Data

Auburn 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   78   104   188   114   73   169   168   284   295   307
  Science and engineering   77   103   182   114   73   169   160   278   291   302
    Science   30   35   97   44   27   72   76   98   104   94
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   4   4   33   6   4   10   8   28   32   37
      Biological and biomedical sciences   7   11   12   8   2   30   30   30   37   30
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   3   5   8   3   0   0   9   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   19   11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   1   0   0   10   11   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   3   19   4   4   13   12   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   13   11   22   15   11   8   8   5   6   7
      Psychology   0   1   4   0   0   1   7   3   4   4
      Social sciences   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   6   6   5
    Engineering   47   68   85   70   46   97   84   180   187   208
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   8   4   5   1   8   6   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   5   2   5   2   4   3   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   12   26   16   8   22   19   30   27   35
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   13   9   5   6   8   10   39   38   33
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   10   24   14   9   25   19   45   54   66
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   2   8   4   9   26   22   28   38   43
      Mechanical engineering   8   9   8   12   5   4   5   20   15   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   8   4   9   5   0   0   18   15   12
      Other engineering   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   1   1   6   0   0   0   8   6   4   5
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   1   1   6   0   0   0   8   6   4   5

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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