Data

Columbia U. in the City of New York

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   1,177   1,311   1,373   1,221   1,126   991   940   825   624   579
    Hispanic or Latino   152   106   111   104   96   73   64   59   23   37
    Not Hispanic or Latino   784   978   1,008   981   888   737   714   592   365   352
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   2   1   3   1   0   0
      Asian   358   416   411   353   321   253   237   188   124   99
      Black or African American   0   69   69   73   61   35   45   38   16   19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   0   2   0   0   1   1   1
      White   374   438   475   515   473   423   396   335   213   224
      More than one race   51   52   50   39   29   25   33   29   11   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   241   227   254   136   142   181   162   174   236   190
  Temporary visa holders   1,594   1,676   1,817   644   2,055   1,410   1,219   1,140   936   860
  Science and engineering   2,654   2,857   3,080   1,759   3,043   2,257   2,029   1,875   1,559   1,432
    Science   1,659   1,721   2,069   1,222   1,753   1,184   1,080   1,018   490   537
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   113   122   183   149   144   153   151   174   128   125
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1,099   1,139   1,356   856   1,323   802   689   647   241   290
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   54   38
      Mathematics and statistics   102   99   106   129   129   110   93   89   32   47
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   222   221   256   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   7   7   3   3   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   20   26   8   43   38   53   39   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   100   120   142   73   107   78   90   68   35   37
    Engineering   995   1,136   1,011   537   1,290   1,073   949   857   1,069   895
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   87   107   105   62   66   67   59   38   30   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   53   83   67   32   79   41   45   42   41   50
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   163   188   175   92   168   156   164   87   103   103
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   225   254   333   93   277   240   216   208   241   245
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   332   342   159   160   518   416   375   366   309   306
      Mechanical engineering   120   151   157   92   172   146   85   107   160   87
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   15   11   15   6   10   7   5   9   185   96
    Health   117   130   110   106   138   144   130   90   1   7
      Clinical medicine   81   97   72   68   83   75   78   48   1   6
      Other health   36   33   38   38   55   69   52   42   0   1

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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