Data

Old Dominion 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   817   863   894   901   816   779   809   998   936
    Hispanic or Latino   88   77   83   73   67   54   61   60   63   46
    Not Hispanic or Latino   848   709   752   797   803   736   691   719   896   845
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   3   3   0   1   0   2   1   1   1
      Asian   79   61   73   67   65   54   54   52   60   55
      Black or African American   156   132   135   133   107   93   82   97   142   125
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   3   2   3   4   2   0   0   5   3
      White   551   471   499   542   579   552   532   546   655   631
      More than one race   56   39   40   52   47   35   21   23   33   30
    Unknown ethnicity and race   28   31   28   24   31   26   27   30   39   45
  Temporary visa holders   156   181   175   146   147   145   139   139   145   161
  Science and engineering   1,074   968   1,007   1,012   1,027   937   905   931   1,109   1,062
    Science   530   415   417   362   352   292   249   266   417   412
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   113   30   20   20   31   33   33   32   26   29
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   13
      Computer and information sciences   240   219   216   174   158   113   73   68   53   54
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   11   13   13   21   16   19   20   23   12
      Mathematics and statistics   7   7   13   10   11   11   11   13   16   14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   35   22   16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   39   40   39   54   53   54   47   41   40   39
      Psychology   23   23   34   43   19   19   21   40   43   45
      Social sciences   62   63   66   48   59   46   45   52   199   206
    Engineering   544   553   590   650   675   645   656   665   692   650
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   19
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3
      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   77   75
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   148   137
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   391   368
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   48   48
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   544   553   590   650   675   645   656   665   2   0
    Health   46   30   31   28   21   24   13   17   34   35
      Clinical medicine   22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   12
      Other health   24   30   31   28   21   24   13   17   25   23

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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