Data

Northern Illinois 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   345   392   416   433   440   415   409   270   230   419
    Hispanic or Latino   42   55   48   50   32   31   24   15   11   15
    Not Hispanic or Latino   297   334   365   380   401   378   295   179   155   318
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   2   12   11   1   0   1   0
      Asian   25   30   29   22   27   26   24   13   9   29
      Black or African American   31   37   45   39   43   37   27   14   12   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   2
      White   231   257   281   307   319   304   225   152   132   267
      More than one race   10   10   10   9   0   0   18   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   3   3   3   7   6   90   76   64   86
  Temporary visa holders   171   160   109   119   143   144   137   135   138   71
  Science and engineering   325   335   289   287   322   332   472   339   323   293
    Science   255   257   225   240   244   242   371   241   201   220
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   19   22   29   29   24   18   16   13   23
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0
      Computer and information sciences   85   77   42   54   72   74   58   58   47   53
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   4   9   11   13   12   10   8   11   12
      Mathematics and statistics   28   28   22   22   15   19   25   22   17   19
      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   36   31   28   28   30   29   25   29   35   23
      Psychology   55   51   65   60   61   49   172   48   28   44
      Social sciences   28   47   37   36   24   35   63   60   37   46
    Engineering   70   78   64   47   78   90   101   98   122   73
      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   42   40   36   11   15   15   12   12   16   14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   16   27   18   14   24   29   41   41   59   23
      Mechanical engineering   12   11   10   22   39   46   48   45   47   36
      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   191   217   236   265   261   227   74   66   45   197
      Clinical medicine   39   55   73   88   90   52   0   33   16   0
      Other health   152   162   163   177   171   175   74   33   29   197

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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