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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   95   71   93   130   122   185   206   231   296   293
    Hispanic or Latino   8   6   6   13   7   8   18   14   14   15
    Not Hispanic or Latino   84   65   87   117   115   176   187   214   280   273
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   1   2   1   1   2   2   1   2   2
      Asian   1   1   2   4   5   7   3   5   6   7
      Black or African American   11   8   8   14   20   27   30   27   32   32
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      White   69   53   72   95   87   139   150   174   234   226
      More than one race   2   2   3   3   2   1   2   7   6   5
    Unknown ethnicity and race   3   0   0   0   0   1   1   3   2   5
  Temporary visa holders   26   17   21   16   44   107   171   129   105   86
  Science and engineering   99   76   91   120   142   276   348   342   379   362
    Science   71   59   62   86   86   160   207   230   278   285
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   6   8   6   8   3   7   10   15   13   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6
      Computer and information sciences   16   8   4   7   11   19   32   31   25   20
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   4   6   9   7   15   24   24   17   18
      Mathematics and statistics   4   1   1   6   1   6   4   15   8   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   7   4   2   3   1   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   1   2   4   6   18   13   5   10
      Psychology   28   29   37   48   49   74   83   96   81   87
      Social sciences   9   2   3   4   8   32   35   36   123   121
    Engineering   28   17   29   34   56   116   141   112   101   77
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   1   0   1   3   0   1   2   1   1
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   0   2   3   2   5   6   13   2   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   3   1   0   0   11   19   14   11   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   0   3   7   10   19   32   30   32   35
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   7   8   5   29   45   47   28   21   9
      Mechanical engineering   12   6   15   18   12   32   32   23   28   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   4   4   2   3   5
    Health   22   12   23   26   24   16   29   18   22   17
      Clinical medicine   8   8   9   15   4   2   1   1   22   17
      Other health   14   4   14   11   20   14   28   17   0   0

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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