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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   1,913   1,916   1,959   2,160   2,252   2,186   1,823   1,675   613   357
    Hispanic or Latino   182   169   164   157   162   176   152   126   45   18
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,696   1,719   1,759   1,967   2,060   1,977   1,635   1,507   512   327
      American Indian or Alaska Native   3   3   2   2   2   2   3   1   2   1
      Asian   210   197   185   206   203   197   147   137   24   20
      Black or African American   119   103   84   85   102   110   95   88   38   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   4   2   1   2   2   2   4   5   0   0
      White   1,304   1,354   1,409   1,587   1,650   1,563   1,328   1,239   431   288
      More than one race   56   60   78   85   101   103   58   37   17   7
    Unknown ethnicity and race   35   28   36   36   30   33   36   42   56   12
  Temporary visa holders   194   149   204   166   218   193   181   232   107   67
  Science and engineering   2,076   2,045   2,126   2,294   2,410   2,334   1,975   1,870   703   407
    Science   1,141   1,227   1,384   1,439   1,559   1,499   1,176   1,138   482   244
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   9   7   12   11   7   6   12   25   11
      Biological and biomedical sciences   73   65   74   65   80   62   59   51   24   34
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   328   316   304   268   342   441   465   455   41   29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   0   3   9   10   20   16   23   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   176   174   214   251   248   139   142   153   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   207   235   307   349   383   346   20   16   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   15   12   12   7   7   6   8   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   31   43   48   52   41   39   43   40   12   24
      Psychology   96   126   142   139   159   189   207   179   22   34
      Social sciences   206   247   273   287   278   250   210   202   355   108
    Engineering   935   818   742   855   851   835   799   732   221   163
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   10   16   13   12   7   12   10   14   19   16
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   4   3   8   2   4   5   4   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   2   2   5   6   9   18   20   20   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   19   17   24   81   75   67   64   89   16   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   204   206   190   227   245   267   260   237   9   6
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   258   213   258   289   302   279   235   193   32   27
      Mechanical engineering   115   109   90   82   92   91   97   70   59   36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   2   3   3   4   6   6   8   2   8
      Other engineering   320   249   159   148   118   100   104   97   63   41
    Health   31   20   37   32   60   45   29   37   17   17
      Clinical medicine   22   14   27   23   51   30   19   24   0   0
      Other health   9   6   10   9   9   15   10   13   17   17

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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