Data for 2014-2015 Annual Report
Metrics for graduate education are included with the Learning Scholarship Domain of the Scorecard for the University Strategic Plan. The most recent Scorecard can be found at the Provost’s website. The data for graduate education are summarized annually. The most recent data for 2014-2015 appear below. For more information about demographic data by year and trends, see Facts and Numbers on the Graduate School website (currently being updated). Additional data and trends are available
Enrollment data for Fall ’14
- Total enrollment 6977
- Doctoral students 3007
- Master’s students 3505
- Professional 465
Degrees conferred
- Master’s 1573
- Doctoral 494
- Professional 96
Graduate degrees earned by underrepresented minorities
- Master’s 129
- Doctorates 33
- Professional 8
Degrees earned in STEM-H
- Master’s 949
- Doctorates 366
- Professional 96
International students (Blacksburg data)
- Total enrollment 1898
- Admissions 1521 (34% increase)
- New Int’l students 544 (40% increase)
China (169, down from 178 last year), India (201, up from 128), Iran (24, down from 26), South Korea (21, up from 18) and Germany (15, down from 20) are the top countries represented among our new students. The new international students hail from 44 different countries, while our entire international graduate student population represents 90 countries.