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Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All part-time students 379    349    329    347    354    387    293    260    223    219   
    Male 148    122    129    118    132    138    114    107    94    89   
    Female 231    227    200    229    222    249    179    153    129    130   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 348    329    307    311    318    360    265    239    190    197   
    Hispanic or Latino 28    20    16    12    10    11    5    3    6    4   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 316    303    280    289    285    328    236    195    164    179   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    0    0    0    1    2    2    1    1   
      Asian 7    8    7    8    9    7    4    4    2    1   
      Black or African American 22    16    17    10    9    16    12    6    5    7   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    1    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   
      White 278    269    242    260    255    298    216    181    155    168   
      More than one race 8    9    14    11    12    6    1    2    1    2   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4    6    11    10    23    21    24    41    20    14   
  Temporary visa holders 31    20    22    36    36    27    28    21    33    22   
  Science and engineering 363    333    309    310    308    362    275    217    186    186   
    Science 363    333    309    310    303    359    273    217    186    186   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    8    9    8    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 24    25    34    33    28    25    36    55    49    44   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    28    13    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 37    40    40    27    31    37    25    4    16    6   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    32    6    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9    7    5    8    6    15    19    18    16    13   
      Mathematics and statistics 31    4    5    54    59    48    40    32    23    20   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 37    34    7    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 18    12    12    11    15    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 166    171    153    136    116    112    86    61    36    56   
      Physical sciences 21    18    26    23    29    19    16    10    18    16   
      Social sciences 20    22    27    18    19    35    23    29    28    31   
    Engineering .    .    .    .    5    3    2    .    .    .   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering .    .    .    .    5    3    2    .    .    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 16    16    20    37    46    25    18    43    37    33   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 16    16    20    37    46    25    18    43    37    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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