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Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   646   655   693   728   814   854   912   919   512   622
    Female   460   443   437   402   418   431   472   451   285   405
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   669   719   725   730   803   814   897   934   675   887
    Hispanic or Latino   50   50   49   55   49   43   44   48   31   37
    Not Hispanic or Latino   587   617   632   622   698   716   792   827   597   769
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   1   2   2   2   2   5   6   2   5
      Asian   41   32   29   34   36   36   35   33   25   32
      Black or African American   32   35   36   26   36   26   31   32   25   51
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   2   2   3   2   1   2   3   3   2
      White   498   529   540   540   613   639   705   739   542   679
      More than one race   13   18   23   17   9   12   14   14   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   32   52   44   53   56   55   61   59   47   81
  Temporary visa holders   437   379   405   400   429   471   487   436   122   140
  Science and engineering   1,095   1,094   1,123   1,122   1,201   1,248   1,343   1,338   779   1,003
    Science   782   769   774   733   777   825   875   893   552   770
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   204   200   205   230   257   259   295   301   253   228
      Biological and biomedical sciences   82   93   90   74   71   86   96   71   21   281
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   13   8
      Computer and information sciences   156   135   131   89   117   144   127   142   70   52
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   64   54   57
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   8   6   5   4   6   6   6   3   1
      Mathematics and statistics   96   90   89   106   86   90   106   111   28   23
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   107   101   110   94   98   94   88   79   86   93
      Natural resources and conservation   15   12   8   13   6   9   11   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   17   11   17   11   21   16   15   1   1
      Psychology   55   57   63   53   28   18   21   17   2   0
      Social sciences   49   56   61   52   99   98   109   76   21   26
    Engineering   313   325   349   389   424   423   468   445   227   233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   15   25   25   24   21   30   24   11   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   12   9   7   14   11   15   9   3   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   41   48   42   50   60   84   74   68   28   29
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   71   91   99   104   104   98   107   125   72   76
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   31   30   34   44   58   51   57   56   51   67
      Mechanical engineering   89   85   93   111   114   106   118   108   42   35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   6   14   15   19   16   28   23   8   11
      Other engineering   41   37   33   32   30   35   39   32   12   6
  Health   11   4   7   8   31   37   41   32   18   24
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   11   4   7   8   31   37   41   32   18   24

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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