Graduate Enrollment in Science, Engineering, and Health Continues to Increase among Foreign Nationals, while Postdoctoral Appointment Trends Vary across Fields

Between 2021 and 2022, graduate student enrollment in science, engineering, and health ( SEH ) fields increased by 5.0 % ( up 38,378 students ) , mostly due to an increase of 42,816 temporary visa holders enrolled in full-time master ’ s programs. Full-time SEH master ’ s enrollment in 2022 was 319,618, whereas full-time doctoral enrollment was 259,683, the highest number recorded in the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering ( GSS ) . These and other findings in this InfoBrief are from the 2022 GSS, which is sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation and by the National Institutes of Health.
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - Category: Statistics Source Type: news