Data

Stanford 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   1,469   1,406   1,428   1,511   1,565   1,582   1,331   1,389   1,512   1,470
  Science and engineering   1,426   1,370   1,392   1,468   1,524   1,549   1,292   1,355   1,512   1,455
    Science   850   810   860   915   906   948   851   792   896   771
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   250   253   296   293   323   362   391   370   337   295
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
      Computer and information sciences   131   134   148   147   130   130   20   18   124   106
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   26   27   25   25   27   29   18   25   18   22
      Mathematics and statistics   68   59   57   69   73   73   49   62   75   80
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   5   2   1   0   1   1   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   312   286   295   331   314   320   331   254   240   154
      Psychology   9   11   8   10   8   7   7   10   15   17
      Social sciences   44   35   29   39   31   26   34   49   36   44
    Engineering   576   560   532   553   618   601   441   563   616   684
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   60   69   62   64   60   45   49   48   53   47
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   74   65   60   59   70   69   66   68   77   79
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   53   60   51   43   56   55   45   44   59   53
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   34   30   37   50   52   52   41   40   37   39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   134   102   105   123   149   158   121   173   173   181
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   22
      Mechanical engineering   118   138   129   127   139   143   58   142   143   142
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   94   90   81   81   82   70   45   44   47   49
      Other engineering   9   6   7   6   10   9   16   4   0   72
    Health   43   36   36   43   41   33   39   34   0   15
      Clinical medicine   14   10   9   10   5   5   8   4   0   13
      Other health   29   26   27   33   36   28   31   30   0   2

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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