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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   76   24   22   28   33   27   43   87   90   100
    Female   67   41   33   35   38   52   45   42   39   44
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   139   63   50   62   69   78   86   127   124   142
    Hispanic or Latino   6   1   1   1   2   5   2   4   4   5
    Not Hispanic or Latino   128   62   46   57   57   57   56   90   89   94
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   18   12   8   12   11   9   6   5   8   10
      Black or African American   39   18   11   15   16   23   20   9   12   18
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   63   28   27   30   28   24   30   74   65   64
      More than one race   7   3   0   0   2   1   0   2   4   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   0   3   4   10   16   28   33   31   43
  Temporary visa holders   4   2   5   1   2   1   2   2   5   2
  Science and engineering   96   27   30   40   41   36   43   101   102   123
    Science   9   2   0   8   3   5   2   0   0   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   0   0   8   3   5   2   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   87   25   30   32   38   31   41   101   102   123
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   5   6   3   4   3   3   7   12   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   2   0   1   1   1   3   4   2   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   10   18   25   22   20   31   17   24   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   15   16
      Mechanical engineering   25   8   6   3   11   7   4   18   6   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   41   43   56
  Health   47   38   25   23   30   43   45   28   27   21
    Clinical medicine   31   23   10   12   15   31   30   8   7   3
    Other health   16   15   15   11   15   12   15   20   20   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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