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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   1,234   1,100   1,509   1,381   1,321   1,148   1,259   1,346   1,363   1,575
    Female   754   748   989   820   738   677   701   900   834   844
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,311   1,247   1,587   1,095   1,008   918   953   1,346   1,197   1,263
    Hispanic or Latino   282   252   294   188   168   123   149   217   170   182
    Not Hispanic or Latino   986   951   1,225   867   783   743   748   1,057   969   1,033
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   6   4   3   2   0   7   3   2
      Asian   387   343   441   271   223   209   233   318   266   275
      Black or African American   75   69   86   67   55   51   42   119   71   73
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   3   2   4   4   6   4   4   7   7   6
      White   460   476   601   484   458   441   437   605   588   642
      More than one race   59   58   87   37   38   36   32   1   34   35
    Unknown ethnicity and race   43   44   68   40   57   52   56   72   58   48
  Temporary visa holders   677   601   911   1,106   1,051   907   1,007   900   1,000   1,156
  Science and engineering   1,788   1,654   2,237   2,036   1,879   1,671   1,780   2,082   2,030   2,237
    Science   989   836   1,148   1,019   775   486   532   920   847   911
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   52   30   52   28   24   17   25   3   2   1
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   144   149   125
      Computer and information sciences   708   533   732   666   536   285   345   310   396   470
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   0   1   1   1   1   3   3   6   3
      Mathematics and statistics   27   8   8   9   10   4   11   13   18   18
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   55   65   92   66   94   78   85   84   72   65
      Natural resources and conservation   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   2   5   2   6   2   0   0   3   2
      Psychology   11   20   30   22   34   36   1   32   3   0
      Social sciences   135   176   225   225   70   63   62   326   196   225
    Engineering   799   818   1,089   1,017   1,104   1,185   1,248   1,162   1,183   1,326
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   256   244   270   200   109   152   157   161   99   91
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   27   33   44   29   27   47   43   46   53   69
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   14   17   15   37   102   154   136   155   131
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   37   22   29   29   61   80   102   76   78   87
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   199   219   331   454   446   531   488   450   445   549
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   87   79   111   57   75   79   100   95   140   167
      Mechanical engineering   83   92   133   120   196   186   195   191   204   218
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   5   6   11   9   22   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   100   109   143   104   131   8   9   7   9   14
  Health   200   194   261   165   180   154   180   164   167   182
    Clinical medicine   101   114   158   65   75   72   60   36   22   36
    Other health   99   80   103   100   105   82   120   128   145   146

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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