Data

Lehigh U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   166   207   187   173   173   171   147   145   179   155
  Science and engineering   166   206   187   173   173   171   147   145   179   155
    Science   62   74   80   55   56   52   32   31   63   52
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   16   23   17   14   12   12   9   6   9   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   13   20   18   14   13   13   0   0   8   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   3   5   3   5   5   5   4   7   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   3   1   1   1   1   0   2   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   15   11   18   13   10   13   8   9   12   11
      Psychology   11   13   18   10   14   8   9   11   24   21
      Social sciences   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
    Engineering   104   132   107   118   117   119   115   114   116   103
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   21   15   15   10   11   7   8   6   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   28   17   27   25   22   21   17   18   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   7   12   14   11   14   14   18   9   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   10   8   10   25   21   41   43   30   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   12   8   8   11   9   3   0   19   16
      Mechanical engineering   39   34   30   33   27   29   25   21   23   23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   13   20   17   11   8   13   4   7   11   12
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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