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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 258    267    240    259    277    176    172    147    149    164   
    Male 139    144    119    139    163    95    80    65    63    66   
    Female 119    123    121    120    114    81    92    82    86    98   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 178    172    169    191    209    143    128    109    121    128   
    Hispanic or Latino 15    17    17    16    17    6    8    6    5    5   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 147    144    141    157    170    128    114    97    107    117   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    0    0    1    1    1    0    0    0    0   
      Asian 10    12    9    10    13    9    8    3    7    6   
      Black or African American 10    7    7    5    3    4    6    5    5    8   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      White 121    116    118    134    147    112    95    89    95    103   
      More than one race 6    9    7    7    6    2    5    0    0    0   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 16    11    11    18    22    9    6    6    9    6   
  Temporary visa holders 80    95    71    68    68    33    44    38    28    36   
  Science and engineering 207    215    183    202    214    145    137    102    107    107   
    Science 163    169    129    154    147    101    105    72    88    94   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 54    50    33    46    24    24    24    15    31    32   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 26    16    18    16    14    6    7    9    8    9   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    11    8    7    10    13    13    12    21    19   
      Mathematics and statistics 12    19    15    10    17    10    3    6    8    11   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Physical sciences 18    19    6    16    22    2    0    0    0    0   
      Psychology 12    12    15    19    20    5    7    3    2    7   
      Social sciences 33    42    34    40    40    41    51    27    18    16   
    Engineering 44    46    54    48    67    44    32    30    19    13   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 3    5    11    14    13    12    0    0    0    0   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2    3    4    2    14    7    0    0    0    0   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 19    13    18    8    12    5    1    3    5    0   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 5    11    11    8    7    2    1    7    12    5   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8    10    6    7    4    6    5    2    1    4   
      Mechanical engineering 4    2    4    9    17    12    25    18    1    4   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 3    2    .    0    0    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health 51    52    57    57    63    31    35    45    42    57   
      Clinical medicine 17    19    18    10    25    8    10    6    6    14   
      Other health 34    33    39    47    38    23    25    39    36    43   

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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