Data

Virginia Commonwealth U.

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   393   342   342   332   273   312   283   323   312   322
    Hispanic or Latino   25   24   25   17   14   15   12   10   17   9
    Not Hispanic or Latino   324   280   271   298   243   279   246   306   293   305
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   0   0   0   2   2   2   1
      Asian   44   41   35   35   20   27   22   19   20   27
      Black or African American   59   51   47   49   27   32   27   35   38   36
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   204   172   182   208   188   211   195   243   225   234
      More than one race   17   15   7   6   8   9   0   7   8   6
    Unknown ethnicity and race   44   38   46   17   16   18   25   7   2   8
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   0   28   20   23   26   22   29   38
  Science and engineering   332   267   282   291   227   258   229   249   267   297
    Science   211   202   182   196   160   185   163   178   238   250
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   51   38   39   43   39   51   35   36   23   38
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Computer and information sciences   46   47   42   38   28   28   31   30   22   35
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   20
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   9
      Mathematics and statistics   16   18   19   20   20   20   20   20   14   14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   6   5   7   1   3   2   2   3   7
      Natural resources and conservation   6   5   5   5   11   11   7   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   19   18   19   23   7   16   11   8   11   14
      Psychology   44   42   26   42   34   21   15   25   17   31
      Social sciences   24   28   27   18   20   35   42   46   119   78
    Engineering   121   65   100   95   67   73   66   71   29   47
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   11   12   12   7   13   7   0   0   14
      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   111   54   88   83   60   60   59   71   29   33
    Health   61   75   60   69   66   77   80   96   74   63
      Clinical medicine   17   13   11   13   8   9   13   12   11   16
      Other health   44   62   49   56   58   68   67   84   63   47

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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