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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   561   553   417   346   327   324   323   345   223   216
    Hispanic or Latino   49   44   38   29   27   27   16   10   11   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   447   478   366   293   271   260   262   296   180   173
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Asian   112   102   84   58   48   33   37   47   22   14
      Black or African American   29   28   11   14   10   9   12   20   8   9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   291   329   257   211   206   211   206   221   147   147
      More than one race   15   18   13   9   6   7   7   7   3   3
    Unknown ethnicity and race   65   31   13   24   29   37   45   39   32   34
  Temporary visa holders   54   26   20   29   24   18   11   17   16   19
  Science and engineering   598   538   430   364   345   334   322   298   224   219
    Science   374   348   277   212   198   205   188   157   86   89
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   174   179   148   77   74   89   69   61   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   74   81   64   62   48   38   41   32   27   31
      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   11   6   4   4   6   6   9   8   5   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   7   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   8   5   7   6   4   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   14   15   12   16   21   17   20   16   22
      Psychology   51   31   25   32   36   34   36   25   23   15
      Social sciences   33   22   15   18   11   13   16   11   15   19
    Engineering   224   190   153   152   147   129   134   141   138   130
      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   4   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   6   6   8   10   4   8   8   4   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   22   21   18   23   28   32   31   31   26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   82   72   62   60   62   49   51   46   48   59
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   11   6   5   9   7   3   20   8   9
      Mechanical engineering   25   22   26   42   29   29   32   29   35   26
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   85   57   32   19   14   12   8   7   8   4
    Health   17   41   7   11   6   8   12   64   15   16
      Clinical medicine   3   24   3   2   1   0   0   3   2   2
      Other health   14   17   4   9   5   8   12   61   13   14

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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