Data

North Carolina State 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   964   983   1,098   1,177   1,103   1,076   1,028   931   1,163   1,205
    Hispanic or Latino   63   74   76   64   44   46   51   34   57   69
    Not Hispanic or Latino   857   879   996   1,083   1,021   982   930   837   1,059   1,096
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   1   1   4   3   5   6   4   4   2
      Asian   111   108   135   144   110   85   83   56   92   83
      Black or African American   50   49   77   83   75   67   65   59   73   76
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   657   691   752   816   793   797   760   696   873   918
      More than one race   35   29   30   36   40   28   16   22   16   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   44   30   26   30   38   48   47   60   47   40
  Temporary visa holders   97   108   135   114   113   132   136   140   116   112
  Science and engineering   1,061   1,091   1,233   1,291   1,216   1,208   1,161   1,069   1,275   1,312
    Science   530   515   596   638   623   632   576   522   609   598
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   67   65   66   79   86   72   56   45   119   126
      Biological and biomedical sciences   74   70   105   110   101   112   102   90   100   108
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5
      Computer and information sciences   101   97   98   92   75   66   61   66   73   78
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   14
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   10
      Mathematics and statistics   97   102   128   121   149   144   113   100   79   56
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   64   63   68   85   82   94   95   75   104   102
      Natural resources and conservation   52   56   56   58   55   60   70   73   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   14   14   19   10   16   13   11   9   10
      Psychology   20   12   33   47   40   14   18   16   19   12
      Social sciences   45   36   28   27   25   54   48   46   78   77
    Engineering   531   576   637   653   593   576   585   547   666   714
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   34   34   35   29   29   25   26   25   31   41
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   59   56   53   58   53   52   56   53   52   52
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   40   50   66   71   52   45   43   45   57   60
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   41   49   76   74   83   88   101   96   106   112
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   111   117   136   117   92   92   78   62   80   81
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   31   36   30   35   28   23   31   16   14   16
      Mechanical engineering   65   86   86   116   115   102   97   100   119   138
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   50   61   69   69   58   57   52   51   59   69
      Other engineering   100   87   86   84   83   92   101   99   148   145
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   4   5
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   4   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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