Data

U. Alabama, Birmingham

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   840   853   889   927   918   757   629   684   419   389
    Hispanic or Latino   51   37   13   13   12   15   14   23   11   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   728   686   678   798   854   691   570   630   385   358
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   2   4   5   4   4   0   0   0
      Asian   58   52   55   48   48   40   18   41   33   22
      Black or African American   197   196   170   203   197   151   116   145   85   88
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   441   417   440   528   584   485   411   422   257   237
      More than one race   31   20   11   15   20   11   21   22   10   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   61   130   198   116   52   51   45   31   23   22
  Temporary visa holders   167   235   110   93   103   93   113   48   42   41
  Science and engineering   644   742   634   678   738   673   542   534   267   261
    Science   308   387   289   288   331   262   146   178   186   160
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   80   72   46   64   70   55   32   54   75   53
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   114   172   83   69   34   27   41   25   17   14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   2   4   1   2   1   1   2   1   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   46   77   93   84   132   92   0   4   8   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   4   4   4   1   4   5   4   1   5
      Psychology   1   0   1   2   1   3   3   1   1   0
      Social sciences   56   60   58   64   91   80   64   88   82   82
    Engineering   336   355   345   390   407   411   396   356   81   101
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   10   7   5   7   2   2   6   6   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   12   6   9   15   13   17   9   13   16
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   23   16   22   23   29   33   18   11   12   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11   13   9   7   11   20   15   9   6   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   7   9   9   8   7   9   5   6   6   11
      Other engineering   272   295   292   338   338   334   339   315   38   44
    Health   363   346   365   342   283   177   200   198   194   169
      Clinical medicine   341   326   349   329   263   177   162   158   154   123
      Other health   22   20   16   13   20   0   38   40   40   46

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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