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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 564    561    671    657    670    842    815    784    708    722   
    Male 293    303    368    365    395    477    438    427    369    355   
    Female 271    258    303    292    275    365    377    357    339    367   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 477    504    566    556    539    685    676    653    599    650   
    Hispanic or Latino 31    24    24    27    18    23    19    13    10    17   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 435    467    507    519    502    652    608    572    525    560   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1    0    1    1    0    0    2    0    0    4   
      Asian 41    46    48    53    66    55    64    73    71    71   
      Black or African American 57    60    64    64    58    121    101    104    86    114   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    1   
      White 311    341    380    387    357    449    420    376    348    367   
      More than one race 25    20    14    14    21    27    21    19    18    3   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 11    13    35    10    19    10    49    68    64    73   
  Temporary visa holders 87    57    105    101    131    157    139    131    109    72   
  Science and engineering 474    485    564    556    596    760    746    698    633    635   
    Science 291    295    312    306    307    469    480    459    406    430   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 65    54    73    44    45    66    60    64    54    64   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    84    78    55    57    76   
      Computer and information sciences 55    65    57    46    28    37    55    60    47    35   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0    2    1    2    0    0    0    1    1    1   
      Mathematics and statistics 13    15    12    17    26    36    29    35    34    34   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 3    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    2    0    0    0    .   
      Physical sciences 22    17    17    21    22    9    6    3    10    7   
      Psychology 67    65    69    93    85    81    87    80    63    57   
      Social sciences 66    77    83    83    101    154    165    161    140    156   
    Engineering 183    190    252    250    289    291    266    239    227    205   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 25    25    37    38    32    37    18    28    36    50   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 9    9    8    18    16    12    8    10    8    15   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 17    25    31    34    38    35    39    35    48    33   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27    30    47    37    36    41    42    33    29    25   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 54    51    66    62    85    93    87    57    42    26   
      Mechanical engineering 29    39    47    46    65    50    51    51    42    36   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    11    10    8    3    1   
      Other engineering 22    11    16    15    17    12    11    17    19    19   
    Health 90    76    107    101    74    82    69    86    75    87   
      Clinical medicine 64    48    74    66    64    47    36    52    38    51   
      Other health 26    28    33    35    10    35    33    34    37    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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