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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 910    811    794    775    827    735    774    686    782    872   
    Male 572    499    513    499    506    458    473    401    429    487   
    Female 338    312    281    276    321    277    301    285    353    385   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 850    756    741    718    728    679    713    646    737    814   
    Hispanic or Latino 56    50    48    52    46    39    32    37    27    39   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 779    690    677    651    670    634    669    598    687    755   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5    2    3    2    4    0    1    2    18    4   
      Asian 30    23    27    17    32    12    17    14    28    17   
      Black or African American 95    77    62    58    52    54    63    50    62    62   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    2    3    4    2    2    0    0    1   
      White 642    581    576    563    569    558    579    529    575    666   
      More than one race 7    6    7    8    9    8    7    3    4    5   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15    16    16    15    12    6    12    11    23    20   
  Temporary visa holders 60    55    53    57    99    56    61    40    45    58   
  Science and engineering 889    794    760    738    795    704    745    659    745    838   
    Science 497    452    421    414    457    409    475    467    540    587   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 77    68    44    49    59    87    88    88    78    79   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 19    23    18    17    32    37    44    63    60    59   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 39    21    20    17    12    12    16    15    18    26   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    14    19    14    9    61   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 203    193    201    205    210    162    213    206    257    264   
      Mathematics and statistics 0    3    4    3    3    5    5    1    5    5   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    0    1   
      Natural resources and conservation 35    39    34    31    35    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 52    39    21    9    13    21    15    11    34    14   
      Physical sciences 6    2    2    4    7    3    1    0    3    3   
      Social sciences 66    64    77    79    85    68    74    69    76    75   
    Engineering 392    342    339    324    338    295    270    192    205    251   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 25    23    21    26    28    26    12    11    17    12   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    2    7    0    5    4    3    2    4    2   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8    5    2    4    2    5    4    9    8    11   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 86    81    84    76    86    86    86    66    66    72   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 67    61    54    57    50    39    46    39    32    37   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 79    66    64    67    65    59    67    15    15    63   
      Mechanical engineering 67    59    54    46    55    35    26    20    17    14   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 60    45    53    48    47    41    26    30    46    40   
    Health 21    17    34    37    32    31    29    27    37    34   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 21    17    34    37    32    31    29    27    37    34   

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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