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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   296   233   193   181   178   191   219   167   156   197
    Female   283   204   182   170   164   143   143   72   79   94
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   553   417   346   327   324   323   345   223   216   269
    Hispanic or Latino   44   38   29   27   27   16   10   11   9   16
    Not Hispanic or Latino   478   366   293   271   260   262   296   180   173   216
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Asian   102   84   58   48   33   37   47   22   14   21
      Black or African American   28   11   14   10   9   12   20   8   9   19
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   329   257   211   206   211   206   221   147   147   172
      More than one race   18   13   9   6   7   7   7   3   3   4
    Unknown ethnicity and race   31   13   24   29   37   45   39   32   34   37
  Temporary visa holders   26   20   29   24   18   11   17   16   19   22
  Science and engineering   538   430   364   345   334   322   298   224   219   278
    Science   348   277   212   198   205   188   157   86   89   96
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   179   148   77   74   89   69   61   0   0   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   81   64   62   48   38   41   32   27   31   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   6   4   4   6   6   9   8   5   2   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   5   7   6   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   15   12   16   21   17   20   16   22   27
      Psychology   31   25   32   36   34   36   25   23   15   13
      Social sciences   22   15   18   11   13   16   11   15   19   22
    Engineering   190   153   152   147   129   134   141   138   130   182
      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   4   3   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   6   8   10   4   8   8   4   3   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   22   21   18   23   28   32   31   31   26   31
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   72   62   60   62   49   51   46   48   59   63
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   11   6   5   9   7   3   20   8   9   9
      Mechanical engineering   22   26   42   29   29   32   29   35   26   30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   57   32   19   14   12   8   7   8   4   49
  Health   41   7   11   6   8   12   64   15   16   13
    Clinical medicine   24   3   2   1   0   0   3   2   2   1
    Other health   17   4   9   5   8   12   61   13   14   12

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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