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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   203   135   146   140   152   139   137   95   109   130
    Female   154   72   99   92   75   115   134   53   60   55
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   326   197   237   218   197   238   251   138   154   168
    Hispanic or Latino   25   10   13   10   7   9   8   10   11   8
    Not Hispanic or Latino   260   157   190   164   169   216   219   118   131   146
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   2   1   1   0   1   0   0
      Asian   11   9   13   7   8   13   17   4   5   8
      Black or African American   20   6   9   2   7   14   11   3   4   3
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   2   1   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0
      White   217   137   160   145   150   185   189   110   121   134
      More than one race   9   4   7   8   3   2   1   0   0   1
    Unknown ethnicity and race   41   30   34   44   21   13   24   10   12   14
  Temporary visa holders   31   10   8   14   30   16   20   10   15   17
  Science and engineering   285   190   193   206   203   188   202   124   144   151
    Science   204   137   114   125   130   100   115   54   52   59
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   9   9   7   3   6   0   4   4   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   56   43   47   45   72   15   21   15   14   21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   20   8   10   10   8   13   9   15   12
      Mathematics and statistics   8   7   4   8   6   12   8   10   0   19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   75   44   33   33   32   37   50   12   8   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   3   0   2   0   4   2   1   4   3
      Psychology   10   11   13   20   5   10   11   3   1   1
      Social sciences   9   0   0   0   2   8   10   0   6   0
    Engineering   81   53   79   81   73   88   87   70   92   92
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   4   3   3   1   7   8   4   6   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   7   7   14   10   10   10   8   11   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   20   20   15   12   16   12   16   4   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   10   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   14   0   34   33   36   36   28   27   53   33
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   25   22   15   16   14   19   21   15   18   15
  Health   72   17   52   26   24   66   69   24   25   34
    Clinical medicine   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   72   15   52   26   24   66   69   24   25   34

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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