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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   852   810   851   831   866   897   868   794   787   753
    Female   606   559   558   493   488   480   468   474   437   458
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,061   1,004   1,047   988   981   1,001   975   923   900   883
    Hispanic or Latino   68   64   56   50   46   46   45   42   33   25
    Not Hispanic or Latino   972   920   965   903   901   908   871   822   809   776
      American Indian or Alaska Native   5   3   4   5   2   3   4   5   3   2
      Asian   51   49   46   41   43   40   29   31   37   26
      Black or African American   56   52   43   36   42   46   38   47   33   31
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   838   792   850   793   788   798   780   726   722   708
      More than one race   22   24   22   28   26   21   20   13   14   9
    Unknown ethnicity and race   21   20   26   35   34   47   59   59   58   82
  Temporary visa holders   397   365   362   336   373   376   361   345   324   328
  Science and engineering   1,325   1,260   1,338   1,280   1,306   1,334   1,287   1,225   1,176   1,168
    Science   790   710   745   718   729   735   694   681   686   690
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   125   125   108   104   98   88   79   106   104   94
      Biological and biomedical sciences   151   133   137   124   137   120   139   110   111   106
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   23   31
      Computer and information sciences   128   71   53   47   58   57   54   54   47   45
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   12   9
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   4   7   5   4   7   3   4   5   8
      Mathematics and statistics   47   54   59   58   47   42   41   35   38   34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   10   9   5   4   4   2   3   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   31   26   32   30   28   28   30   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   143   153   187   172   184   223   196   196   175   169
      Psychology   79   62   77   81   73   71   59   57   67   69
      Social sciences   74   73   80   93   96   97   90   89   104   125
    Engineering   535   550   593   562   577   599   593   544   490   478
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   45   46   44   42   21   16   27   13   15   14
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   13   8   11   9   7   4   9   11   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   6   8   9   22   24   22   25   23   31
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   105   94   112   84   102   96   106   100   75   71
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   91   97   117   113   131   138   131   131   118   114
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   64   79   85   77   79   99   103   91   89   72
      Mechanical engineering   81   91   84   77   73   75   75   54   53   45
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   34   31   41   53   57   55   45   48   37   45
      Other engineering   96   93   94   96   83   89   80   73   69   76
  Health   133   109   71   44   48   43   49   43   48   43
    Clinical medicine   109   83   37   17   15   6   12   8   11   12
    Other health   24   26   34   27   33   37   37   35   37   31

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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