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	Table 3: Graduate science and engineering enrollment in DMOS institutions, 1986-1997 (U.S. Citizens and permanent residents only)
								Average Annual
						% Change		% Change
				1997		1996 to 1997		1986 to 1997
	African American
	Total			11,247		2%		8%
	Biological Sciences			1,028		3%		8%
	Engineering			1,000		-4%		14%
	Health Sciences			2,619		1%		7%
	Physical Sciences			2,100		-3%		6%
	Social Sciences			4,500		5%		9%
	American Indian
	Total			896		-5%		7%
	Biological Sciences			97		6%		9%
	Engineering			91		-9%		8%
	Health Sciences			244		-3%		5%
	Physical Sciences			134		-23%		6%
	Social Sciences			330		-3%		9%
	Asian
	Total			10,535		-5%		6%
	Biological Sciences			1,140		-9%		10%
	Engineering			2,409		-11%		2%
	Health Sciences			1,789		1%		11%
	Physical Sciences			3,801		-2%		6%
	Social Sciences			1,396		-4%		11%
	Hispanic/Latino
	Total			8,459		4%		8%
	Biological Sciences			956		5%		6%
	Engineering			1,204		4%		10%
	Health Sciences			1,468		9%		12%
	Physical Sciences			1,373		2%		5%
	Social Sciences			3,458		3%		9%
	White
	Total			105,308		-4%		2%
	Biological Sciences			11,419		-4%		2%
	Engineering			11,623		-8%		-1%
	Health Sciences			32,314		0%		5%
	Physical Sciences			18,745		-4%		-1%
	Social Sciences			31,207		-5%		2%

Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment