Data

San Diego State 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   504   469   518   430   455   481   374   419   503   638
    Hispanic or Latino   158   114   156   121   124   117   85   83   100   110
    Not Hispanic or Latino   312   306   324   283   286   311   238   276   342   441
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   3   0   4
      Asian   92   78   71   58   59   56   42   56   65   104
      Black or African American   6   14   11   8   2   8   9   6   8   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   185   208   210   197   193   210   164   184   243   287
      More than one race   29   0   31   19   31   36   23   27   26   26
    Unknown ethnicity and race   34   49   38   26   45   53   51   60   61   87
  Temporary visa holders   44   61   45   51   123   141   71   101   163   321
  Science and engineering   521   499   514   459   520   589   429   497   635   910
    Science   328   329   341   331   392   424   286   328   445   663
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   64   63   59   60   63   73   61   67   70   107
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   52   66
      Computer and information sciences   44   24   29   32   100   103   35   56   64   183
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   2   3   8   4   4   7   7   9   9
      Mathematics and statistics   20   23   23   30   45   52   43   35   52   58
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   30   32   30   19   18   6   6   7   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   65   70   67   79   75   67   57   52   59   71
      Psychology   19   24   29   19   20   26   9   10   20   20
      Social sciences   81   91   101   84   67   93   68   94   103   138
    Engineering   193   170   173   128   128   165   143   169   190   247
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   22   21   11   17   16   19   25   20   29
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   7   9   6   7   12   13   11   7   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   28   23   24   20   28   31   34   43   44
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   112   80   76   40   48   55   42   58   74   108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   34   28   38   47   35   54   38   41   46   49
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   5   5   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   27   31   49   22   58   33   16   23   31   49
      Clinical medicine   27   31   49   22   57   33   15   22   31   47
      Other health   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   2

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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