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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   210   232   274   340   415   380   386   397   362   365
    Female   177   166   218   241   322   287   264   285   303   296
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   333   358   428   503   630   566   555   586   589   589
    Hispanic or Latino   20   27   34   39   58   53   44   30   35   27
    Not Hispanic or Latino   297   314   378   443   554   496   483   521   533   534
      American Indian or Alaska Native   2   3   2   3   4   2   4   7   10   10
      Asian   39   30   37   54   65   60   54   43   37   43
      Black or African American   10   6   9   14   22   20   13   15   12   13
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   0   1   3   2   0   4   1   2   2
      White   231   253   299   346   435   389   382   423   450   453
      More than one race   15   22   30   23   26   25   26   32   22   13
    Unknown ethnicity and race   16   17   16   21   18   17   28   35   21   28
  Temporary visa holders   54   40   64   78   107   101   95   96   76   72
  Science and engineering   368   383   463   562   711   643   624   652   636   592
    Science   311   303   359   357   473   408   402   429   444   403
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   40   40
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   5   6   4   13   7   4   11   15   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   6   9
      Computer and information sciences   89   87   102   88   115   101   72   64   57   50
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   7   7   7   16   16   12   10   10   11
      Mathematics and statistics   59   70   76   76   88   86   74   41   43   49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   15   14   16   33   38   32   42   37   33   38
      Natural resources and conservation   15   15   17   24   24   0   29   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   17   11   19   26   18   18   21   18   16   20
      Psychology   14   9   9   10   12   9   13   8   9   7
      Social sciences   94   85   107   89   149   139   135   218   215   169
    Engineering   57   80   104   205   238   235   222   223   192   189
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   21   26   29   44   44   57   49   37   42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   97   104   101   111   136   128   111
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   16   17   19   23   23   4   0   0   4
      Mechanical engineering   24   27   37   31   40   40   32   32   27   32
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   16   24   29   27   27   18   6   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   19   15   29   19   26   24   26   30   29   69
    Clinical medicine   4   5   6   11   12   10   16   27   22   63
    Other health   15   10   23   8   14   14   10   3   7   6

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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