TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race All surveyed fields U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Science and engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Science U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Agricultural sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native b Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Biological sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 277,749 286,935 297,825 299,671 307,490 311,179 303,120 297,171 227,554 16,067 237,029 17,035 246,041 17,829 245,526 18,106 252,309 18,527 252,329 18,379 242,387 18,140 235,235 18,364 1,396 17,849 21,339 1,021 152,593 325 16,964 50,195 1,488 18,346 22,429 766 156,051 351 20,563 49,906 1,593 18,663 23,416 697 162,059 370 21,414 51,784 1,651 18,631 23,274 856 160,001 372 22,635 54,145 1,713 18,885 24,013 863 164,684 375 23,249 55,181 1,946 18,536 24,595 799 163,522 900 23,652 58,850 1,749 18,518 24,539 752 155,553 1,535 21,601 60,733 1,647 18,014 24,844 754 149,137 3,197 19,278 61,936 201,865 155,725 11,621 206,308 160,613 12,468 211,106 163,820 12,839 218,295 168,644 13,361 227,273 176,449 13,848 231,997 177,792 14,025 237,749 181,700 14,235 240,481 182,995 14,813 1,001 13,176 14,847 529 101,912 266 12,373 46,140 1,050 13,344 15,623 541 102,589 280 14,718 45,695 1,133 13,289 15,884 477 104,515 290 15,393 47,286 1,167 13,754 16,371 622 106,672 275 16,422 49,651 1,235 14,118 17,162 644 111,932 281 17,229 50,824 1,431 13,954 17,706 573 112,046 709 17,348 54,205 1,370 14,504 18,519 578 114,287 1,267 16,940 56,049 1,351 14,386 19,160 554 114,557 2,578 15,596 57,486 174,593 140,480 10,522 179,413 145,333 11,371 183,162 148,354 11,644 188,321 152,294 12,119 196,801 159,749 12,592 200,460 160,796 12,775 204,431 163,806 12,884 206,028 164,531 13,352 926 10,260 13,718 485 93,054 253 11,262 34,113 983 10,389 14,523 495 93,902 266 13,404 34,080 1,061 10,736 14,755 434 95,514 270 13,940 34,808 1,105 11,164 15,160 546 97,161 261 14,778 36,027 1,170 11,484 15,908 568 102,213 266 15,548 37,052 1,334 11,379 16,423 525 101,981 663 15,716 39,664 1,292 11,863 17,204 536 103,682 1,169 15,176 40,625 1,266 11,648 17,860 507 103,553 2,332 14,013 41,497 6,258 5,167 257 6,202 5,112 263 6,299 5,157 277 6,444 5,258 301 6,627 5,357 316 6,891 5,488 322 7,485 5,965 373 7,819 6,253 412 47 179 241 14 4,191 4 234 1,091 45 144 245 14 4,146 9 246 1,090 46 168 301 5 4,070 14 276 1,142 48 171 283 7 4,136 7 305 1,186 48 176 282 7 4,220 7 301 1,270 77 214 289 15 4,184 34 353 1,403 77 204 244 19 4,602 46 400 1,520 87 199 277 20 4,835 71 352 1,566 37,289 28,741 1,741 38,521 29,603 1,826 39,369 30,304 1,926 40,651 31,494 2,074 40,754 31,725 2,070 41,334 31,762 2,093 41,818 32,283 2,254 42,571 33,041 2,447 157 2,873 2,033 164 2,978 2,063 182 3,216 2,123 166 3,350 2,261 167 3,387 2,271 187 3,264 2,301 194 3,438 2,456 213 3,546 2,474 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race b Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Communicationa U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Computer sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Family and consumer sciences/human sciencesa U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 152 20,022 51 1,712 8,548 148 20,415 60 1,949 8,918 139 20,772 44 1,902 9,065 157 21,115 39 2,332 9,157 166 21,136 42 2,486 9,029 162 21,173 103 2,479 9,572 170 21,086 155 2,530 9,535 129 21,473 395 2,364 9,530 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 4,647 3,927 270 5,381 4,517 302 6,029 4,991 295 6,353 5,307 367 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 19 162 375 3 2,733 1 364 720 35 191 436 4 3,060 10 479 864 36 217 459 20 3,490 57 417 1,038 45 221 541 12 3,662 81 378 1,046 13,277 7,362 283 12,045 6,776 272 12,062 6,741 271 12,206 6,169 286 12,017 6,020 282 12,545 6,015 287 13,053 6,300 293 12,807 6,048 334 30 1,624 708 27 3,849 6 835 5,915 33 1,386 714 17 3,621 6 727 5,269 27 1,283 722 17 3,581 4 836 5,321 16 1,145 704 9 3,091 1 917 6,037 15 1,109 695 8 3,012 1 898 5,997 34 1,087 708 16 3,064 9 810 6,530 28 1,170 799 16 3,192 34 768 6,753 31 980 822 13 3,133 81 654 6,759 6,932 5,854 302 6,895 5,796 281 7,004 5,898 311 6,951 5,853 303 6,650 5,593 283 6,621 5,477 280 6,815 5,717 308 7,200 6,015 336 27 213 141 14 4,821 12 324 1,078 31 191 152 22 4,798 10 311 1,099 26 200 145 16 4,830 12 358 1,106 35 210 155 10 4,748 8 384 1,098 31 187 151 9 4,564 8 360 1,057 35 192 161 8 4,383 20 398 1,144 29 212 158 16 4,491 32 471 1,098 46 215 158 13 4,731 83 433 1,185 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 2,327 2,127 71 2,958 2,687 112 3,203 2,925 129 3,461 3,157 166 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 17 79 272 0 1,573 2 113 200 14 124 345 0 1,866 5 221 271 18 120 461 0 2,024 3 170 278 20 123 511 1 2,099 29 208 304 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race Mathematical sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studiesa U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Neurosciencea U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Physical sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Psychologyc U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 7,497 4,792 230 7,437 4,740 215 7,693 4,857 246 7,781 4,969 269 7,678 4,930 268 7,751 4,723 243 7,979 4,860 265 8,127 4,937 277 13 571 332 13 3,293 7 333 2,705 15 597 351 14 3,178 9 361 2,697 22 611 347 18 3,260 6 347 2,836 14 613 331 18 3,276 4 444 2,812 14 605 329 18 3,252 4 440 2,748 18 571 311 28 3,129 8 415 3,028 16 613 321 32 3,149 57 407 3,119 19 617 319 16 3,125 97 467 3,190 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 2,560 2,211 169 3,234 2,781 230 3,809 3,283 253 4,493 3,877 390 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 39 115 219 8 1,378 0 283 349 41 144 264 8 1,711 3 380 453 38 169 326 10 1,954 25 508 526 29 200 381 8 2,329 51 489 616 na na na na na na na na na na na na 863 687 49 1,097 897 62 1,264 1,038 64 1,474 1,225 97 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 4 78 35 2 482 0 37 176 4 106 36 3 625 2 59 200 3 112 52 1 714 1 91 226 4 128 51 2 857 7 79 249 11,300 6,757 489 11,726 7,098 490 12,005 7,370 490 12,253 7,605 509 12,109 7,489 503 12,333 7,448 494 12,691 7,671 495 12,826 7,721 506 28 637 453 22 4,718 10 400 4,543 34 652 482 18 5,002 16 404 4,628 49 711 506 20 5,092 10 492 4,635 49 803 501 21 5,175 13 534 4,648 48 792 498 21 5,085 13 529 4,620 50 726 491 18 5,102 25 542 4,885 48 768 493 23 5,252 32 560 5,020 37 738 514 16 5,267 98 545 5,105 40,156 38,210 3,659 43,319 41,172 3,927 43,703 41,648 4,030 45,594 43,328 4,216 45,116 42,890 4,204 44,615 42,389 4,271 42,536 40,409 3,852 40,238 37,958 3,720 235 1,818 3,752 241 1,888 4,291 261 1,949 4,164 309 2,147 4,198 309 2,128 4,165 298 2,100 4,341 287 2,000 4,440 266 1,868 4,478 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race b Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Social sciences U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Aerospace engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Agricultural engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native b Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 62 25,020 52 3,612 1,946 102 25,614 56 5,053 2,147 88 26,132 52 4,972 2,055 95 27,588 55 4,720 2,266 98 27,237 55 4,694 2,226 79 26,497 137 4,666 2,226 66 25,646 303 3,815 2,127 92 23,716 506 3,312 2,280 51,884 43,597 3,561 53,268 45,036 4,097 55,027 46,379 4,093 56,441 47,618 4,161 55,453 46,793 4,107 55,700 46,612 4,079 57,749 48,364 4,303 58,659 48,992 4,300 389 2,345 6,058 181 27,140 111 3,812 8,287 420 2,553 6,225 160 27,128 100 4,353 8,232 448 2,598 6,447 131 27,777 128 4,757 8,648 468 2,725 6,727 229 28,032 134 5,142 8,823 459 2,666 6,616 228 27,541 133 5,043 8,660 541 2,660 6,740 184 27,187 307 4,914 9,088 518 2,840 6,995 163 28,082 424 5,039 9,385 469 2,813 7,334 185 28,326 833 4,732 9,667 27,272 15,245 1,099 26,895 15,280 1,097 27,944 15,466 1,195 29,974 16,350 1,242 30,472 16,700 1,256 31,537 16,996 1,250 33,318 17,894 1,351 34,453 18,464 1,461 75 2,916 1,129 44 8,858 13 1,111 12,027 67 2,955 1,100 46 8,687 14 1,314 11,615 72 2,553 1,129 43 9,001 20 1,453 12,478 62 2,590 1,211 76 9,511 14 1,644 13,624 65 2,634 1,254 76 9,719 15 1,681 13,772 97 2,575 1,283 48 10,065 46 1,632 14,541 78 2,641 1,315 42 10,605 98 1,764 15,424 85 2,738 1,300 47 11,004 246 1,583 15,989 600 377 22 607 400 16 709 493 24 700 486 22 700 486 22 722 487 25 734 497 25 784 551 36 3 50 14 1 256 0 31 223 2 62 15 0 272 0 33 207 1 61 18 1 326 0 62 216 4 62 21 0 338 1 38 214 4 62 21 0 338 1 38 214 7 66 24 0 296 1 68 235 5 57 20 1 332 5 52 237 4 56 17 2 375 12 49 233 311 183 4 323 177 10 350 183 12 366 172 5 366 172 5 398 166 6 437 198 9 509 206 10 0 16 14 0 143 0 6 128 1 13 12 1 136 0 4 146 3 10 13 1 140 1 3 167 1 12 10 2 130 2 10 194 1 12 10 2 130 2 10 194 1 10 9 0 132 0 8 232 1 11 12 0 152 1 12 239 3 16 16 0 145 4 12 303 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race a Architecture U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Biomedical engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Chemical engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Civil engineeringa U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Electrical engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 na na na na na na na na na na na na 1,974 1,567 86 2,612 2,085 170 2,997 2,368 191 3,044 2,396 182 na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 3 118 94 2 1,117 1 146 407 26 157 126 4 1,403 7 192 527 13 176 123 1 1,625 11 228 629 15 206 121 3 1,641 43 185 648 2,183 1,435 64 2,297 1,556 75 2,486 1,702 97 2,610 1,775 86 2,621 1,784 86 2,761 1,805 91 2,979 1,983 110 3,133 2,102 120 5 301 113 10 868 0 74 748 6 337 103 7 911 0 117 741 5 366 107 7 991 5 124 784 5 394 117 7 991 3 172 835 5 394 117 7 1,000 3 172 837 7 371 118 10 1,058 5 145 956 7 422 139 6 1,141 19 139 996 7 437 129 5 1,227 28 149 1,031 2,106 1,122 117 2,079 1,109 110 2,159 1,117 123 2,235 1,105 107 2,266 1,129 106 2,409 1,143 90 2,616 1,206 86 2,722 1,230 104 13 172 74 5 676 4 61 984 7 201 60 5 664 1 61 970 5 198 56 8 671 2 54 1,042 2 190 50 9 675 1 71 1,130 2 195 52 9 692 1 72 1,137 3 203 51 2 716 8 70 1,266 2 215 66 1 760 7 69 1,410 2 219 65 4 753 10 73 1,492 5,441 3,562 282 5,405 3,598 293 5,423 3,659 331 6,348 4,402 404 4,736 3,117 327 4,765 3,069 263 5,301 3,423 302 5,571 3,554 370 16 371 162 4 2,498 1 228 1,879 14 391 161 9 2,467 3 260 1,807 19 361 181 8 2,460 3 296 1,764 16 395 231 11 2,961 2 382 1,946 15 303 178 9 2,021 2 262 1,619 16 325 168 11 2,019 4 263 1,696 18 382 205 8 2,155 15 338 1,878 22 404 206 14 2,235 59 244 2,017 7,201 2,588 184 6,788 2,546 208 7,026 2,315 179 7,367 2,182 161 7,439 2,241 164 7,340 2,119 159 7,174 2,014 153 7,193 2,007 151 11 972 194 7 925 189 4 709 180 2 597 180 3 615 183 4 568 172 6 548 172 4 548 174 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race b Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Engineering science U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Industrial engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Mechanical engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Metallurgical/materials engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native b Asian Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 8 968 3 248 4,613 5 907 6 299 4,242 5 906 4 328 4,711 9 910 2 321 5,185 9 939 2 326 5,198 3 872 6 335 5,221 8 850 8 269 5,160 6 851 21 252 5,186 465 254 6 419 235 7 451 250 3 412 211 5 409 208 6 471 244 12 478 237 16 438 209 12 5 43 12 0 173 0 15 211 4 41 10 0 152 1 20 184 3 45 11 0 168 1 19 201 3 41 7 2 134 0 19 201 3 37 7 2 135 0 18 201 3 31 12 1 163 1 21 227 1 27 12 0 148 0 33 241 0 31 9 0 132 2 23 229 3,230 2,233 211 3,296 2,228 187 3,466 2,326 214 3,520 2,288 210 3,544 2,291 212 3,714 2,253 201 3,800 2,182 221 3,684 2,029 190 11 272 273 1 1,261 3 201 997 16 289 282 2 1,218 1 233 1,068 17 292 296 3 1,248 0 256 1,140 14 305 290 2 1,180 1 286 1,232 15 311 291 2 1,171 1 288 1,253 18 287 304 2 1,183 8 250 1,461 14 254 283 5 1,087 11 307 1,618 8 253 231 3 1,033 16 295 1,655 2,456 1,435 114 2,408 1,406 108 2,485 1,498 117 2,615 1,597 129 2,614 1,596 129 2,749 1,647 118 2,990 1,709 121 3,186 1,833 132 6 188 91 7 924 1 104 1,021 7 202 90 8 862 0 129 1,002 4 191 75 5 970 1 135 987 6 256 93 6 967 0 140 1,018 6 256 93 6 966 0 140 1,018 6 257 99 4 1,010 0 153 1,102 5 237 94 7 1,086 11 148 1,281 7 251 109 5 1,160 25 144 1,353 1,321 690 31 1,348 688 32 1,390 731 34 1,460 766 38 1,473 769 40 1,533 775 44 1,589 783 42 1,754 880 55 0 90 48 6 489 1 25 631 0 91 49 5 482 1 28 660 4 97 61 2 483 1 49 659 3 120 59 6 493 1 46 694 3 119 58 6 495 1 47 704 3 137 59 5 497 4 26 758 3 136 48 0 500 8 46 806 5 143 57 0 570 11 39 874 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race Mining engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Nuclear engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Petroleum engineering U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Engineering, nec U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native Asianb Black or African American Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanderb White More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race Temporary visa holders Healtha,c U.S. citizens and permanent residents Hispanic or Latino Not Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native b Asian Black or African American 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 42 33 5 39 30 4 43 27 0 51 29 1 37 22 0 49 24 0 55 31 2 77 39 2 0 1 0 0 25 0 2 9 0 2 0 0 22 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 16 0 0 1 0 26 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 15 0 3 2 0 19 0 0 25 0 2 3 0 23 0 1 24 0 0 4 0 30 1 2 38 196 123 7 211 143 10 214 146 7 226 157 9 221 153 9 214 165 10 198 148 5 228 181 13 0 14 12 0 84 0 6 73 0 15 13 1 96 0 8 68 0 12 8 0 110 0 9 68 0 7 11 0 113 0 17 69 0 7 11 0 109 0 17 68 0 11 12 2 120 0 10 49 0 14 10 0 108 0 11 50 0 16 9 1 126 3 13 47 134 33 6 121 28 6 135 34 7 183 37 8 183 37 8 191 40 4 209 45 5 235 50 7 0 7 4 0 14 0 2 101 0 2 4 0 14 0 2 93 0 2 3 0 19 0 3 101 0 2 7 0 18 0 2 146 0 2 7 0 18 0 2 146 0 4 6 0 25 0 1 151 0 3 6 0 30 0 1 164 0 4 6 0 31 1 1 185 1,586 1,177 46 1,554 1,136 31 1,607 985 47 1,881 1,143 57 1,889 1,128 56 1,609 974 57 1,761 1,070 63 1,895 1,197 77 5 419 118 2 479 0 108 409 3 384 112 3 484 1 118 418 7 209 120 3 483 2 114 622 6 209 134 22 575 1 139 738 5 203 132 22 566 1 143 761 3 145 121 4 552 2 90 635 3 157 122 5 608 2 110 691 8 154 147 4 695 10 102 698 75,884 71,829 4,446 80,627 76,416 4,567 86,719 82,221 4,990 81,376 76,882 4,745 80,217 75,860 4,679 79,182 74,537 4,354 65,371 60,687 3,905 56,690 52,240 3,551 395 4,673 6,492 438 5,002 6,806 460 5,374 7,532 484 4,877 6,903 478 4,767 6,851 515 4,582 6,889 379 4,014 6,020 296 3,628 5,684 TABLE 14. Female graduate students in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race of U.S. citizens and permanent residents: 2004–10 Field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race 2004 b 2005 2006 2007olda 492 225 220 234 50,681 53,462 57,544 53,329 59 71 80 97 More than one raceb Unknown ethnicity/race 4,591 5,845 6,021 6,213 Temporary visa holders 4,055 4,211 4,498 4,494 na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail. ne = not eligible; data were not collected for this field prior to 2007. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander White 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 219 52,752 94 6,020 4,357 226 51,476 191 6,304 4,645 174 41,266 268 4,661 4,684 200 34,580 619 3,682 4,450 nec = not elsewhere classified. a 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. b 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." 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. SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.
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