Data

U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston

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   717   783   811   815   710   431   527   574   418   499
    Hispanic or Latino   180   186   201   186   149   81   112   126   87   89
    Not Hispanic or Latino   477   530   542   571   506   313   380   405   305   349
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   146   142   134   159   127   87   119   117   79   76
      Black or African American   100   111   111   121   100   56   49   58   33   40
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   1   1   2   2   2   0   0
      White   210   259   280   272   256   161   195   212   177   223
      More than one race   20   17   15   17   21   7   15   16   16   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   60   67   68   58   55   37   35   43   26   61
  Temporary visa holders   49   54   48   40   48   49   52   62   45   47
  Science and engineering   327   348   367   363   305   279   245   265   221   152
    Science   325   346   366   363   303   279   244   265   220   152
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   233   264   283   281   218   193   160   185   147   152
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   45   42   37   30   30   33   31   21   14   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   2   2   3   5   4   7   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   46   40   44   50   52   48   49   52   50   0
    Engineering   2   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   1   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   2   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   1   0
      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   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   439   489   492   492   453   201   334   371   242   394
      Clinical medicine   215   287   280   294   268   88   225   249   202   393
      Other health   224   202   212   198   185   113   109   122   40   1

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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