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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   411   669   719   725   730   803   814   897   934   675
    Hispanic or Latino   28   50   50   49   55   49   43   44   48   31
    Not Hispanic or Latino   358   587   617   632   622   698   716   792   827   597
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   1   2   2   2   2   5   6   2
      Asian   34   41   32   29   34   36   36   35   33   25
      Black or African American   26   32   35   36   26   36   26   31   32   25
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   2   2   3   2   1   2   3   3
      White   292   498   529   540   540   613   639   705   739   542
      More than one race   5   13   18   23   17   9   12   14   14   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   25   32   52   44   53   56   55   61   59   47
  Temporary visa holders   136   437   379   405   400   429   471   487   436   122
  Science and engineering   543   1,095   1,094   1,123   1,122   1,201   1,248   1,343   1,338   779
    Science   383   782   769   774   733   777   825   875   893   552
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   124   204   200   205   230   257   259   295   301   253
      Biological and biomedical sciences   31   82   93   90   74   71   86   96   71   21
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   13
      Computer and information sciences   94   156   135   131   89   117   144   127   142   70
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   64   54
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   3   8   6   5   4   6   6   6   3
      Mathematics and statistics   13   96   90   89   106   86   90   106   111   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   79   107   101   110   94   98   94   88   79   86
      Natural resources and conservation   8   15   12   8   13   6   9   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   15   17   11   17   11   21   16   15   1
      Psychology   9   55   57   63   53   28   18   21   17   2
      Social sciences   21   49   56   61   52   99   98   109   76   21
    Engineering   160   313   325   349   389   424   423   468   445   227
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   16   15   25   25   24   21   30   24   11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   11   12   9   7   14   11   15   9   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   41   48   42   50   60   84   74   68   28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   50   71   91   99   104   104   98   107   125   72
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   16   31   30   34   44   58   51   57   56   51
      Mechanical engineering   37   89   85   93   111   114   106   118   108   42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   12   6   14   15   19   16   28   23   8
      Other engineering   23   41   37   33   32   30   35   39   32   12
    Health   4   11   4   7   8   31   37   41   32   18
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   11   4   7   8   31   37   41   32   18

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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