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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 1,409    1,324    1,354    1,377    1,336    1,268    1,224    1,211    1,223    1,198   
    Male 851    831    866    897    868    794    787    753    759    769   
    Female 558    493    488    480    468    474    437    458    464    429   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 1,047    988    981    1,001    975    923    900    883    896    896   
    Hispanic or Latino 56    50    46    46    45    42    33    25    29    20   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 965    903    901    908    871    822    809    776    782    826   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 4    5    2    3    4    5    3    2    0    2   
      Asian 46    41    43    40    29    31    37    26    26    24   
      Black or African American 43    36    42    46    38    47    33    31    32    43   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   
      White 850    793    788    798    780    726    722    708    712    744   
      More than one race 22    28    26    21    20    13    14    9    12    12   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 26    35    34    47    59    59    58    82    85    50   
  Temporary visa holders 362    336    373    376    361    345    324    328    327    302   
  Science and engineering 1,338    1,280    1,306    1,334    1,287    1,225    1,176    1,168    1,174    1,128   
    Science 745    718    729    735    694    681    686    690    706    628   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 108    104    98    88    79    106    104    94    83    78   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 137    124    137    120    139    110    111    106    106    72   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    23    23    31    35    38   
      Computer and information sciences 53    47    58    57    54    54    47    45    40    45   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    7    12    9    7    10   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7    5    4    7    3    4    5    8    8    8   
      Mathematics and statistics 59    58    47    42    41    35    38    34    47    40   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 5    4    4    2    3    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 32    30    28    28    30    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 77    81    73    71    59    57    67    69    76    72   
      Physical sciences 187    172    184    223    196    196    175    169    170    126   
      Social sciences 80    93    96    97    90    89    104    125    134    139   
    Engineering 593    562    577    599    593    544    490    478    468    500   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 44    42    21    16    27    13    15    14    9    7   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 8    11    9    7    4    9    11    10    14    21   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 8    9    22    24    22    25    23    31    35    29   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 112    84    102    96    106    100    75    71    67    73   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 117    113    131    138    131    131    118    114    111    118   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 85    77    79    99    103    91    89    72    75    97   
      Mechanical engineering 84    77    73    75    75    54    53    45    44    40   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 41    53    57    55    45    48    37    45    36    36   
      Other engineering 94    96    83    89    80    73    69    76    77    79   
    Health 71    44    48    43    49    43    48    43    49    70   
      Clinical medicine 37    17    15    6    12    8    11    12    6    9   
      Other health 34    27    33    37    37    35    37    31    43    61   

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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