Data

U. Colorado

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   1,034   1,354   1,233   1,217   1,079   949   378   557   764   773
  Science and engineering   994   1,334   1,216   1,199   1,061   940   373   550   744   736
    Science   713   945   882   858   783   661   286   375   501   537
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
      Biological and biomedical sciences   343   389   409   382   330   281   200   194   175   208
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   40   81   68   75   60   42   21   33   41   37
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   29   39   43   34   35   32   4   12   41   27
      Mathematics and statistics   7   12   18   16   16   11   3   8   17   17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   32   8   3   9   2   3   2   14   19
      Natural resources and conservation   10   10   15   7   9   6   1   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   238   309   283   297   272   241   36   99   160   126
      Psychology   24   36   20   21   21   18   6   5   8   28
      Social sciences   15   37   18   23   31   28   12   18   22   42
    Engineering   281   389   334   341   278   279   87   175   243   199
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   72   99   78   88   82   61   8   26   40   35
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   35   47   49   29   17   10   10   6   11   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   37   62   63   66   63   59   22   37   34   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   33   34   27   29   20   34   18   39   50   42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   42   45   39   23   51   9   29   53   51
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   51   44   50   43   37   6   28   42   35
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   34   38   27   39   25   26   5   10   11   7
      Other engineering   1   16   1   1   5   1   9   0   2   0
    Health   40   20   17   18   18   9   5   7   20   37
      Clinical medicine   17   1   2   2   5   2   0   0   5   24
      Other health   23   19   15   16   13   7   5   7   15   13

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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