TABLE 21. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2010
U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Not Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islandera
White
More than
one racea
Unknown
ethnicity/race
Temporary
visa holders
38,199
1,354
299,993
5,816
39,643
174,160
32,185
31,094
1,088
255,256
4,989
34,682
166,129
2,171
146
21,915
340
26,914
482
914
37
202,386
9,867
3,987
109
26,852
665
99,183
3,240
3,970
55
259
1,011
287
43
60
385
71
43
95
284
289
77
152
127
26
706
361
1
30
76
25
5
15
41
9
6
12
30
20
5
11
15
7
53
6,105
66
455
1,066
722
101
85
686
51
29
147
415
409
112
290
292
29
1,150
3,653
33
187
828
545
28
19
257
19
21
75
244
248
94
228
122
12
693
242
12
19
42
22
3
21
24
5
1
8
4
9
7
12
17
7
29
38,386
494
2,333
9,246
2,722
502
877
3,220
1,313
703
1,300
2,691
3,268
734
1,404
1,548
635
5,396
635
5
26
211
54
4
23
58
13
13
6
39
43
5
16
13
17
89
4,145
32
280
1,179
387
48
64
371
137
35
89
206
274
56
154
123
40
670
17,431
151
1,719
3,551
1,634
338
699
2,005
210
265
601
983
988
286
834
622
123
2,422
9,825
563
63
309
785
18
5,848
119
596
1,524
Computer sciences
51,546
1,455
125
3,543
2,228
59
15,604
298
2,858
25,376
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Geosciences
Oceanography
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciences, nec
15,655
1,455
8,251
2,556
3,393
669
59
324
140
146
102
5
69
10
18
402
51
167
45
139
328
51
132
29
116
19
2
11
2
4
10,141
902
5,328
1,733
2,178
146
5
79
27
35
922
58
497
136
231
2,926
322
1,644
434
526
4,191
205
26
147
595
2
2,548
37
244
387
23,136
17,589
5,547
794
680
114
51
41
10
1,501
1,056
445
740
599
141
34
31
3
9,722
8,117
1,605
248
235
13
1,431
1,029
402
8,615
5,801
2,814
7,944
617
50
343
561
8
4,199
72
857
1,237
Field
All surveyed fields
Science and engineering
Science
Agricultural sciences
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
Communicationb
Family and consumer sciences/
human sciencesb
Mathematical sciences
Mathematics/applied mathematics
Statistics
Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studiesb
Total
Hispanic or
Latino
American Indian
or Alaska Native
Black or African
Asiana
American
632,652
33,375
2,884
37,228
556,532
28,609
2,500
407,291
15,656
22,969
770
74,928
849
5,308
17,210
6,398
1,072
1,863
7,047
1,828
1,116
2,333
4,896
5,548
1,376
3,101
2,879
896
11,208
TABLE 21. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2010
U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Not Hispanic or Latino
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islandera
White
More than
one racea
Unknown
ethnicity/race
Temporary
visa holders
86
5
1,650
13
158
466
1,785
58
1,179
521
27
1,008
7
786
195
20
38
2
22
13
1
17,319
731
9,771
6,429
388
268
18
150
96
4
1,768
71
928
746
23
15,321
399
8,670
6,047
205
353
84
90
179
2,429
653
704
1,072
5,442
924
1,282
3,236
122
34
37
51
32,043
7,104
8,674
16,265
658
137
188
333
4,426
1,242
1,001
2,183
3,087
398
1,027
1,662
7,537
56
544
492
177
26
149
3,344
929
28
1,792
782
2
127
27
25
2
29
257
62
2
249
4,767
67
284
716
147
16
186
2,089
431
5
826
11,006
56
248
436
139
43
61
5,759
1,189
56
3,019
330
4
31
11
8
2
8
162
21
0
83
55,059
900
5,379
4,707
3,375
498
1,458
22,933
5,277
187
10,345
1,384
15
159
98
43
8
56
559
153
3
290
8,782
63
766
657
345
35
235
4,417
605
35
1,624
19,573
1,017
990
7,173
800
75
950
5,525
1,216
13
1,814
5,640
240
30
420
325
279
1,091
1,157
65
677
827
170
5
53
23
278
329
11
4
36
19
18
55
48
3
43
46
12
2
4
0
28
10,270
416
38
361
1,185
588
1,244
2,956
146
914
1,328
416
4
68
42
564
4,180
92
33
277
240
164
594
937
44
708
456
130
12
23
29
441
174
3
0
8
17
16
42
29
0
14
24
2
0
2
0
17
52,870
2,702
528
3,928
3,526
2,872
8,245
9,035
784
5,011
9,135
2,252
160
912
184
3,596
1,002
49
6
95
77
40
270
157
24
63
129
31
2
13
2
44
7,830
380
42
423
414
295
941
1,790
119
1,598
1,041
184
12
88
13
490
66,946
1,647
776
1,247
2,694
4,396
7,077
25,227
886
6,177
9,523
3,077
222
296
1,002
2,699
Total
Hispanic or
Latino
American Indian
or Alaska Native
2,798
166
10
244
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Physical sciences, nec
38,973
1,331
22,436
14,507
699
1,364
38
873
432
21
102
7
57
28
10
Psychologyc
Clinical psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, nec
53,419
12,155
14,022
27,242
4,859
1,579
1,019
2,261
109,220
2,180
8,528
14,317
5,059
705
3,132
45,045
9,883
329
20,042
149,241
5,540
1,457
6,795
8,497
8,668
19,559
41,336
2,071
15,205
22,509
6,274
419
1,459
1,295
8,157
Field
Neuroscienceb
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
Architectureb
Biomedical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineeringb
Electrical engineering
Engineering science
Industrial engineering
Mechanical engineering
Metallurgical/materials engineering
Mining engineering
Nuclear engineering
Petroleum engineering
Engineering, nec
Black or African
Asiana
American
TABLE 21. Graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2010
U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Not Hispanic or Latino
Field
Health
Clinical medicine
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Neurologyb
Obstetrics/gynecology
Oncology/cancer research
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Preventive medicine/community health
Psychiatry
Pulmonary disease
Radiology
Surgery
Clinical medicine, nec
Other healthc
Dental sciences
Nursing
Pharmaceutical sciences
Speech pathology/audiology
Veterinary sciences
Other health, nec
nec = not elsewhere classified.
Total
Hispanic or
Latino
American Indian
or Alaska Native
76,120
25,699
325
51
53
7
6
1,056
79
232
5
4
211
20,445
260
12
396
59
2,498
4,766
1,854
13
0
1
0
0
47
11
9
0
0
12
1,509
78
1
14
3
156
384
142
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
2
118
0
1
2
0
14
5,043
2,281
16
3
6
1
0
84
10
22
1
2
17
1,813
11
1
26
1
267
50,421
1,661
12,107
4,291
14,645
2,211
15,506
2,912
84
728
146
909
65
980
242
11
90
15
48
7
71
2,762
211
742
338
484
83
904
Native Hawaiian or
Other Pacific
Islandera
White
More than
one racea
Unknown
ethnicity/race
Temporary
visa holders
7,105
3,724
8
5
6
1
0
40
3
14
0
0
6
3,328
48
1
10
3
251
266
100
0
0
1
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
87
0
0
1
0
2
44,737
12,639
251
24
24
4
4
590
40
130
3
0
125
9,693
107
7
211
27
1,399
827
340
3
0
0
0
0
9
1
2
0
0
4
284
0
0
4
19
14
4,961
1,836
34
0
4
1
0
76
3
13
0
0
11
1,478
5
1
38
1
171
8,031
2,783
0
19
11
0
2
196
11
42
1
2
34
2,135
11
0
90
5
224
3,381
41
1,152
237
584
71
1,296
166
5
45
7
33
4
72
32,098
775
7,873
1,380
11,163
1,229
9,678
487
8
154
6
130
13
176
3,125
67
953
150
871
107
977
5,248
459
370
2,012
423
632
1,352
Black or African
Asiana
American
Reporting of ethnicity and race in 2008–10 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 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 in 2010 and may have contributed to significant increase in reporting of "Not Hispanic or Latino, More than one race."
b 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 separate field of science in 2007new; data were reported under
health field "neurology" in 2007old and previous years. "Architecture" is reported as 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.
c 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
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2010.