Data

U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill

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   537   527   620   506   269   178   194   142   344   357
    Hispanic or Latino   48   48   52   42   20   11   12   9   21   17
    Not Hispanic or Latino   470   465   548   445   238   158   173   131   316   336
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   3   1
      Asian   70   58   70   49   27   16   23   10   19   26
      Black or African American   106   104   121   89   35   19   18   13   49   54
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   2   2   2   0   1   2   1   3
      White   265   278   330   282   169   113   122   97   223   238
      More than one race   24   23   23   22   5   10   9   9   21   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   19   14   20   19   11   9   9   2   7   4
  Temporary visa holders   22   29   20   12   11   9   15   8   14   16
  Science and engineering   127   76   91   62   53   58   64   59   252   286
    Science   126   76   82   60   52   58   62   58   249   284
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   20   19   18   18   21   23   23   25   16
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   31   33
      Computer and information sciences   12   34   38   32   21   20   20   13   10   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   2   1   1   1   1   0   1   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   2   4   1   2   2   3   4   5   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   71   1   1   0   0   0   2   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   4   3   0   2   0   2   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   5   3   5   0   2   2   0   2   3   0
      Psychology   0   1   0   2   1   2   6   6   3   0
      Social sciences   12   9   11   6   5   10   6   4   170   224
    Engineering   1   0   9   2   1   0   2   1   3   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   0   9   2   1   0   2   1   2   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   432   480   549   456   227   129   145   91   106   87
      Clinical medicine   378   423   492   404   204   101   121   76   96   87
      Other health   54   57   57   52   23   28   24   15   10   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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