Data

California Institute of Technology

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   518   523   556   510   554   519   541   510   522   540
  Science and engineering   518   523   556   510   554   519   541   510   522   540
    Science   322   307   341   304   326   315   314   291   292   302
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   78   78   99   80   102   82   76   56   51   62
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   1   3   3   2   1   2   4   5   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   36   35   28   28   28   32   33   46   51   50
      Mathematics and statistics   10   3   10   7   6   7   4   2   2   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   12   14   10   13   12   11   6   12   12
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   186   177   185   176   173   180   187   163   171   167
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   2   0   2   1   1   0   0   3
    Engineering   196   216   215   206   228   204   227   219   230   238
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   20   30   29   26   26   27   27   28   26   35
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   40   50   43   39   47   28   37   29   27   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   17   17   14   16   23   23   19   19   23   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   16   11   12   10   12   12   11   13   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   11   13   27   16   19   16   23   25   36   36
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   7   7   7   6   10   6   7   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   28   32   24   37   33   28   29   24   30   28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   20   22   22   22   20   20   35   33   32   30
      Other engineering   40   29   38   32   40   44   38   50   43   66
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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