Data

Boston 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   235   256   242   227   271   170   132   599   650   630
  Science and engineering   189   209   198   184   233   139   113   559   624   595
    Science   169   189   181   172   213   139   113   407   449   406
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   154   174   161   142   175   123   99   142   131   118
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   34   27   30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   4   8   8   4   1   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   2   2   3   0   0   9   6   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   16   15   15   14   38   50   42
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   4   5   2   7   0   0   88   112   91
      Psychology   4   5   3   2   4   0   0   29   27   40
      Social sciences   2   2   1   0   4   0   0   41   43   43
    Engineering   20   20   17   12   20   0   0   152   175   189
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   15   13   8   12   0   0   57   75   69
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   2   2   3   0   0   48   55   64
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   2   2   2   4   0   0   25   22   33
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   10   9   10
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   12   14   13
  Health   46   47   44   43   38   31   19   40   26   35
    Clinical medicine   46   47   43   41   37   31   19   27   18   25
    Other health   0   0   1   2   1   0   0   13   8   10

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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