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Graduate Enrollment and Postdoctoral Appointments in Science, Engineering, and Health Rise, Driven Largely by Increases in the Number of Women and Temporary Visa Holders

Temporary Visa Holders

visas. The enrollment of temporary visa holders in SEH full-time master’s and doctoral programs increased between 2022 and 2023 (figure 1 and table 1). Among temporary visa … visas increased 3,396 (4.5%) for master’s students and 2,546 (12.3%) for doctoral students
- January 21, 2025
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25316
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Production and Trade of Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industries | Global Trade in Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Output

Exports of KTI-related services for the United States, by type of service: 2019–21

Bureau of Economic Analysis, Table 2.1. U.S. Trade in Services, by Type of Service, accessed 21 June 2023. Science and Engineering Indicators … These data are not reported by industry but by type of service.
- April 22, 2024
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20247
Analysis | InfoBytes

Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India

Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India

U.S. citizens and permanent residents; 19,393 (34%) were temporary visa holders; and 2,903 (5%) did not report citizenship. Of the 19,393 doctorate recipients who were temporary visa … The number of research doctorate recipients on temporary visas in the United States is highly
- May 07, 2025
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25336
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Most U.S.-Trained Science and Engineering Doctorate Recipients on Temporary Visas Remain in the United States

Most U.S.-Trained Science and Engineering Doctorate Recipients on Temporary Visas Remain in the United States

Roughly three-quarters of the S&E doctorate recipients on temporary visas who received … visa holders who received S&E doctorates from U.S. institutions during this … visas. The short-term stay rates for S&E doctorate recipients from China (83
- February 24, 2025
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25325
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Production and Trade of Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industries | Production Patterns of Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industries

Country share of global KTI services value added, by KTI industry: 2022

Value added is the value of goods and services (gross output) minus the cost of intermediate inputs (energy, materials, and purchased services). KTI industries include high R&D intensive and medium … Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. KTI services comprise scientific R&D, IT and other information services … S&P Global IHS Markit, Comparative Industry Service special tabulations, October 2023. Science and Engineering Indicators
- April 22, 2024
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20247
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Production and Trade of Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Industries | Global Trade in Knowledge- and Technology-Intensive Output

Exports, imports, and trade balance of KTI services for the United States: 2006–21

These data are not reported by industry but by type of service. This figure reports data on U.S. trade in services for the following KTI-related services: cloud computing and data storage services; database and other information services; computer software, including end-user licenses … Bureau of Economic Analysis, Table 2.1. U.S. Trade in Services, by Type of Service, accessed 21 June 2023. Science and Engineering Indicators
- April 22, 2024
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20247
Analysis | InfoBrief

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

Temporary Visa Holders

visa holders in SEH master’s and doctoral fields increased between 2021 and 2022. Among temporary visa holders, the number of full-time master’s students increased 39.6 … First-time, full-time enrollment of master’s students holding temporary visas increased
- March 20, 2024
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf24320
Data Tables | Data Tables (Individual)

Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) 2024 | Data Tables

Temporary visa holder research doctorate recipients with definite postgraduation commitments, by major field of doctorate: 2024

These tables release data from the 2024 Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), an annual census of research doctorate recipients from U.S. universities. The tables include long-term trend data on doctorate recipients by field; educational pathways to the doctorate and sources of financial support; po...
- August 28, 2025
- surveys/earned-doctorates/2024
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Nearly Half of 2023 U.S. Doctorate Recipients with Temporary Visas Were from China or India

Top 15 countries or economies of origin of temporary visa holders earning U.S. research doctorates, by country or economy of citizenship and field of doctorate: 2023

Latest visualizations from the 2023 Survey of Earned Doctorates on the topic of temporary visa holders earning U.S. doctorates.
- May 07, 2025
- ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf25336
Data Tables | Data Tables (Individual)

Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) 2024 | Data Tables

Research doctorate recipients with temporary visas intending to stay in the United States after doctorate receipt, by region and country or economy of citizenship: 2018–24

Countries or economies with five or more doctoral recipients in every year on the table are listed separately; countries under each region are ordered based on the total number of doctorate recipients in the years shown. Percentages are based on the number of doctorate recipients on temporary visas
- August 28, 2025
- surveys/earned-doctorates/2024

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