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Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,703   1,231   1,268   1,299   1,257   1,277   2,095   2,221   1,342   1,165
    Hispanic or Latino   222   150   155   135   100   102   185   195   113   93
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,304   974   990   1,013   999   977   1,641   1,735   1,090   950
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   0   0   4   5   5   1   2
      Asian   327   190   205   199   202   192   257   263   196   156
      Black or African American   139   102   102   108   113   88   124   133   117   86
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   3   3   2
      White   773   642   644   673   650   665   1,196   1,273   741   681
      More than one race   63   40   38   32   34   28   56   58   32   23
    Unknown ethnicity and race   177   107   123   151   158   198   269   291   139   122
  Temporary visa holders   401   479   425   254   318   416   902   856   266   212
  Science and engineering   1,695   1,312   1,378   1,287   1,347   1,467   2,742   2,809   1,298   1,119
    Science   1,537   1,139   1,183   1,150   1,148   1,290   2,203   2,320   1,131   996
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   323   345   338   315   305   264   378   335   143   172
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3
      Computer and information sciences   627   483   524   507   535   706   921   976   865   714
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   4   4   2   0   0   37   19   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   24   57   42   41   29   58   89   71   10   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   247   2   4   6   13   12   7   9   9   17
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   5   1   1   1   2   179   184   3   1
      Psychology   25   25   32   26   32   21   84   93   9   12
      Social sciences   287   218   238   252   233   227   508   633   85   69
    Engineering   158   173   195   137   199   177   539   489   167   123
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   23   14   18   16   9   141   138   5   6
      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   54   66   73   41   70   69   185   174   92   67
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   17   17   29   14   22   16   55   43   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   48   45   48   35   47   41   100   78   42   27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   11   16   14   11   14   21   43   44   12   10
      Other engineering   9   6   17   18   30   21   15   12   16   13
    Health   409   398   315   266   228   226   255   268   310   258
      Clinical medicine   309   339   285   255   211   214   236   232   310   258
      Other health   100   59   30   11   17   12   19   36   0   0

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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