Data

U. Massachusetts, Lowell

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   779   841   826   845   842   750   734   708   789   770
    Hispanic or Latino   75   68   67   62   63   50   43   43   49   45
    Not Hispanic or Latino   657   713   689   712   730   683   670   639   709   697
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   7   0
      Asian   109   111   106   98   93   90   82   79   86   87
      Black or African American   60   85   76   77   61   59   53   57   62   48
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0
      White   463   502   485   516   551   514   519   488   538   548
      More than one race   25   15   22   20   24   18   16   15   16   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   47   60   70   71   49   17   21   26   31   28
  Temporary visa holders   119   127   102   109   106   133   123   130   111   113
  Science and engineering   829   863   820   864   886   822   784   758   793   789
    Science   464   451   427   436   444   407   401   383   437   433
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   59   38   26   28   34   24   25   25   20   23
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   160   181   168   173   178   171   166   175   179   165
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   2   3   2   1   0   0   0   6   17
      Mathematics and statistics   43   13   16   16   21   11   21   17   24   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   40   20   15   17   24   25   20   24   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   4   6   6   9   7   7   5   0   0
      Physical sciences   42   41   48   43   29   46   45   53   51   57
      Psychology   9   42   34   33   21   22   29   23   8   10
      Social sciences   103   110   111   118   127   101   88   61   149   145
    Engineering   365   412   393   428   442   415   383   375   356   356
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   43   49   55   46   35   41   47   52   56
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   64   74   58   63   71   70   69   65   21   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   70   70   71   75   73   60   47   49   50   51
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   116   135   134   155   152   160   142   129   118   114
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   59   67   64   60   84   74   66   70   57   63
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   43
      Other engineering   13   20   17   20   16   16   18   15   14   14
    Health   69   105   108   90   62   61   73   80   107   94
      Clinical medicine   7   69   71   54   31   38   39   51   34   27
      Other health   62   36   37   36   31   23   34   29   73   67

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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