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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 200    226    248    271    252    295    277    307    345    344   
    Male 107    139    141    143    130    119    120    137    190    191   
    Female 93    87    107    128    122    176    157    170    155    153   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 165    174    185    212    184    249    243    269    300    293   
    Hispanic or Latino 6    6    3    6    4    6    2    2    5    6   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 154    160    177    199    169    241    238    258    287    284   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    1    0    0    0    1    1    3    1   
      Asian 11    12    10    9    8    4    7    7    13    10   
      Black or African American 9    14    11    13    14    21    23    26    48    46   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0   
      White 128    129    145    171    142    214    197    223    215    225   
      More than one race 6    5    10    6    5    2    9    1    8    2   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 5    8    5    7    11    2    3    9    8    3   
  Temporary visa holders 35    52    63    59    68    46    34    38    45    51   
  Science and engineering 164    201    217    228    212    198    196    221    289    295   
    Science 95    116    126    133    127    118    125    142    185    195   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 16    19    7    8    3    2    3    5    2    3   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    5    5    22    35    32   
      Computer and information sciences 14    9    7    17    25    6    5    12    11    12   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    1    0    0    1   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1    1    0    1    2    0    0    0    2    9   
      Mathematics and statistics 7    13    18    11    12    7    7    11    26    19   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 26    18    31    41    42    29    24    19    15    22   
      Physical sciences 17    40    43    31    22    13    18    14    13    16   
      Social sciences 14    16    20    24    21    55    62    59    81    81   
    Engineering 69    85    91    95    85    80    71    79    104    100   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 1    1    4    5    2    1    1    1    1    0   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 16    18    22    28    22    9    7    8    10    10   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11    15    15    17    16    18    20    22    26    18   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6    5    6    7    6    5    6    10    14    33   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 28    37    32    28    32    28    24    22    35    28   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    19    13    16    18    11   
      Other engineering 7    9    12    10    7    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 36    25    31    43    40    97    81    86    56    49   
      Clinical medicine .    1    5    8    6    8    11    7    8    8   
      Other health 36    24    26    35    34    89    70    79    48    41   

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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