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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 707    701    635    636    716    843    488    486    471    947   
    Male 486    497    440    476    501    576    309    333    312    667   
    Female 221    204    195    160    215    267    179    153    159    280   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 617    596    545    536    610    746    469    464    455    821   
    Hispanic or Latino 30    34    33    22    8    36    28    20    14    30   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 580    559    507    502    593    703    436    442    441    784   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    1    0    2    3    3    1    2    3    3   
      Asian 12    12    14    10    11    15    8    9    9    18   
      Black or African American 2    1    2    1    1    3    4    2    0    1   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3    4    3    0    1    4    4    6    7    5   
      White 501    528    472    474    541    657    408    416    413    740   
      More than one race 61    13    16    15    36    21    11    7    9    17   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 7    3    5    12    9    7    5    2    0    7   
  Temporary visa holders 90    105    90    100    106    97    19    22    16    126   
  Science and engineering 672    669    606    607    678    801    442    456    453    897   
    Science 449    417    386    377    442    588    348    335    344    665   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 6    6    9    6    10    28    23    30    42    43   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 113    112    107    81    86    102    45    46    41    98   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    15    17    16    12    9   
      Computer and information sciences 71    58    50    96    94    84    29    29    20    72   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    7    0    0    0    8   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15    14    15    12    17    18    23    13    23    24   
      Mathematics and statistics 25    25    17    18    16    17    15    16    21    30   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    1    2    0    23    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 37    41    33    36    37    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    6    0    0    0    3   
      Physical sciences 119    118    105    85    94    66    0    0    2    102   
      Psychology 24    0    14    24    36    92    59    40    39    99   
      Social sciences 39    42    34    19    29    153    137    145    144    177   
    Engineering 223    252    220    230    236    213    94    121    109    232   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 36    47    42    41    36    34    0    0    0    33   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 24    22    22    20    30    21    17    23    23    40   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 54    76    63    63    71    59    0    0    0    57   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 13    12    10    .    .    .    .    .    .    24   
      Mechanical engineering 96    95    83    106    99    99    77    98    86    78   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 35    32    29    29    38    42    46    30    18    50   
      Clinical medicine 3    1    1    2    2    6    1    0    0    1   
      Other health 32    31    28    27    36    36    45    30    18    49   

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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