2019 acs graduate Student Survey Report

UT
Brigham Young University
Utah State University
Utah, University of
VA
George Mason University
Old Dominion University
Virginia Commonwealth
University
Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ.
Virginia, University of
VT
Vermont, University of
WA
Washington State University
Washington, University of
WI
Marquette University
Wisconsin, University of, Madison
Wisconsin, University of,
Milwaukee
WV
West Virginia University
WY
Wyoming, University of

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Survey Item 
Percentage Marking Each Response
Are you a Master’s or Doctoral degree student? (N=2,772)
Master’s degree 
8.6
Doctoral degree 
91.4
What is your gender identity? (N=1,862)
Female 
55.2
Male 
41.6
Nonbinary/third gender 
0.7
Prefer to self-describe 
0.5
Prefer not to say 
2.0
What is your citizenship or visa status? (N=1,891)
U.S. native 
74.0
U.S. naturalized citizen 
2.7
U.S. permanent resident 
2.3
Foreign student (F-1) visa 
19.2
Other visa* 
1.7
Are you of Hispanic or Latino/a origin or descent? (N=1,872)
Yes 
6.3
No 
90.8
Prefer not to say 
2.9
What is your racial background?† (N=1,815)
American Indian/Alaskan Native 
1.9
Asian 
20.4
Black/African American 
3.3
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 
0.3
White 
70.2
Other 
4.0
What is the education level of your father? (N=1,839)
HS diploma or less 
21.8
Any undergraduate experience 
42.4
Master’s degree 
20.0
Professional degree (M.D., J.D.) 
7.3
Doctoral degree 
7.3
Not applicable / unknown 
1.3
Note: While 2,772 doctoral and master’s degree students began the survey, there was evidence of gradual attrition through-
out the survey, resulting in a loss of 882 respondents from the very first question to the last. The data in this table represent 
the valid percentage of respondents for each question. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
* The “Other visa” category includes those who are in the United States with a J-1 or H1-B visa, as well as those who marked 
“other visa.”
†Individuals who marked more than one racial category on the survey were placed into the least prevalent racial category
for the purpose of analysis.