Data

National 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   1,339   2,538   1,079   1,249   1,115   1,477   885   1,416   1,779   1,203
    Hispanic or Latino   348   630   432   472   459   589   318   418   496   326
    Not Hispanic or Latino   803   1,695   548   652   541   734   459   894   1,157   805
      American Indian or Alaska Native   7   9   0   1   1   2   2   5   4   8
      Asian   77   155   108   137   111   144   101   169   172   123
      Black or African American   322   660   124   127   90   125   88   228   306   210
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   8   23   5   7   12   14   8   13   23   16
      White   351   758   256   317   282   391   223   427   565   390
      More than one race   38   90   55   63   45   58   37   52   87   58
    Unknown ethnicity and race   188   213   99   125   115   154   108   104   126   72
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   0   0   1   8   48   115   79
  Science and engineering   1,284   2,459   1,017   1,201   1,071   1,394   789   1,116   1,505   1,029
    Science   1,284   2,459   1,017   1,201   1,071   1,394   789   1,116   1,505   1,029
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   43   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   53   45
      Computer and information sciences   258   330   33   40   42   52   42   206   286   201
      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   8   21   14   8   6   2   4   18   8   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   6   9
      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   1,018   2,108   970   1,153   1,023   1,340   742   892   771   512
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   338   212
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   55   79   62   48   44   84   104   348   389   253
      Clinical medicine   45   70   44   34   37   71   92   319   387   248
      Other health   10   9   18   14   7   13   12   29   2   5

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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