Data

New York U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   4,227   4,502   4,377   3,276   3,478   3,121   2,569   2,784   2,495   2,531   0
    Female   4,128   4,505   4,231   3,317   3,379   2,833   1,683   1,746   1,624   1,676   0
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   2,947   3,233   3,388   2,879   2,676   2,219   1,250   1,300   1,268   1,477   0
    Hispanic or Latino   482   542   542   405   367   280   148   154   133   152   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,228   2,458   2,576   2,224   2,072   1,723   961   1,061   1,045   1,208   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   8   8   10   10   6   3   32   8   4   4   0
      Asian   609   655   663   516   432   353   195   223   208   239   0
      Black or African American   292   300   275   232   207   123   60   65   60   96   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   5   5   3   4   2   0   0   0   1   0
      White   1,177   1,343   1,471   1,341   1,309   1,136   604   729   734   831   0
      More than one race   141   147   152   122   114   106   70   36   39   37   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   237   233   270   250   237   216   141   85   90   117   0
  Temporary visa holders   5,408   5,774   5,220   3,714   4,181   3,735   3,002   3,230   2,851   2,730   0
  Science and engineering   7,898   8,481   8,076   6,146   6,422   5,346   4,241   4,530   4,119   4,207   0
    Science   6,191   6,461   6,343   4,931   5,166   4,384   3,223   3,312   3,089   3,318   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,604   1,705   1,650   1,349   1,211   730   577   480   477   490   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1,474   1,472   1,732   1,035   1,224   1,226   918   828   811   851   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   978   997   893   849   893   816   486   428   201   248   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   75   72   59   28   37   47   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   18   15   15   18   16   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   389   390   386   332   341   331   234   230   207   210   0
      Psychology   761   792   647   506   587   386   269   282   291   270   0
      Social sciences   897   1,015   959   816   854   831   739   958   993   1,142   0
    Engineering   1,707   2,020   1,733   1,215   1,256   962   1,018   1,218   1,030   889   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   88   70   53   31   20   43   32   31   38   36   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   47   58   47   38   34   26   20   19   14   13   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   241   259   228   164   163   158   183   145   123   102   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1,016   1,243   1,081   761   812   549   574   719   621   542   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   82   96   92   58   65   65   81   115   97   79   0
      Mechanical engineering   233   292   229   158   159   116   116   105   71   74   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10   8   0
      Other engineering   0   2   3   5   3   5   12   73   56   35   0
  Health   457   526   532   447   435   608   11   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   53   56   50   42   65   389   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   404   470   482   405   370   219   11   0   0   0   0

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