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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   76   53   54   50   52   54   39   41   52   36
    Female   71   56   50   35   35   49   44   63   55   53
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   69   69   72   62   62   76   64   80   87   79
    Hispanic or Latino   5   4   6   2   2   6   4   11   2   1
    Not Hispanic or Latino   61   62   62   58   55   68   59   67   80   78
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Asian   2   1   1   2   1   0   1   1   2   3
      Black or African American   5   10   8   6   4   8   5   9   6   5
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      White   51   48   51   47   48   59   50   54   70   68
      More than one race   3   3   2   2   2   1   3   3   2   2
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   3   4   2   5   2   1   2   5   0
  Temporary visa holders   78   40   32   23   25   27   19   24   20   10
  Science and engineering   142   104   101   80   83   87   73   95   98   81
    Science   142   104   101   80   83   87   73   95   98   81
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   8   17   13   23   26   24   27   26   27
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   52   25   28   17   18   15   15   17   19   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   34   18   23   12   13   4   0   4   2   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   10   16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   2   0   0   2   2   2   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   3   7   7   13   5   10   4   11   10   11
      Psychology   16   14   13   14   11   15   15   15   15   17
      Social sciences   8   14   13   11   11   15   13   19   24   12
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   5   5   3   5   4   16   10   9   9   8
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   5   5   3   5   4   16   10   9   9   8

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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