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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   138   183   186   141   160   162   162   144   166   191
    Female   204   159   174   152   175   147   183   197   194   211
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   342   342   332   273   312   283   323   312   322   364
    Hispanic or Latino   24   25   17   14   15   12   10   17   9   19
    Not Hispanic or Latino   280   271   298   243   279   246   306   293   305   334
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   0   0   0   2   2   2   1   0
      Asian   41   35   35   20   27   22   19   20   27   27
      Black or African American   51   47   49   27   32   27   35   38   36   43
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      White   172   182   208   188   211   195   243   225   234   253
      More than one race   15   7   6   8   9   0   7   8   6   10
    Unknown ethnicity and race   38   46   17   16   18   25   7   2   8   11
  Temporary visa holders   0   0   28   20   23   26   22   29   38   38
  Science and engineering   267   282   291   227   258   229   249   267   297   329
    Science   202   182   196   160   185   163   178   238   250   272
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   38   39   43   39   51   35   36   23   38   51
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Computer and information sciences   47   42   38   28   28   31   30   22   35   36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20   20   21
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   9   8
      Mathematics and statistics   18   19   20   20   20   20   20   14   14   21
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   5   7   1   3   2   2   3   7   8
      Natural resources and conservation   5   5   5   11   11   7   11   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   19   23   7   16   11   8   11   14   13
      Psychology   42   26   42   34   21   15   25   17   31   33
      Social sciences   28   27   18   20   35   42   46   119   78   78
    Engineering   65   100   95   67   73   66   71   29   47   57
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   12   12   7   13   7   0   0   14   15
      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   54   88   83   60   60   59   71   29   33   42
  Health   75   60   69   66   77   80   96   74   63   73
    Clinical medicine   13   11   13   8   9   13   12   11   16   17
    Other health   62   49   56   58   68   67   84   63   47   56

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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