    25    16    19    11    9    10    8    6    7   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 363    390    358    354    340    365    356    361    389    391   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    2    2    1    1    0    1    2    3   
      Asian 24    38    29    26    17    22    16    24    18    18   
      Black or African American 40    39    41    39    43    44    38    29    25    25   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    0    0    1    2    2    0    1    0   
      White 285    294    279    278    272    291    298    305    338    340   
      More than one race 14    18    7    9    6    5    2    2    5    5   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 10    16    37    37    28    15    17    19    9    10   
  Temporary visa holders 93    80    90    86    75    80    79    48    78    85   
  Science and engineering 449    455    461    458    413    439    433    401    443    439   
    Science 376    388    395    395    365    394    388    356    401    400   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 250    255    264    264    237    184    196    160    189    182   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    31    27    26    25    27   
      Computer and information sciences 8    8    10    10    11    11    10    15    13    12   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 35    37    36    33    34    37    27    31    26    37   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    38    37    34    42    41   
      Physical sciences 59    63    60    62    56    64    66    70    78    69   
      Psychology 24    25    25    26    27    29    25    20    28    32   
      Social sciences .    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Engineering 73    67    66    63    48    45    45    45    42    39   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 73    67    66    63    48    45    45    45    42    39   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 39    56    40    38    41    30    29    35    39    54   
      Clinical medicine 15    32    13    13    13    12    12    20    23    39   
      Other health 24    24    27    25    28    18    17    15    16    15   

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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