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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 1,546    1,608    1,689    1,856    2,021    2,449    2,263    2,035    1,955    1,852   
    Male 716    755    860    1,013    1,193    1,513    1,377    1,175    1,064    964   
    Female 830    853    829    843    828    936    886    860    891    888   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,050    1,073    986    1,040    993    1,056    1,004    1,023    1,048    1,074   
    Hispanic or Latino 43    45    40    35    32    39    34    27    38    28   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 979    996    902    978    877    988    875    895    877    907   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4    3    3    2    3    2    2    1    2    5   
      Asian 98    102    86    112    107    106    91    89    87    86   
      Black or African American 91    76    76    72    63    83    79    73    80    94   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    3    1    1    1    1    1    0    0    1   
      White 725    763    701    748    673    766    673    715    693    705   
      More than one race 60    49    35    43    30    30    29    17    15    16   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 28    32    44    27    84    29    95    101    133    139   
  Temporary visa holders 496    535    703    816    1,028    1,393    1,259    1,012    907    778   
  Science and engineering 1,255    1,340    1,448    1,620    1,832    2,222    2,045    1,841    1,738    1,600   
    Science 988    1,015    1,008    1,054    1,056    1,170    1,155    1,164    1,230    1,206   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 324    355    326    395    400    385    332    325    352    335   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    57    63    57    62    56   
      Computer and information sciences 101    90    99    110    96    117    134    139    141    125   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 6    4    3    1    2    5    7    8    6    5   
      Mathematics and statistics 31    28    31    33    32    32    42    41    46    54   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1    1    1    1    0    0    0    0    0    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    9    12    12    8    .   
      Physical sciences 196    203    218    182    209    192    202    209    213    223   
      Psychology 184    198    180    159    169    177    183    198    204    204   
      Social sciences 144    136    150    173    148    196    180    175    198    204   
    Engineering 267    325    440    566    776    1,052    890    677    508    394   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 39    55    58    66    79    84    79    80    96    91   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 25    20    23    23    28    29    26    28    25    22   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 32    34    38    37    46    61    51    61    47    39   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 55    63    84    107    164    247    194    144    107    85   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 50    63    105    156    211    286    242    146    82    49   
      Mechanical engineering 53    68    110    157    228    308    264    192    129    86   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    15    19    13    11    11   
      Other engineering 13    22    22    20    20    22    15    13    11    11   
    Health 291    268    241    236    189    227    218    194    217    252   
      Clinical medicine 121    114    60    63    55    56    58    51    76    96   
      Other health 170    154    181    173    134    171    160    143    141    156   

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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