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Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male   263   255   215   247   192   84   92   56   84   100
    Female   356   403   305   242   176   118   107   128   119   121
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   565   606   483   435   342   190   186   175   177   200
    Hispanic or Latino   56   54   47   31   27   12   14   11   9   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   482   512   411   353   310   162   144   136   140   164
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   86   98   59   55   43   19   22   14   15   26
      Black or African American   55   56   39   23   25   14   8   6   8   9
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   317   340   292   262   235   128   110   114   113   128
      More than one race   21   18   20   13   7   1   4   2   4   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   27   40   25   51   5   16   28   28   28   27
  Temporary visa holders   54   52   37   54   26   12   13   9   26   21
  Science and engineering   551   581   442   404   300   146   162   136   144   132
    Science   452   481   371   337   76   91   98   87   88   72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   2   2   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   123   168   128   64   36   41   41   36   34   21
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   9   8
      Computer and information sciences   85   75   61   60   0   20   23   12   16   18
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   18   15   9   5   5   2   2   2   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   109   97   61   158   8   6   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   10   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   19   14   5   0   0   1   1   0   2
      Psychology   15   27   20   2   0   1   0   0   1   0
      Social sciences   84   68   70   36   27   21   31   18   19   16
    Engineering   99   100   71   67   224   55   64   49   56   60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   38   31   24   0   26   19   39   8   4   13
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   3   2   3   0   16   9   5   5   5   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   14   14   39   20   9   3   11   17   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   22   27   9   13   38   7   10   14   14   7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   17   21   18   15   20   11   7   11   16   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   3   3   0   104   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   68   77   78   85   68   56   37   48   59   89
    Clinical medicine   48   37   26   47   40   43   26   37   48   71
    Other health   20   40   52   38   28   13   11   11   11   18

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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