TABLE 21. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2011
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa
Not Hispanic or Latino
Asianb
Black or
African
American
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islanderb
White
More than
one raceb
Unknown
ethnicity/race
Temporary
visa holders
2,741
37,516
38,902
1,318
293,640
6,899
34,479
176,297
30,808
2,392
33,147
32,197
1,008
256,096
6,103
30,409
168,781
414,440
16,129
24,889
809
2,075
97
23,000
364
28,129
499
842
27
205,437
10,142
4,865
141
23,609
623
101,594
3,427
Biological sciences
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biology
Biometry/epidemiology
Biophysics
Botany
Cell biology
Ecology
Entomology/parasitology
Genetics
Microbiology/immunology/virology
Nutrition
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Zoology
Biological sciences, nec
75,423
762
5,183
16,911
6,786
1,016
1,915
6,905
1,713
1,119
2,403
5,031
5,345
1,313
3,053
3,000
1,060
11,908
4,224
45
270
1,099
291
41
69
398
70
49
108
314
289
77
142
138
32
792
330
2
26
78
16
6
18
30
9
5
13
26
19
3
8
15
6
50
6,519
50
450
1,114
938
99
96
653
50
37
158
443
435
106
272
298
38
1,282
3,591
28
177
850
402
24
19
242
18
14
87
243
273
83
225
135
13
758
210
7
26
37
19
3
17
12
6
1
4
7
6
2
10
9
5
39
38,585
447
2,238
9,086
2,897
483
915
3,177
1,207
688
1,305
2,784
3,140
693
1,384
1,603
762
5,776
782
3
25
224
77
6
33
61
18
16
11
50
44
7
17
41
16
133
3,664
26
207
913
325
35
68
338
131
46
85
180
289
61
142
119
61
638
17,518
154
1,764
3,510
1,821
319
680
1,994
204
263
632
984
850
281
853
642
127
2,440
Communicationc
11,029
707
60
363
1,015
19
6,538
151
533
1,643
Computer sciences
51,234
1,618
101
3,475
2,134
45
15,417
363
2,503
25,578
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Geosciences
Oceanography
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciences, nec
15,820
1,513
8,361
2,680
3,266
698
67
337
137
157
109
4
79
9
17
425
49
183
60
133
321
56
131
28
106
16
1
5
3
7
10,145
932
5,356
1,809
2,048
174
8
95
38
33
842
63
402
127
250
3,090
333
1,773
469
515
4,509
248
24
145
687
9
2,700
46
216
434
23,801
18,157
5,644
892
759
133
54
45
9
1,603
1,130
473
760
634
126
17
15
2
10,031
8,264
1,767
168
147
21
1,126
922
204
9,150
6,241
2,909
6,537
461
43
286
476
9
3,579
85
556
1,042
4,117
269
17
380
132
10
2,385
51
225
648
Field
All surveyed fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
Family and consumer sciences/human sciencesc
Mathematical sciences
Mathematics/applied mathematics
Statistics
Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studiesc
Neuroscience
c
Total
Hispanic or
Latino
American
Indian or
Alaska Native
626,820
35,028
560,941
TABLE 21. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2011
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa
Not Hispanic or Latino
Asianb
Black or
African
American
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islanderb
White
More than
one raceb
Unknown
ethnicity/race
Temporary
visa holders
104
9
61
29
5
1,974
64
1,312
565
33
1,003
6
757
217
23
46
1
24
15
6
17,656
742
9,982
6,569
363
326
14
190
117
5
1,624
66
853
681
24
15,556
406
8,745
6,173
232
5,396
1,501
1,383
2,512
356
82
105
169
2,430
566
803
1,061
5,806
675
2,312
2,819
119
40
37
42
32,350
6,113
10,031
16,206
808
135
292
381
4,133
1,019
1,279
1,835
3,088
337
1,084
1,667
111,661
2,095
8,406
14,920
5,188
597
3,219
49,660
9,671
288
17,617
8,162
52
549
503
213
20
171
3,878
947
25
1,804
780
4
126
36
33
4
27
271
69
3
207
5,036
61
278
730
151
11
203
2,366
464
5
767
11,705
59
241
452
143
20
60
6,852
1,188
53
2,637
315
6
23
7
11
2
6
137
11
0
112
55,909
849
5,391
4,864
3,386
414
1,492
25,368
5,126
158
8,861
1,770
28
174
120
71
10
47
767
169
2
382
7,564
73
642
658
336
30
226
3,922
501
30
1,146
20,420
963
982
7,550
844
86
987
6,099
1,196
12
1,701
146,501
5,691
1,656
3,111
9,175
8,828
19,596
41,580
2,101
14,494
21,883
6,649
500
1,499
1,301
8,437
5,919
290
34
249
363
284
1,136
1,196
66
716
948
213
8
54
27
335
317
15
3
17
18
17
63
51
2
39
44
10
0
4
1
33
10,147
432
53
163
1,442
627
1,193
2,878
128
792
1,361
424
7
68
41
538
4,068
92
50
131
271
169
545
951
49
666
463
127
10
21
35
488
166
5
2
3
13
22
40
21
1
12
24
6
1
2
0
14
50,659
2,820
587
1,536
3,741
2,955
8,118
8,974
765
4,893
8,779
2,290
175
949
192
3,885
1,238
59
10
54
109
60
314
222
31
87
159
40
1
23
1
68
6,800
332
30
191
402
268
812
1,692
121
1,347
857
205
16
77
16
434
67,187
1,646
887
767
2,816
4,426
7,375
25,595
938
5,942
9,248
3,334
282
301
988
2,642
65,879
26,634
8
61
4,220
1,895
0
0
349
168
0
0
4,369
2,421
5
3
6,705
4,308
1
7
310
75
0
0
37,544
12,635
2
26
796
361
0
0
4,070
1,821
0
1
7,516
2,950
0
24
Total
Hispanic or
Latino
American
Indian or
Alaska Native
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Physical sciences, nec
39,694
1,345
22,802
14,829
718
1,405
37
878
463
27
Psychologyd
Clinical psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, nec
54,486
10,468
17,326
26,692
Field
Social sciences
Agricultural economics
Anthropology (cultural/social)
Economics (except agricultural)
Geography
History and philosophy of science
Linguistics
Political science
Sociology
Sociology/anthropology
Social sciences, nec
Engineering
Aerospace engineering
Agricultural engineering
Architecturec
Biomedical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineeringc
Electrical engineering
Engineering science
Industrial engineering
Mechanical engineering
Metallurgical/materials engineering
Mining engineering
Nuclear engineering
Petroleum engineering
Engineering, nec
Health
Clinical medicine
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
TABLE 21. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2011
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa
Not Hispanic or Latino
Field
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Neurologyc
Obstetrics/gynecology
Oncology/cancer research
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Preventive medicine/community health
Psychiatry
Pulmonary disease
Radiology
Surgery
Clinical medicine, nec
Other healthd
Dental sciences
Nursing
Pharmaceutical sciences
Speech pathology/audiology
Veterinary sciences
Other health, nec
nec = not elsewhere classified.
Asianb
Black or
African
American
Native Hawaiian
or Other Pacific
Islanderb
White
More than
one raceb
Unknown
ethnicity/race
Temporary
visa holders
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
148
0
0
1
0
17
4
0
0
23
13
21
0
0
9
2,032
4
2
21
1
283
8
0
0
12
2
13
0
1
3
4,024
32
1
8
3
193
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
67
0
0
0
0
4
24
4
0
128
56
138
0
1
76
10,734
43
9
195
22
1,177
0
0
0
2
0
4
0
0
3
335
0
0
3
0
14
3
1
0
4
3
6
0
0
2
1,654
1
0
15
1
130
14
1
1
38
20
64
2
0
34
2,286
8
1
82
3
372
181
4
64
12
48
6
47
1,948
178
419
341
435
64
511
2,397
40
737
210
592
64
754
235
13
71
5
108
2
36
24,909
871
4,432
1,375
10,829
1,028
6,374
435
10
112
19
146
11
137
2,249
77
677
112
743
85
555
4,566
490
300
1,852
382
574
968
Total
Hispanic or
Latino
American
Indian or
Alaska Native
56
7
1
219
100
255
2
2
132
23,001
88
14
339
30
2,319
2
0
0
10
6
8
0
0
4
1,721
0
1
14
0
129
39,245
1,764
7,269
4,056
14,203
1,894
10,059
2,325
81
457
130
920
60
677
Ethnicity and race data available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Reporting of ethnicity and race in 2008–11 has been affected by changes in reporting of ethnicity and race in Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Starting in 2008 IPEDS respondents were
asked to use new classification that included a category for two or more races (see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/reic/resource.asp) and separate reporting of Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders from Asians.
New classification was optional in 2008 and 2009 IPEDS but mandatory beginning in 2010 and may have contributed to a significant increase in reporting of "Not Hispanic or Latino, More than one race."
c In 2007, eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of eligible units. "2007new" presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old"
shows data as they would have been collected in prior years. Science fields "communication" and "family and consumer sciences/human sciences" are newly eligible; data for these two fields are only in 2007new.
Science field "multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies" is also newly eligible; data may have been reported under other fields before 2007. "Neuroscience" is reported as a separate field of science in 2007new; data
were reported under health field "neurology" in 2007old and previous years. "Architecture" is reported as a separate field of engineering in 2007new; data were reported under "civil engineering" in 2007old and
previous years. See appendix A in http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail.
d Beginning with 2008, more rigorous follow-up was done with institutions regarding exclusion of practitioner-oriented graduate degree programs in psychology and in other health (a subfield of health). This change
may affect interpretation of trends in these fields.
a
b
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2011.