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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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 782    648    864    686    686    738    699    653    621    516   
    Male 555    449    612    470    454    491    497    480    450    363   
    Female 227    199    252    216    232    247    202    173    171    153   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 290    284    242    233    199    207    222    221    214    189   
    Hispanic or Latino 23    26    17    21    12    7    7    9    14    12   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 243    252    223    207    184    198    212    207    196    173   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Asian 23    17    11    13    16    17    23    16    14    8   
      Black or African American 8    13    6    5    9    7    7    7    2    2   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   
      White 203    211    200    183    154    171    179    178    171    156   
      More than one race 9    11    6    6    5    3    3    6    9    6   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 24    6    2    5    3    2    3    5    4    4   
  Temporary visa holders 492    364    622    453    487    531    477    432    407    327   
  Science and engineering 782    648    864    686    686    738    699    653    621    516   
    Science 319    302    417    313    338    384    314    284    245    176   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 42    32    36    34    32    24    25    26    21    19   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 138    122    157    92    127    247    187    157    94    67   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 34    44    65    56    71    86    77    74    93    61   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 77    80    130    100    82    0    1    1    9    1   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 27    23    27    30    26    27    24    26    28    28   
      Social sciences 1    1    2    1    0    0    0    0    .    .   
    Engineering 463    346    447    373    348    354    385    369    376    340   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 25    18    25    20    16    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33    31    32    30    29    36    32    28    26    26   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 36    32    30    24    20    19    22    24    23    16   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21    21    15    18    20    21    28    31    31    34   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 46    52    68    50    63    76    93    119    120    86   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 7    8    15    15    15    15    12    6    9    11   
      Mechanical engineering 241    117    181    138    116    33    46    50    84    73   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 39    46    60    57    42    43    45    35    31    38   
      Other engineering 15    21    21    21    27    111    107    76    52    56   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   

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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