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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 357    352    329    347    359    462    396    411    484    208   
    Male 166    165    163    172    176    217    190    204    235    115   
    Female 191    187    166    175    183    245    206    207    249    93   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 328    326    303    315    333    409    363    384    454    192   
    Hispanic or Latino 61    59    47    45    39    56    43    46    54    20   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 246    246    237    254    273    331    299    317    371    157   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    1    1    3    2    1    1    3    4    0   
      Asian 34    30    24    27    20    26    17    20    20    3   
      Black or African American 15    21    20    20    14    20    16    22    22    12   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2    1    2    3    2    2    3    3    3    0   
      White 172    178    171    178    212    249    237    245    286    85   
      More than one race 22    15    19    23    23    33    25    24    36    57   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 21    21    19    16    21    22    21    21    29    15   
  Temporary visa holders 29    26    26    32    26    53    33    27    30    16   
  Science and engineering 295    281    252    269    275    371    304    318    392    177   
    Science 227    211    178    198    203    300    245    267    334    139   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    2    4    9    7   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 18    13    10    12    11    10    9    6    6    2   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    4    6    7    16    10   
      Computer and information sciences 19    19    16    13    17    22    16    18    35    16   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 19    16    21    13    10    16    16    13    10    11   
      Mathematics and statistics 8    11    14    16    19    21    10    9    16    6   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 13    5    6    5    7    3    0    0    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 66    67    43    48    52    61    51    51    64    20   
      Physical sciences 9    7    6    6    12    15    8    11    12    9   
      Social sciences 75    73    62    85    74    147    127    148    166    58   
    Engineering 68    70    74    71    72    71    59    51    58    38   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 2    4    2    2    1    1    0    0    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2    0    2    2    1    1    2    1    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 21    31    32    39    35    31    27    30    26    19   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 17    15    17    13    14    19    13    8    10    8   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 25    18    20    14    20    18    16    11    22    11   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 1    2    1    1    1    1    1    1    .    .   
    Health 62    71    77    78    84    91    92    93    92    31   
      Clinical medicine 33    38    44    50    54    53    53    53    53    21   
      Other health 29    33    33    28    30    38    39    40    39    10   

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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