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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 289    352    358    353    349    459    417    366    314    283   
    Male 157    193    185    186    179    204    176    176    180    145   
    Female 132    159    173    167    170    255    241    190    134    138   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 235    270    275    266    270    390    366    318    260    235   
    Hispanic or Latino 24    31    46    40    36    41    30    24    25    13   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 196    223    209    209    206    298    299    261    210    209   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    0    0    1    6    5    4    3    1    2   
      Asian 14    18    19    12    15    29    19    16    9    7   
      Black or African American 3    10    8    9    12    17    14    11    9    10   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    2   
      White 165    180    166    175    167    236    253    226    184    183   
      More than one race 13    15    16    11    6    11    9    5    7    5   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 15    16    20    17    28    51    37    33    25    13   
  Temporary visa holders 54    82    83    87    79    69    51    48    54    48   
  Science and engineering 276    337    345    336    333    432    388    342    301    245   
    Science 188    234    233    224    224    336    292    239    196    169   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 88    103    99    91    89    116    98    76    64    37   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 29    24    20    22    21    29    24    21    19    15   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    96    88    48    5    6   
      Computer and information sciences 27    36    33    24    13    16    18    18    26    10   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    7    5    5    3    4   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0    2    3    7    2    4    4    9    6    48   
      Mathematics and statistics 5    7    12    4    7    9    3    2    5    6   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 6    8    12    19    21    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    2    0    0   
      Physical sciences 5    8    7    1    7    9    7    9    11    7   
      Psychology 10    15    11    12    15    13    16    16    21    13   
      Social sciences 18    31    36    44    49    37    29    33    36    23   
    Engineering 88    103    112    112    109    96    96    103    105    76   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 3    2    3    5    4    4    4    4    6    5   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17    16    18    18    16    18    10    13    17    14   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 33    44    49    53    43    33    38    32    23    6   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 18    25    27    13    26    28    28    33    29    31   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 7    7    2    8    10    7    7    5    13    8   
      Other engineering 10    9    13    15    10    6    9    16    17    12   
    Health 13    15    13    17    16    27    29    24    13    38   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2   
      Other health 13    15    13    17    16    27    29    24    13    36   

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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