Data

Purdue 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   2,445   2,255   2,194   2,094   1,637   1,390   1,179   1,141   1,753   1,685
    Hispanic or Latino   226   227   207   186   135   96   76   67   122   97
    Not Hispanic or Latino   2,142   1,971   1,926   1,844   1,448   1,257   1,071   1,035   1,582   1,535
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   5   0   5   4   1   2   2   5   7
      Asian   329   300   254   233   177   140   132   106   120   121
      Black or African American   106   95   101   100   70   55   45   46   106   101
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   1   2   1   1   1   0   1   2   4
      White   1,591   1,479   1,483   1,421   1,145   1,014   864   848   1,301   1,263
      More than one race   111   91   86   84   51   46   28   32   48   39
    Unknown ethnicity and race   77   57   61   64   54   37   32   39   49   53
  Temporary visa holders   1,367   1,311   1,216   1,046   962   1,110   817   798   839   762
  Science and engineering   3,699   3,433   3,203   2,959   2,464   2,369   1,943   1,891   2,546   2,397
    Science   1,027   880   825   755   655   1,010   504   542   1,200   1,060
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   24   29   30   29   23   70   32   26   27   27
      Biological and biomedical sciences   71   68   64   58   52   182   53   57   77   63
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   445   358
      Computer and information sciences   468   359   310   257   231   212   209   206   249   236
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   21   19
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   14   13   12   6   33   2   4   6   6
      Mathematics and statistics   125   102   63   61   59   119   33   31   29   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   22   15   14   9   8   32   5   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   86   83   72   61   58   166   41   49   174   152
      Psychology   15   7   13   3   13   26   3   3   4   4
      Social sciences   211   203   246   264   204   170   126   156   168   170
    Engineering   2,672   2,553   2,378   2,204   1,809   1,359   1,439   1,349   1,346   1,337
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   303   298   272   288   281   217   260   221   200   174
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   27   26   18   9   43   4   7   3   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   22   16   8   11   64   8   11   7   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   195   220   170   147   119   123   118   128   121   102
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   930   831   771   627   548   230   353   333   367   367
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   103   109   104   69   96   91   100   112   68   50
      Mechanical engineering   516   515   514   474   252   218   120   118   111   118
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   10   8   10   12   60   6   8   6   6
      Other engineering   549   521   497   563   481   313   470   411   463   516
    Health   113   133   207   181   135   131   53   48   46   50
      Clinical medicine   83   101   176   157   123   33   29   15   6   10
      Other health   30   32   31   24   12   98   24   33   40   40

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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