Data

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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   604   576   652   697   699   675   708   673   628   582
    Hispanic or Latino   56   42   58   57   52   40   44   40   41   41
    Not Hispanic or Latino   449   477   554   623   640   621   648   619   573   516
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   0   1   1   2   1   3   2
      Asian   52   48   66   50   69   70   71   63   58   48
      Black or African American   24   25   39   37   43   37   37   35   24   17
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1
      White   352   382   427   515   508   493   525   505   472   429
      More than one race   21   22   22   21   18   19   12   14   15   19
    Unknown ethnicity and race   99   57   40   17   7   14   16   14   14   25
  Temporary visa holders   198   168   208   73   198   67   211   254   228   212
  Science and engineering   802   744   860   770   897   742   919   927   856   794
    Science   279   231   281   211   270   191   218   210   184   197
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   30   34   46   50   59   59   54   32   7   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   135   93   97   50   65   35   64   66   127   113
      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   16   18   38   32   43   30   34   40   32   39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   79   66   76   55   83   51   50   57   2   14
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   18   21   22   17   13   15   14   8   11
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   1   2   3   2   3   3   1   1   8   11
    Engineering   523   513   579   559   627   551   701   717   672   597
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   28   24   16   17   14   11   15   19   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   24   24   12   20   21   19   15   15   15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   8   15   13   7   4   10   6   11   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   25   16   25   30   31   39   47   38   30   35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   107   86   115   138   157   153   146   146   112   127
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   102   95   123   126   114   109   157   171   196   171
      Mechanical engineering   163   188   194   154   219   158   228   213   119   85
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   31   35   35   34   30   22   28   39   36   42
      Other engineering   42   37   32   35   35   34   51   70   153   112
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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