Data

Naval Postgraduate School

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   352   372   426   455   528   513   496   535   655   859
    Hispanic or Latino   40   39   53   50   58   41   34   36   42   62
    Not Hispanic or Latino   309   328   368   391   452   436   391   405   504   674
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   2   2   1   4   8
      Asian   9   11   15   22   30   31   33   26   40   29
      Black or African American   10   15   18   19   20   24   26   31   40   52
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   25
      White   283   296   326   342   392   377   330   347   420   547
      More than one race   7   6   8   7   8   1   0   0   0   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   5   5   14   18   36   71   94   109   123
  Temporary visa holders   3   3   0   2   1   2   1   1   1   1
  Science and engineering   355   375   426   457   529   515   497   536   656   860
    Science   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   25   36   28
      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   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      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   25   36   21
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   354   372   426   457   529   515   497   511   620   832
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   23   22   25   23   21   13   8   6   6   23
      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   19   40   48   41   61   47   56   39   74   68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   280   270   307   343   395   391   369   406   470   647
      Mechanical engineering   31   39   40   43   43   0   0   0   70   94
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   1   6   7   9   64   64   60   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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