Data

U. Tennessee, Knoxville

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   1,201   1,061   1,004   1,047   988   981   1,001   975   923   900
    Hispanic or Latino   79   68   64   56   50   46   46   45   42   33
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,104   972   920   965   903   901   908   871   822   809
      American Indian or Alaska Native   6   5   3   4   5   2   3   4   5   3
      Asian   64   51   49   46   41   43   40   29   31   37
      Black or African American   80   56   52   43   36   42   46   38   47   33
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   926   838   792   850   793   788   798   780   726   722
      More than one race   28   22   24   22   28   26   21   20   13   14
    Unknown ethnicity and race   18   21   20   26   35   34   47   59   59   58
  Temporary visa holders   423   397   365   362   336   373   376   361   345   324
  Science and engineering   1,463   1,325   1,260   1,338   1,280   1,306   1,334   1,287   1,225   1,176
    Science   910   790   710   745   718   729   735   694   681   686
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   117   125   125   108   104   98   88   79   106   104
      Biological and biomedical sciences   178   151   133   137   124   137   120   139   110   111
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   23
      Computer and information sciences   206   128   71   53   47   58   57   54   54   47
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   2   4   7   5   4   7   3   4   5
      Mathematics and statistics   43   47   54   59   58   47   42   41   35   38
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   10   9   5   4   4   2   3   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   34   31   26   32   30   28   28   30   0   0
      Physical sciences   161   143   153   187   172   184   223   196   196   175
      Psychology   82   79   62   77   81   73   71   59   57   67
      Social sciences   76   74   73   80   93   96   97   90   89   104
    Engineering   553   535   550   593   562   577   599   593   544   490
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   48   45   46   44   42   21   16   27   13   15
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   11   13   8   11   9   7   4   9   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   8   6   8   9   22   24   22   25   23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   79   105   94   112   84   102   96   106   100   75
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   104   91   97   117   113   131   138   131   131   118
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   92   64   79   85   77   79   99   103   91   89
      Mechanical engineering   76   81   91   84   77   73   75   75   54   53
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   26   34   31   41   53   57   55   45   48   37
      Other engineering   106   96   93   94   96   83   89   80   73   69
    Health   161   133   109   71   44   48   43   49   43   48
      Clinical medicine   124   109   83   37   17   15   6   12   8   11
      Other health   37   24   26   34   27   33   37   37   35   37

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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