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September 2014
Graduate Enrollment in Engineering
PE Report

August/September 2014

PE REPORT
Graduate Enrollment in Engineering

Overall enrollment in science and engineering graduate programs in the US remained stagnant for 2012. Yet, enrollment in engineering graduate student enrollment increased by 1.3%, from 146,501 students in 2011 to 148,385 in 2012, according to the National Science Foundation.

The increase is linked to growing numbers in chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and metallurgical or materials engineering. There has also been a rise in enrollment by foreign graduate students in US science and engineering programs. More than 176,000 foreign graduate students on temporary visas enrolled in 2012—a 4.3% increase over 2011 enrollment. The number of students who are US citizens and permanent residents dropped by 1.7% from 2011 to 385,343.

Engineering Graduate Enrollment by Discipline for 2012
DISCIPLINE ENROLLMENT CHANGE FROM 2011 TO 2012
AEROSPACE 5,069 -10.9%
ARCHITECTURE 2,363 -24.0%
BIOMEDICAL 9,157 -0.2%
CHEMICAL 9,222 4.5%
CIVIL 19,922 1.7%
ELECTRICAL 42,347 1.8%
INDUSTRIAL 14,469 -0.2%
MECHANICAL 23,088 5.5%
METALLURGICAL OR MATERIALS 6,985 5.1%
OTHER ENGINEERING 15,763 1.7%

 

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