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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   783   836   839   855   836   860   856   869   849   769
    Female   512   519   480   442   407   412   402   453   480   413
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   1,157   1,206   1,216   1,168   1,108   1,093   1,077   1,129   1,176   1,044
    Hispanic or Latino   107   105   98   79   60   51   60   58   57   42
    Not Hispanic or Latino   1,002   1,037   1,038   1,011   1,011   1,003   984   1,040   1,087   969
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   2   3   3   2   2   3   2   1   1
      Asian   125   131   140   138   130   130   127   104   87   79
      Black or African American   73   65   68   62   71   63   60   85   92   81
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   1   2   2   1   0   2
      White   750   784   781   772   768   763   754   825   882   781
      More than one race   52   54   46   36   39   43   38   23   25   25
    Unknown ethnicity and race   48   64   80   78   37   39   33   31   32   33
  Temporary visa holders   138   149   103   129   135   179   181   193   153   138
  Science and engineering   1,286   1,350   1,311   1,283   1,212   1,234   1,219   1,312   1,289   1,133
    Science   910   971   979   962   911   894   850   927   895   796
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   134   134   118   107   82   77   92   162   187   157
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   22   25   18   25   27   13   47   46   25
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   3
      Computer and information sciences   477   523   519   561   564   542   477   407   317   295
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   37   45   34
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   4   3   3   2   4   5   4   4   2
      Mathematics and statistics   12   16   22   22   11   11   8   14   6   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   23   29   30   28   29   29   30   29   31   28
      Natural resources and conservation   123   123   124   103   64   71   74   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   5   11   8   14   9   11   11   6   7
      Psychology   12   14   25   20   8   13   12   10   14   4
      Social sciences   100   101   102   92   112   111   128   202   236   232
    Engineering   376   379   332   321   301   340   369   385   394   337
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   68   83   81   63   44   50   56   42   36   27
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   7   2   6   6   1   2   1   4   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   3   7   8   9   6   4   2   6   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   32   41   28   39   60   68   75   52   51   54
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   130   112   103   84   78   88   91   127   115   96
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   56   58   45   40   36   43   59   50   43   48
      Mechanical engineering   41   36   24   37   34   40   38   42   47   36
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   10   7   11   11   23   19   17   19   15
      Other engineering   32   29   35   33   23   21   25   52   73   55
  Health   9   5   8   14   31   38   39   10   40   49
    Clinical medicine   9   5   8   14   7   5   13   10   15   19
    Other health   0   0   0   0   24   33   26   0   25   30

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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