Data

Wayne State 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   459   496   466   477   504   566   556   539   685   676
    Hispanic or Latino   33   26   21   31   24   24   27   18   23   19
    Not Hispanic or Latino   420   465   434   435   467   507   519   502   652   608
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   2   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   2
      Asian   66   60   51   41   46   48   53   66   55   64
      Black or African American   76   83   65   57   60   64   64   58   121   101
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   253   285   280   311   341   380   387   357   449   420
      More than one race   22   34   38   25   20   14   14   21   27   21
    Unknown ethnicity and race   6   5   11   11   13   35   10   19   10   49
  Temporary visa holders   72   81   73   87   57   105   101   131   157   139
  Science and engineering   408   446   434   474   485   564   556   596   760   746
    Science   267   309   257   291   295   312   306   307   469   480
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   25   89   55   65   54   73   44   45   66   60
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   84   78
      Computer and information sciences   112   68   56   55   65   57   46   28   37   55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   2   0   2   1   2   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   13   19   14   13   15   12   17   26   36   29
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   6   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   8   9   11   22   17   17   21   22   9   6
      Psychology   43   48   52   67   65   69   93   85   81   87
      Social sciences   61   69   66   66   77   83   83   101   154   165
    Engineering   141   137   177   183   190   252   250   289   291   266
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   20   21   25   25   37   38   32   37   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   12   11   9   9   8   18   16   12   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   18   13   17   25   31   34   38   35   39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   30   37   27   30   47   37   36   41   42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   33   27   49   54   51   66   62   85   93   87
      Mechanical engineering   12   11   18   29   39   47   46   65   50   51
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   10
      Other engineering   15   19   28   22   11   16   15   17   12   11
    Health   123   131   105   90   76   107   101   74   82   69
      Clinical medicine   101   95   76   64   48   74   66   64   47   36
      Other health   22   36   29   26   28   33   35   10   35   33

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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