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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   538   624   552   651   551   693   690   660   614   664
    Female   206   236   218   246   191   226   237   196   180   197
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   576   652   697   699   675   708   673   628   582   658
    Hispanic or Latino   42   58   57   52   40   44   40   41   41   31
    Not Hispanic or Latino   477   554   623   640   621   648   619   573   516   542
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   0   0   1   1   2   1   3   2   2
      Asian   48   66   50   69   70   71   63   58   48   53
      Black or African American   25   39   37   43   37   37   35   24   17   11
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   0   1   1   1   1   1   1   0
      White   382   427   515   508   493   525   505   472   429   454
      More than one race   22   22   21   18   19   12   14   15   19   22
    Unknown ethnicity and race   57   40   17   7   14   16   14   14   25   85
  Temporary visa holders   168   208   73   198   67   211   254   228   212   203
  Science and engineering   744   860   770   897   742   919   927   856   794   861
    Science   231   281   211   270   191   218   210   184   197   237
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   34   46   50   59   59   54   32   7   9   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   93   97   50   65   35   64   66   127   113   98
      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   18   38   32   43   30   34   40   32   39   40
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   66   76   55   83   51   50   57   2   14   66
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   18   21   22   17   13   15   14   8   11   11
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2   3   2   3   3   1   1   8   11   15
    Engineering   513   579   559   627   551   701   717   672   597   624
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   24   16   17   14   11   15   19   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   24   24   12   20   21   19   15   15   15   20
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   15   13   7   4   10   6   11   10   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   25   30   31   39   47   38   30   35   43
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   86   115   138   157   153   146   146   112   127   132
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   95   123   126   114   109   157   171   196   171   205
      Mechanical engineering   188   194   154   219   158   228   213   119   85   89
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   35   35   34   30   22   28   39   36   42   46
      Other engineering   37   32   35   35   34   51   70   153   112   80
    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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