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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 800    712    658    824    747    834    704    754    662    716   
    Male 491    439    443    526    488    527    435    469    415    433   
    Female 309    273    215    298    259    307    269    285    247    283   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 585    496    413    474    463    512    481    511    468    527   
    Hispanic or Latino 130    105    73    66    66    70    56    68    57    65   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 436    376    327    386    378    423    409    430    402    453   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 2    2    2    4    3    2    1    1    0    1   
      Asian 120    95    60    78    86    76    64    78    75    78   
      Black or African American 56    43    31    27    34    45    56    55    39    48   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    1   
      White 241    226    224    265    247    289    279    281    278    318   
      More than one race 17    10    10    12    8    11    8    14    9    7   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 19    15    13    22    19    19    16    13    9    9   
  Temporary visa holders 215    216    245    350    284    322    223    243    194    189   
  Science and engineering 778    694    643    775    713    801    674    712    615    654   
    Science 472    430    352    391    329    412    349    377    376    408   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 42    48    47    54    26    18    18    18    6    15   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    12    12    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 110    78    52    60    50    55    29    55    60    54   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    27    24    26    17    18   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 44    46    45    69    69    73    73    85    79    102   
      Mathematics and statistics 141    135    103    59    58    67    47    61    60    49   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    0    .    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 47    33    30    50    52    64    54    57    56    79   
      Physical sciences 27    29    23    27    30    27    26    14    20    16   
      Social sciences 61    61    52    72    44    69    66    61    78    75   
    Engineering 306    264    291    384    384    389    325    335    239    246   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11    11    13    10    6    5    5    3    2    4   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 31    11    10    26    23    22    9    9    10    6   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 59    56    47    73    93    74    73    84    67    67   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 52    49    48    57    44    41    42    66    41    55   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 43    46    47    55    60    66    42    49    36    38   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 34    37    72    76    55    69    31    15    12    15   
      Mechanical engineering 58    49    48    77    88    95    87    71    49    42   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 13    4    6    10    15    16    14    9    6    5   
      Other engineering 5    1    0    0    0    1    22    29    16    14   
    Health 22    18    15    49    34    33    30    42    47    62   
      Clinical medicine 0    .    .    0    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other health 22    18    15    49    34    33    30    42    47    62   

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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