Data

George Mason U.

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   1,586   1,680   1,839   1,975   1,943   1,893   1,872   1,909   1,845   2,191
    Hispanic or Latino   179   201   217   190   176   172   158   147   150   164
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,275   1,336   1,489   1,626   1,597   1,592   1,625   1,651   1,556   1,758
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   3   3   6   8   6   3   0   0   3
      Asian   350   335   337   362   353   356   324   282   242   291
      Black or African American   190   182   202   192   188   167   186   180   161   183
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   2   1   0   0   2   4   6   3
      White   709   791   924   1,035   1,021   1,028   1,068   1,130   1,094   1,222
      More than one race   19   24   21   30   27   35   42   55   53   56
    Unknown ethnicity and race   132   143   133   159   170   129   89   111   139   269
  Temporary visa holders   265   200   143   147   145   116   107   123   105   116
  Science and engineering   1,666   1,707   1,821   1,976   1,957   1,859   1,857   1,934   1,884   2,239
    Science   1,419   1,462   1,560   1,696   1,682   1,592   1,575   1,638   1,594   1,931
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   66   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   133   153   149   147   146   131   116   117   137   232
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   25   29
      Computer and information sciences   621   574   590   609   623   574   545   559   383   488
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   28   30   38   41   46   46   43   48   46
      Mathematics and statistics   26   26   27   32   42   41   43   47   45   58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   95   106   113   134   130   116   107   108   51   78
      Natural resources and conservation   28   32   40   45   45   60   60   58   0   0
      Physical sciences   43   43   45   62   61   62   73   94   74   80
      Psychology   42   39   48   74   68   78   88   75   69   64
      Social sciences   408   461   518   555   526   484   497   537   688   854
    Engineering   247   245   261   280   275   267   282   296   290   308
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   8   7   6   5   0   1   0   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   39   42   48   58   62   59   63   67   55   43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   140   141   140   139   133   135   143   153   135   165
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   54   54   66   77   75   73   75   76   99   90
      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   10
    Health   185   173   161   146   131   150   122   98   66   68
      Clinical medicine   84   80   51   58   43   54   55   52   50   42
      Other health   101   93   110   88   88   96   67   46   16   26

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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