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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   530   576   482   521   502   358   107   69   136   147
    Hispanic or Latino   85   86   60   58   60   36   9   5   12   11
    Not Hispanic or Latino   434   473   404   446   424   313   95   61   121   133
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0
      Asian   65   76   65   67   54   40   27   20   6   30
      Black or African American   58   47   42   60   66   48   7   3   4   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      White   292   320   272   295   287   217   60   36   108   98
      More than one race   19   29   24   23   15   8   1   2   2   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   11   17   18   17   18   9   3   3   3   3
  Temporary visa holders   75   78   90   26   87   71   106   108   109   88
  Science and engineering   546   573   488   463   507   368   160   126   156   148
    Science   453   488   385   384   369   254   21   25   63   55
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   3   7   0   3   2   3   6   5   3   2
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   41   42   33   11   18   16   13   19   42   48
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   7   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   12   1   5   2   0   0   1   3   0
      Psychology   401   424   346   363   341   234   1   0   0   1
      Social sciences   0   3   3   1   5   1   1   0   6   2
    Engineering   93   85   103   79   138   114   139   101   93   93
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   2   2   4   2   3   2   1   2   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   1   1   4   2   3   4   3   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   4   5   6   11   8   15   18   14   13
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   28   25   19   5   27   14   37   52   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   63   60
      Mechanical engineering   7   6   12   5   19   7   2   12   7   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   13   12   30   5   13   14   16   8   6   10
      Other engineering   40   35   33   50   64   64   63   7   0   0
    Health   59   81   84   84   82   61   53   51   89   87
      Clinical medicine   46   66   74   67   64   45   42   40   61   66
      Other health   13   15   10   17   18   16   11   11   28   21

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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