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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 3,140    2,599    2,500    1,996    1,939    2,592    2,447    2,219    1,979    2,091   
    Male 2,190    1,825    1,650    1,456    1,414    1,703    1,668    1,595    1,441    1,472   
    Female 950    774    850    540    525    889    779    624    538    619   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 2,094    1,637    1,390    1,179    1,141    1,753    1,685    1,468    1,315    1,470   
    Hispanic or Latino 186    135    96    76    67    122    97    79    79    92   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 1,844    1,448    1,257    1,071    1,035    1,582    1,535    1,336    1,187    1,329   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 5    4    1    2    2    5    7    2    3    3   
      Asian 233    177    140    132    106    120    121    124    102    96   
      Black or African American 100    70    55    45    46    106    101    78    63    65   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1    1    1    0    1    2    4    1    2    16   
      White 1,421    1,145    1,014    864    848    1,301    1,263    1,113    993    1,126   
      More than one race 84    51    46    28    32    48    39    18    24    23   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 64    54    37    32    39    49    53    53    49    49   
  Temporary visa holders 1,046    962    1,110    817    798    839    762    751    664    621   
  Science and engineering 2,959    2,464    2,369    1,943    1,891    2,546    2,397    2,154    1,897    1,940   
    Science 755    655    1,010    504    542    1,200    1,060    817    553    597   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 29    23    70    32    26    27    27    33    29    46   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 58    52    182    53    57    77    63    62    67    90   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    445    358    144    58    80   
      Computer and information sciences 257    231    212    209    206    249    236    270    125    137   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    21    19    24    22    38   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 12    6    33    2    4    6    6    4    5    6   
      Mathematics and statistics 61    59    119    33    31    29    25    29    39    43   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1    1    0    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 9    8    32    5    9    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 3    13    26    3    3    4    4    2    2    8   
      Physical sciences 61    58    166    41    49    174    152    85    72    52   
      Social sciences 264    204    170    126    156    168    170    164    134    97   
    Engineering 2,204    1,809    1,359    1,439    1,349    1,346    1,337    1,337    1,344    1,343   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 288    281    217    260    221    200    174    144    134    129   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 18    9    43    4    7    3    0    5    5    4   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8    11    64    8    11    7    4    21    18    19   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 147    119    123    118    128    121    102    104    104    78   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 627    548    230    353    333    367    367    363    356    339   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 69    96    91    100    112    68    50    42    33    28   
      Mechanical engineering 474    252    218    120    118    111    118    120    115    115   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 10    12    60    6    8    6    6    10    8    10   
      Other engineering 563    481    313    470    411    463    516    528    571    621   
    Health 181    135    131    53    48    46    50    65    82    151   
      Clinical medicine 157    123    33    29    15    6    10    .    .    .   
      Other health 24    12    98    24    33    40    40    65    82    151   

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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