Data

Purdue 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   1,391   1,442   1,336   1,190   1,172   836   995   1,100   1,069   987
  Science and engineering   1,326   1,355   1,256   1,124   1,111   812   945   1,056   1,008   937
    Science   532   534   489   452   464   291   399   429   453   446
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   80   76   59   43   39   25   35   53   55   51
      Biological and biomedical sciences   117   137   111   97   121   52   77   83   119   102
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
      Computer and information sciences   68   65   66   79   68   77   70   69   72   77
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   7
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   33   37   35   37   17   24   23   25   28
      Mathematics and statistics   20   23   22   13   20   20   27   29   27   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   20   12   13   8   9   3   9   23   0   0
      Physical sciences   162   145   143   139   129   82   114   109   119   123
      Psychology   16   15   16   20   18   4   8   7   11   7
      Social sciences   20   26   21   17   23   11   35   33   20   25
    Engineering   794   821   767   672   647   521   546   627   555   491
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   103   118   106   98   103   72   76   89   85   75
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   56   51   53   42   44   24   36   36   43   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   70   68   64   57   56   23   50   56   44   56
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   54   79   57   46   45   46   34   36   30   27
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   134   132   141   95   76   139   70   104   82   68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   25   33   23   23   23   18   22   29   19   14
      Mechanical engineering   181   171   181   168   165   94   119   129   122   101
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   95   86   75   75   81   53   79   76   53   29
      Other engineering   76   83   67   68   54   52   60   72   77   93
    Health   65   87   80   66   61   24   50   44   61   50
      Clinical medicine   15   14   3   1   1   0   2   0   0   0
      Other health   50   73   77   65   60   24   48   44   61   50

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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