Data

Stanford U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   1,406   1,428   1,511   1,565   1,582   1,331   1,389   1,512   1,470   1,488
  Science and engineering   1,370   1,392   1,468   1,524   1,549   1,292   1,355   1,512   1,455   1,485
    Science   810   860   915   906   948   851   792   896   771   779
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   253   296   293   323   362   391   370   337   295   304
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   134   148   147   130   130   20   18   124   106   105
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   27   25   25   27   29   18   25   18   22   29
      Mathematics and statistics   59   57   69   73   73   49   62   75   80   84
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   2   1   0   1   1   4   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   286   295   331   314   320   331   254   240   154   154
      Psychology   11   8   10   8   7   7   10   15   17   17
      Social sciences   35   29   39   31   26   34   49   36   44   34
    Engineering   560   532   553   618   601   441   563   616   684   706
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   69   62   64   60   45   49   48   53   47   34
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   65   60   59   70   69   66   68   77   79   46
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   60   51   43   56   55   45   44   59   53   61
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   30   37   50   52   52   41   40   37   39   47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   102   105   123   149   158   121   173   173   181   233
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   22   25
      Mechanical engineering   138   129   127   139   143   58   142   143   142   135
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   90   81   81   82   70   45   44   47   49   53
      Other engineering   6   7   6   10   9   16   4   0   72   72
  Health   36   36   43   41   33   39   34   0   15   3
    Clinical medicine   10   9   10   5   5   8   4   0   13   3
    Other health   26   27   33   36   28   31   30   0   2   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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