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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 579    455    173    197    76    94    91    97    86    70   
    Male 361    277    99    115    53    63    71    68    58    40   
    Female 218    178    74    82    23    31    20    29    28    30   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 535    355    108    137    62    78    79    79    70    60   
    Hispanic or Latino 25    21    4    11    2    2    2    2    1    2   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 404    262    101    120    60    74    71    69    65    55   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0   
      Asian 68    52    9    14    7    11    6    12    5    4   
      Black or African American 23    14    9    10    2    3    4    3    4    3   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      White 287    185    78    89    50    59    60    52    51    48   
      More than one race 25    9    5    7    1    1    1    1    5    0   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 106    72    3    6    0    2    6    8    4    3   
  Temporary visa holders 44    100    65    60    14    16    12    18    16    10   
  Science and engineering 563    431    149    183    70    69    68    81    76    48   
    Science 356    279    87    87    33    31    14    12    21    13   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0    0    1    0    0    0    0    2    0    0   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 264    179    41    37    15    17    2    1    1    2   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    0    2    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Mathematics and statistics 11    38    24    19    7    6    2    2    1    2   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 8    4    2    1    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Physical sciences 2    6    0    0    5    1    1    0    0    0   
      Psychology 58    38    12    15    3    3    0    0    0    0   
      Social sciences 13    14    7    13    3    4    9    7    19    9   
    Engineering 207    152    62    96    37    38    54    69    55    35   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12    8    1    2    1    1    2    0    0    0   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 12    6    1    5    10    7    7    6    7    7   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 49    29    7    10    1    1    1    2    1    5   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 32    20    13    18    13    10    13    19    14    0   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 45    45    32    40    0    0    13    14    10    9   
      Mechanical engineering 0    0    0    0    12    12    16    19    12    3   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 19    17    1    4    .    7    1    7    11    9   
      Other engineering 38    27    7    17    0    0    1    2    0    2   
    Health 16    24    24    14    6    25    23    16    10    22   
      Clinical medicine 9    11    9    3    6    13    17    16    10    22   
      Other health 7    13    15    11    0    12    6    0    0    0   

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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