Data

Liberty 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   4,878   4,632   3,131   5,331   4,956   4,133   3,305   .   .   .
    Hispanic or Latino   419   416   230   372   349   264   175   .   .   .
    Not Hispanic or Latino   3,507   3,282   2,156   3,693   3,397   2,804   2,203   .   .   .
      American Indian or Alaska Native   26   24   13   21   20   16   11   .   .   .
      Asian   119   105   77   109   94   77   56   .   .   .
      Black or African American   1,182   1,052   599   919   889   786   643   .   .   .
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   12   15   16   17   9   7   4   .   .   .
      White   1,982   1,914   1,331   2,457   2,230   1,798   1,405   .   .   .
      More than one race   186   172   120   170   155   120   84   .   .   .
    Unknown ethnicity and race   952   934   745   1,266   1,210   1,065   927   .   .   .
  Temporary visa holders   17   13   9   9   15   10   14   .   .   .
  Science and engineering   4,327   4,135   2,620   4,771   4,170   3,543   2,702   .   .   .
    Science   4,317   4,124   2,617   4,767   4,169   3,543   2,702   .   .   .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Biological and biomedical sciences   335   345   376   389   389   304   155   .   .   .
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   80   77   85   102   123   130   116   .   .   .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   39   40   30   26   13   0   0   .   .   .
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Psychology   2,188   2,082   676   2,927   2,423   2,054   1,628   .   .   .
      Social sciences   1,675   1,580   1,450   1,323   1,221   1,055   803   .   .   .
    Engineering   10   11   3   4   1   0   0   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .
      Other engineering   10   11   3   4   1   0   0   .   .   .
    Health   568   510   520   569   801   600   617   .   .   .
      Clinical medicine   225   267   360   449   638   446   474   .   .   .
      Other health   343   243   160   120   163   154   143   .   .   .

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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