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Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   139   157   148   122   129   118   132   138   114   107
    Female   237   254   231   227   200   229   222   249   179   153
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   330   363   348   329   307   311   318   360   265   239
    Hispanic or Latino   16   24   28   20   16   12   10   11   5   3
    Not Hispanic or Latino   308   333   316   303   280   289   285   328   236   195
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2
      Asian   8   5   7   8   7   8   9   7   4   4
      Black or African American   18   23   22   16   17   10   9   16   12   6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
      White   271   295   278   269   242   260   255   298   216   181
      More than one race   11   9   8   9   14   11   12   6   1   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   6   4   6   11   10   23   21   24   41
  Temporary visa holders   46   48   31   20   22   36   36   27   28   21
  Science and engineering   366   389   363   333   309   310   308   362   275   217
    Science   366   389   363   333   309   310   303   359   273   217
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   9   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   40   43   24   25   34   33   28   25   36   55
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   13   0
      Computer and information sciences   39   41   37   40   40   27   31   37   25   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   6   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   10   7   9   7   5   8   6   15   19   18
      Mathematics and statistics   26   19   31   4   5   54   59   48   40   32
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   44   50   37   34   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   16   16   18   12   12   11   15   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   20   23   21   18   26   23   29   19   16   10
      Psychology   155   171   166   171   153   136   116   112   86   61
      Social sciences   16   19   20   22   27   18   19   35   23   29
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   2   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   2   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   10   22   16   16   20   37   46   25   18   43
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   10   22   16   16   20   37   46   25   18   43

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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