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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   271   275   293   303   368   365   395   477   438   427
    Female   306   264   271   258   303   292   275   365   377   357
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   496   466   477   504   566   556   539   685   676   653
    Hispanic or Latino   26   21   31   24   24   27   18   23   19   13
    Not Hispanic or Latino   465   434   435   467   507   519   502   652   608   572
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   2   0
      Asian   60   51   41   46   48   53   66   55   64   73
      Black or African American   83   65   57   60   64   64   58   121   101   104
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   285   280   311   341   380   387   357   449   420   376
      More than one race   34   38   25   20   14   14   21   27   21   19
    Unknown ethnicity and race   5   11   11   13   35   10   19   10   49   68
  Temporary visa holders   81   73   87   57   105   101   131   157   139   131
  Science and engineering   446   434   474   485   564   556   596   760   746   698
    Science   309   257   291   295   312   306   307   469   480   459
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   89   55   65   54   73   44   45   66   60   64
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   78   55
      Computer and information sciences   68   56   55   65   57   46   28   37   55   60
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   2   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   1
      Mathematics and statistics   19   14   13   15   12   17   26   36   29   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   6   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   9   11   22   17   17   21   22   9   6   3
      Psychology   48   52   67   65   69   93   85   81   87   80
      Social sciences   69   66   66   77   83   83   101   154   165   161
    Engineering   137   177   183   190   252   250   289   291   266   239
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   20   21   25   25   37   38   32   37   18   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   11   9   9   8   18   16   12   8   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   13   17   25   31   34   38   35   39   35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   30   37   27   30   47   37   36   41   42   33
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   27   49   54   51   66   62   85   93   87   57
      Mechanical engineering   11   18   29   39   47   46   65   50   51   51
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10   8
      Other engineering   19   28   22   11   16   15   17   12   11   17
  Health   131   105   90   76   107   101   74   82   69   86
    Clinical medicine   95   76   64   48   74   66   64   47   36   52
    Other health   36   29   26   28   33   35   10   35   33   34

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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