Data

Georgia Institute of Technology

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   11,724   9,118   8,623   8,504   7,958   7,334   7,036   5,012   3,569   2,785
    Hispanic or Latino   1,109   837   775   787   689   621   599   382   258   185
    Not Hispanic or Latino   10,199   8,011   7,608   7,534   7,165   6,646   6,393   4,629   3,309   2,598
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   8   0   0   3   7   5   5   3   3
      Asian   4,098   2,869   2,662   2,399   2,224   1,997   1,703   1,148   757   537
      Black or African American   665   464   429   402   359   337   317   248   177   150
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   18   11   11   11   9   8   3   3   1   2
      White   4,932   4,277   4,186   4,404   4,289   4,054   4,116   3,070   2,254   1,808
      More than one race   486   382   320   318   281   243   249   155   117   98
    Unknown ethnicity and race   416   270   240   183   104   67   44   1   2   2
  Temporary visa holders   2,230   1,475   2,029   1,713   2,191   1,657   1,592   1,850   1,114   867
  Science and engineering   13,931   10,564   10,629   10,196   10,135   8,976   8,614   6,862   4,677   3,646
    Science   12,883   9,699   9,794   9,476   9,442   8,241   6,772   5,880   4,047   2,940
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   14   15   23   19   19   21   21   15   14   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4
      Computer and information sciences   12,764   9,599   9,678   9,367   9,336   8,127   6,661   5,829   3,949   2,843
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   3   2   1   5   2   3   5   4   5
      Mathematics and statistics   25   20   22   25   26   31   29   7   23   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   8   15   8   4   7   17   9   6   14
      Psychology   5   4   6   4   6   8   8   0   9   9
      Social sciences   66   50   48   52   46   45   31   15   39   32
    Engineering   1,048   865   835   720   693   735   1,842   982   630   706
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   278   236   215   180   125   106   97   84   71   74
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   22   20   16   16   13   7   1   9   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   6   5   6   7   4   8   8   8   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   44   42   42   40   49   55   123   56   49   55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   270   227   198   172   205   237   249   209   245   306
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   166   73   103   69   78   77   1,108   396   51   45
      Mechanical engineering   241   230   230   213   185   207   224   216   173   162
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   15   9   7   13   22   14   12   7   14
      Other engineering   12   14   13   17   15   14   12   0   17   24
    Health   23   29   23   21   14   15   14   0   6   6
      Clinical medicine   23   29   23   21   14   15   14   0   6   6
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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