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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   26   32   32   31   24   26   17   22   38   20
    Female   12   24   25   30   25   31   22   24   51   27
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   35   54   55   59   45   53   31   33   54   35
    Hispanic or Latino   4   3   2   4   5   1   3   0   0   5
    Not Hispanic or Latino   26   46   48   50   28   33   27   19   34   26
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   1   0   2   4   2   3   1   2   2   0
      Black or African American   19   33   33   32   21   21   19   13   23   20
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   6   13   12   14   5   9   7   4   9   6
      More than one race   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   5   5   5   12   19   1   14   20   4
  Temporary visa holders   3   2   2   2   4   4   8   13   35   12
  Science and engineering   35   52   57   59   48   57   37   44   84   45
    Science   29   49   54   51   45   54   37   42   77   44
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   7   3
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   1   0   1   0   1   6   6   20   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   14   16   11   10   13   8   2   7   14   5
      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   3   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   5   3   5   9   4   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3   9   5   5   7   14   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   12   22   33   32   20   22   25   25   33   24
    Engineering   6   3   3   8   3   3   0   2   7   1
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   2   4   2   2   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   2   7   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   1   1   2   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   3   4   0   2   1   0   2   2   5   2
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   3   4   0   2   1   0   2   2   5   2

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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