Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 9. GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS IN ALL
INSTITUTIONS, BY ENROLLMENT STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP, AND BY RACIAL/ETHNIC
BACKGROUND OF U.S. CITIZENS: 1987-94
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ENROLLMENT STATUS, CITIZENSHIP, AND | 1987 1/ | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
RACIAL/ETHNIC BACKGROUND | | | | | | | |
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TOTAL ENROLLMENT .......................| 373,414 | 375,384 | 382,873 | 397,333 | 412,916 | 430,794 | 436,436 | 433,152
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TOTAL U.S. CITIZENS ..................| 284,622 | 281,774 | 284,796 | 294,519 | 304,284 | 321,350 | 330,779 | 330,512
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC ................| 10,429 | 11,197 | 11,784 | 12,791 | 13,705 | 15,435 | 17,139 | 17,760
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE .....| 783 | 919 | 860 | 1,054 | 1,120 | 1,240 | 1,310 | 1,371
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER .............| 14,574 | 15,203 | 15,708 | 17,170 | 18,157 | 21,769 | 24,257 | 26,586
HISPANIC ...........................| 8,823 | 9,098 | 9,436 | 10,159 | 11,046 | 12,250 | 13,386 | 13,291
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC ................| 228,853 | 229,109 | 229,774 | 238,633 | 243,772 | 253,592 | 257,229 | 256,990
OTHER OR UNKNOWN ...................| 21,160 | 16,248 | 17,234 | 14,712 | 16,484 | 17,064 | 17,458 | 14,514
NON-U.S. CITIZENS ....................| 88,792 | 93,610 | 98,077 | 102,814 | 108,632 | 109,444 | 105,657 | 102,640
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FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT....................| 247,234 | 250,689 | 256,960 | 265,494 | 277,259 | 290,696 | 294,350 | 292,962
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TOTAL U.S. CITIZENS ..................| 171,200 | 170,273 | 173,475 | 177,900 | 185,580 | 197,648 | 204,875 | 206,703
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC ................| 5,608 | 6,061 | 6,598 | 7,038 | 7,700 | 8,917 | 9,937 | 10,352
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE .....| 520 | 570 | 551 | 655 | 717 | 848 | 899 | 947
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER .............| 9,071 | 9,480 | 9,831 | 10,623 | 11,284 | 13,341 | 15,340 | 17,225
HISPANIC ...........................| 5,193 | 5,503 | 5,924 | 6,389 | 6,932 | 7,598 | 8,204 | 8,116
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC ................| 140,928 | 140,956 | 142,494 | 146,767 | 150,994 | 158,562 | 161,527 | 162,728
OTHER OR UNKNOWN ...................| 9,880 | 7,703 | 8,077 | 6,428 | 7,953 | 8,382 | 8,968 | 7,335
NON-U.S. CITIZENS ....................| 76,034 | 80,416 | 83,485 | 87,594 | 91,679 | 93,048 | 89,475 | 86,259
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PART-TIME ENROLLMENT....................| 126,180 | 124,695 | 125,913 | 131,839 | 135,657 | 140,098 | 142,086 | 140,190
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TOTAL U.S. CITIZENS ..................| 113,422 | 111,501 | 111,321 | 116,619 | 118,704 | 123,702 | 125,904 | 123,809
BLACK, NON-HISPANIC ................| 4,821 | 5,136 | 5,186 | 5,753 | 6,005 | 6,518 | 7,202 | 7,408
AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE .....| 263 | 349 | 309 | 399 | 403 | 392 | 411 | 424
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER .............| 5,503 | 5,723 | 5,877 | 6,547 | 6,873 | 8,428 | 8,917 | 9,361
HISPANIC ...........................| 3,630 | 3,595 | 3,512 | 3,770 | 4,114 | 4,652 | 5,182 | 5,175
WHITE, NON-HISPANIC ................| 87,925 | 88,153 | 87,280 | 91,866 | 92,778 | 95,030 | 95,702 | 94,262
OTHER OR UNKNOWN ...................| 11,280 | 8,545 | 9,157 | 8,284 | 8,531 | 8,682 | 8,490 | 7,179
NON-U.S. CITIZENS ....................| 12,758 | 13,194 | 14,592 | 15,220 | 16,953 | 16,396 | 16,182 | 16,381
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1/ THESE FIGURES INCLUDE ESTIMATED DATA FOR MASTER'S-GRANTING
INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WERE SURVEYED ON A SAMPLE BASIS FROM 1985 THROUGH
1987. SEE "TECHNICAL NOTES" FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING