Table 24: Graduate Students in STEM majors By Race, Sex and Discipline
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||||
Total | URM | Non-URM | Total | URM | Non-URM | Total | URM | Non-URM | Total | URM | Non-URM | Total | URM | Non-URM | |
Graduate MajorsTotal | 5,094 | 1,474 | 3,620 | 5,127 | 1,480 | 3,647 | 5,560 | 1,740 | 3,820 | 6,284 | 1,848 | 4,436 | 6,723 | 1,832 | 4,891 |
STEM Total | |||||||||||||||
Health Professions | 294 | 70 | 224 | 279 | 73 | 206 | 280 | 65 | 215 | 270 | 65 | 205 | 294 | 65 | 229 |
Biology | 43 | 4 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 31 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 60 | 15 | 45 |
Geography | 36 | 9 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 49 | 10 | 39 |
Mathematics | 60 | 9 | 51 | 58 | 6 | 52 | 67 | 15 | 52 | 119 | 16 | 103 | 141 | 19 | 122 |
Nursing | 182 | 70 | 112 | 157 | 61 | 96 | 180 | 60 | 120 | 235 | 71 | 164 | 380 | 131 | 249 |
Physics | 16 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
Psychology | 66 | 17 | 49 | 75 | 13 | 62 | 64 | 14 | 50 | 80 | 15 | 65 | 98 | 13 | 85 |
Graduate Majors Men | 1,146 | 320 | 826 | 1,204 | 329 | 875 | 1,260 | 388 | 872 | 1,426 | 384 | 1,042 | 1,502 | 376 | 1,126 |
STEM Majors Men | |||||||||||||||
Health Professions | 26 | 5 | 21 | 56 | 17 | 39 | 54 | 15 | 39 | 62 | 16 | 46 | 75 | 20 | 55 |
Biology | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
Geography | 17 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 21 |
Mathematics | 52 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 62 | 20 | 42 | 79 | 20 | 59 | 78 | 23 | 55 |
Nursing | 14 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 61 | 18 | 43 |
Physics | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
Psychology | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 18 |
Graduate Majors Women | 3,948 | 1,154 | 2,794 | 3,923 | 1,151 | 2,772 | 4,300 | 1,352 | 2,948 | 4,858 | 1,464 | 3,394 | 5,223 | 1,458 | 3,765 |
STEM Majors Women | |||||||||||||||
Health Professions | 218 | 54 | 164 | 223 | 56 | 167 | 226 | 50 | 176 | 208 | 49 | 159 | 219 | 45 | 174 |
Biology | 32 | 2 | 30 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 9 | 30 |
Geography | 19 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
Mathematics | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
Nursing | 168 | 64 | 104 | 144 | 57 | 87 | 158 | 56 | 102 | 194 | 65 | 129 | 319 | 113 | 206 |
Physics | 12 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 4 | 32 |
Psychology | 55 | 14 | 41 | 62 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 66 | 12 | 54 | 77 | 10 | 67 |
Source: CUNY IRDB