Table:
characteristic
all
full time
part time
percent change

2017
2018
2017
2018
2017
2018
all
full time
part time

all surveyed fields
270525
277096
235778
242897
34747
34199
2.4
3
-1.6

male
155699
158019
136596
139257
19103
18762
1.5
1.9
-1.8

female
114826
119077
99182
103640
15644
15437
3.7
4.5
-1.3

u.s. citizens and permanent residentsa
164585
167291
139077
142158
25508
25133
1.6
2.2
-1.5

male
86517
86601
73517
73849
13000
12752
0.1
0.5
-1.9

female
78068
80690
65560
68309
12508
12381
3.4
4.2
-1

hispanic or latino
14999
16161
12935
14009
2064
2152
7.7
8.3
4.3

not hispanic or latino

american indian or alaska native
714
713
546
580
168
133
-0.1
6.2
-20.8

asian
15952
16750
13992
14789
1960
1961
5
5.7
0.1

black or african american
9483
10065
7343
7866
2140
2199
6.1
7.1
2.8

native hawaiian or other pacific islander
235
233
190
189
45
44
-0.9
-0.5
-2.2

white
109271
109725
92215
93243
17056
16482
0.4
1.1
-3.4

more than one race
5420
5744
4816
5047
604
697
6
4.8
15.4

unknown race and ethnicity
8511
7900
7040
6435
1471
1465
-7.2
-8.6
-0.4

temporary visa holders
105940
109805
96701
100739
9239
9066
3.6
4.2
-1.9

male
69182
71418
63079
65408
6103
6010
3.2
3.7
-1.5

female
36758
38387
33622
35331
3136
3056
4.4
5.1
-2.6

science and engineering
255224
261165
224695
231297
30529
29868
2.3
2.9
-2.2

science
186399
190928
165120
170004
21279
20924
2.4
3
-1.7

agricultural sciences
3744
3880
3157
3273
587
607
3.6
3.7
3.4

biological and biomedical sciences
51291
52627
47977
49254
3314
3373
2.6
2.7
1.8

computer and information sciences
14291
16127
11886
13596
2405
2531
12.8
14.4
5.2

geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences
6539
6704
5797
5950
742
754
2.5
2.6
1.6

mathematics and statistics
13101
13388
11903
12248
1198
1140
2.2
2.9
-4.8

multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies
2931
2924
2320
2388
611
536
-0.2
2.9
-12.3

natural resources and conservation
3568
3716
2831
2962
737
754
4.1
4.6
2.3

physical sciences
35461
36000
32954
33756
2507
2244
1.5
2.4
-10.5

psychology
20395
20303
16617
16538
3778
3765
-0.5
-0.5
-0.3

social sciences
35078
35259
29678
30039
5400
5220
0.5
1.2
-3.3

engineering
68825
70237
59575
61293
9250
8944
2.1
2.9
-3.3

aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering
2386
2506
2078
2173
308
333
5
4.6
8.1

bioengineering and biomedical engineering
6845
7278
6103
6564
742
714
6.3
7.6
-3.8

chemical engineering
6874
6950
6451
6583
423
367
1.1
2
-13.2

civil engineering
7626
7732
6529
6573
1097
1159
1.4
0.7
5.7

electrical, electronics, and communications engineering
17936
18119
15263
15473
2673
2646
1
1.4
-1

engineering mechanics, physics, and science
1457
1428
1333
1296
124
132
-2
-2.8
6.5

industrial and manufacturing engineering
3633
3598
2841
2901
792
697
-1
2.1
-12

mechanical engineering
11149
11159
9744
9898
1405
1261
0.1
1.6
-10.2

metallurgical and materials engineering
4426
4610
4071
4284
355
326
4.2
5.2
-8.2

other engineeringb
6493
6857
5162
5548
1331
1309
5.6
7.5
-1.7

health
15301
15931
11083
11600
4218
4331
4.1
4.7
2.7

clinical medicine
4410
4508
3260
3423
1150
1085
2.2
5
-5.7

other health
10891
11423
7823
8177
3068
3246
4.9
4.5
5.8

Statement: between 2017 and 2018, doctoral enrollment increased by 3,865 students among temporary visa holders.
Question: between 2017 and 2018, how many students did doctoral enrollment increase by among temporary visa holders?
Answer: [3865]