Data

Southern Methodist 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   558   598   555   652   695   698   523   244   448   337
    Hispanic or Latino   125   109   103   103   116   120   89   39   55   41
    Not Hispanic or Latino   416   478   437   529   554   569   429   203   381   291
      American Indian or Alaska Native   4   3   3   2   4   4   2   2   2   1
      Asian   73   89   75   90   112   110   100   33   62   43
      Black or African American   85   83   50   70   60   74   46   25   36   22
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   1   2
      White   232   288   294   344   356   364   271   137   265   207
      More than one race   22   15   14   22   21   17   9   6   15   16
    Unknown ethnicity and race   17   11   15   20   25   9   5   2   12   5
  Temporary visa holders   38   42   59   58   60   80   86   40   79   55
  Science and engineering   596   640   614   710   755   778   609   284   527   392
    Science   332   344   316   364   365   401   384   38   290   125
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   5   4   3   5   5   3   1   1   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   168   155   250   291   282   323   347   18   260   101
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   2   2   3   12   8   3   5   12   8
      Mathematics and statistics   30   27   15   34   37   22   20   3   6   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   112   142   30   20   12   22   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   3   3   1   2   2   0   1   0   0
      Psychology   3   2   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0
      Social sciences   14   8   12   10   14   17   10   10   11   10
    Engineering   264   296   298   346   390   377   225   246   237   267
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   9   11   11   11   8   8   11   16   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   97   127   66   83   89   90   80   99   82   94
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   125   131   185   216   250   224   111   110   112   122
      Mechanical engineering   12   10   12   10   10   17   17   11   16   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   19   19   24   26   30   38   9   15   11   14
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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