Data

U. Missouri, Kansas City

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   211   217   238   277   289   260   314   278   493   404
    Hispanic or Latino   17   17   14   12   14   8   19   16   30   17
    Not Hispanic or Latino   182   184   212   248   251   228   273   243   414   358
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   2   3   2   2   1   3   3   1
      Asian   22   20   24   35   33   29   37   25   21   17
      Black or African American   20   31   30   26   24   17   19   17   42   30
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
      White   134   124   145   174   184   174   210   196   342   302
      More than one race   5   7   10   9   8   6   6   2   5   8
    Unknown ethnicity and race   12   16   12   17   24   24   22   19   49   29
  Temporary visa holders   117   158   218   145   205   245   257   288   277   231
  Science and engineering   302   346   417   347   423   420   481   540   720   586
    Science   238   284   343   263   303   300   328   374   547   437
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   38   52   68   61   48   28   29   37   37   38
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   102   140   168   67   92   119   129   165   100   83
      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   17   19   23   26   29
      Mathematics and statistics   34   32   34   29   29   26   24   28   32   18
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   23   14   10   8   22   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   14   14   31   38   35   42   42   38   39
      Psychology   1   0   2   11   20   28   28   14   52   59
      Social sciences   31   32   47   56   54   47   57   65   262   171
    Engineering   64   62   74   84   120   120   153   166   173   149
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   1   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   6   11   23   19   16   18   32   33   24   15
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   36   34   33   34   72   69   91   120   121   108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   17   11   14   12   13   14   13   13   14   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   5   4   19   19   19   17   0   14   11
    Health   26   29   39   75   71   85   90   26   50   49
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   26   29   39   75   71   85   90   26   50   49

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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