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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,253   1,327   1,355   1,381   1,442   1,403   1,348   1,373   1,485   1,464   0
    Hispanic or Latino   75   83   75   75   82   81   64   59   56   59   0
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,132   1,182   1,193   1,214   1,255   1,221   1,194   1,224   1,334   1,287   0
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   2   1   1   3   3   6   8   5   0
      Asian   58   53   62   50   59   67   63   46   49   57   0
      Black or African American   79   102   96   95   97   74   62   73   68   73   0
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      White   953   979   993   1,030   1,058   1,040   1,034   1,068   1,180   1,125   0
      More than one race   39   45   39   38   40   36   31   30   29   27   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   46   62   87   92   105   101   90   90   95   118   0
  Temporary visa holders   627   591   563   572   537   613   626   620   685   698   0
  Science and engineering   1,598   1,608   1,624   1,660   1,679   1,683   1,645   1,597   1,778   1,837   0
    Science   1,280   1,281   1,314   1,325   1,365   1,361   1,320   1,281   1,403   1,470   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   86   76   88   90   89   79   91   99   90   113   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   353   352   351   346   352   354   327   284   368   316   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   50   42   0
      Computer and information sciences   69   54   58   64   70   78   79   76   76   73   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   35   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   26   24   33   29   26   32   35   31   39   35   0
      Mathematics and statistics   148   150   144   145   167   170   120   113   116   121   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   11   12   16   10   7   9   11   13   13   0
      Natural resources and conservation   15   20   24   19   16   13   19   19   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   179   178   193   206   182   194   184   176   186   166   0
      Psychology   181   196   193   181   188   150   152   155   41   159   0
      Social sciences   209   220   218   229   265   284   304   317   396   397   0
    Engineering   318   327   310   335   314   322   325   316   375   367   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   11   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   25   29   35   32   28   22   24   20   27   33   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   37   32   30   30   33   44   43   34   39   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   43   49   38   42   42   48   55   50   58   58   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   55   57   49   54   50   51   53   55   54   53   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   1   0   6   7   12   10   6   6   3   0
      Mechanical engineering   84   78   87   94   90   90   77   77   89   79   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   39   42   43   49   45   36   42   45   21   29   0
      Other engineering   20   23   23   28   22   30   20   20   86   73   0
    Health   282   310   294   293   300   333   329   396   392   325   0
      Clinical medicine   66   74   74   63   76   68   56   75   74   100   0
      Other health   216   236   220   230   224   265   273   321   318   225   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

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