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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 1,249    1,115    1,478    893    1,464    1,894    1,282    1,221    1,198    486   
    Male 232    237    302    208    470    693    476    473    430    298   
    Female 1,017    878    1,176    685    994    1,201    806    748    768    188   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,249    1,115    1,477    885    1,416    1,779    1,203    1,182    1,161    444   
    Hispanic or Latino 472    459    589    318    418    496    326    309    278    91   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 652    541    734    459    894    1,157    805    806    814    314   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    1    2    2    5    4    8    4    5    2   
      Asian 137    111    144    101    169    172    123    118    116    63   
      Black or African American 127    90    125    88    228    306    210    233    216    55   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 7    12    14    8    13    23    16    15    18    4   
      White 317    282    391    223    427    565    390    385    410    173   
      More than one race 63    45    58    37    52    87    58    51    49    17   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 125    115    154    108    104    126    72    67    69    39   
  Temporary visa holders 0    0    1    8    48    115    79    39    37    42   
  Science and engineering 1,201    1,071    1,394    789    1,116    1,505    1,029    1,047    1,076    463   
    Science 1,201    1,071    1,394    789    1,116    1,505    1,029    1,038    1,048    305   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences .    .    .    .    .    43    40    41    38    .   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    53    45    34    52    14   
      Computer and information sciences 40    42    52    42    206    286    201    193    160    194   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 8    6    2    4    18    8    10    .    .    .   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    1    .    6    9    3    5    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 1,153    1,023    1,340    742    892    771    512    526    565    97   
      Physical sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Social sciences .    .    .    .    .    338    212    241    228    .   
    Engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    9    28    158   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    8    19    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    8    .   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    1    89   
      Mechanical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    69   
    Health 48    44    84    104    348    389    253    174    122    23   
      Clinical medicine 34    37    71    92    319    387    248    174    122    23   
      Other health 14    7    13    12    29    2    5    .    .    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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