Data

Long Island 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   174   206   235   216   243   242   318   306   400   399
    Hispanic or Latino   37   35   41   30   37   30   43   35   48   53
    Not Hispanic or Latino   119   143   161   151   173   176   221   221   283   289
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Asian   14   17   22   25   17   24   28   31   38   36
      Black or African American   35   31   39   38   47   47   59   73   99   112
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   62   82   93   84   106   103   128   114   140   134
      More than one race   8   13   7   4   3   2   6   3   5   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   28   33   35   33   36   54   50   69   57
  Temporary visa holders   78   58   59   65   75   73   71   93   59   51
  Science and engineering   165   184   211   207   220   249   307   324   356   359
    Science   165   183   208   205   219   246   304   318   356   359
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   33   29   52   50   52   60   88   100   64   85
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   56   65   68   65   71   75   73   65   61   57
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   14   19
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   0   6   1   6   10   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   6   1   10   6   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   1   1   0   0   3   6   11   10   7   14
      Psychology   66   76   82   78   80   87   119   116   101   82
      Social sciences   4   4   5   2   7   11   12   19   99   100
    Engineering   0   1   3   2   1   3   3   6   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   3   2   1   3   3   6   0   0
      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   0
    Health   87   80   83   74   98   66   82   75   103   91
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   2   4   3   12   13   0   0
      Other health   87   80   83   72   94   63   70   62   103   91

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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