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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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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 770    897    742    919    927    856    794    861    869    794   
    Male 552    651    551    693    690    660    614    664    678    619   
    Female 218    246    191    226    237    196    180    197    191    175   
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 697    699    675    708    673    628    582    658    711    637   
    Hispanic or Latino 57    52    40    44    40    41    41    31    30    16   
    Not Hispanic or Latino 623    640    621    648    619    573    516    542    544    482   
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0    1    1    2    1    3    2    2    0    2   
      Asian 50    69    70    71    63    58    48    53    40    37   
      Black or African American 37    43    37    37    35    24    17    11    9    13   
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0    1    1    1    1    1    1    0    0    1   
      White 515    508    493    525    505    472    429    454    465    410   
      More than one race 21    18    19    12    14    15    19    22    30    19   
    Unknown ethnicity and race 17    7    14    16    14    14    25    85    137    139   
  Temporary visa holders 73    198    67    211    254    228    212    203    158    157   
  Science and engineering 770    897    742    919    927    856    794    861    869    794   
    Science 211    270    191    218    210    184    197    237    190    195   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 50    59    59    54    32    7    9    7    4    4   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 50    65    35    64    66    127    113    98    66    64   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 32    43    30    34    40    32    39    40    38    51   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 55    83    51    50    57    2    14    66    69    72   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 22    17    13    15    14    8    11    11    13    4   
      Social sciences 2    3    3    1    1    8    11    15    .    .   
    Engineering 559    627    551    701    717    672    597    624    679    599   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 17    14    11    15    19    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12    20    21    19    15    15    15    20    22    26   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 13    7    4    10    6    11    10    9    8    5   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 30    31    39    47    38    30    35    43    53    48   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 138    157    153    146    146    112    127    132    150    123   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 126    114    109    157    171    196    171    205    228    166   
      Mechanical engineering 154    219    158    228    213    119    85    89    83    101   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 34    30    22    28    39    36    42    46    42    43   
      Other engineering 35    35    34    51    70    153    112    80    93    87   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   

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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