Data

Clemson 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   1,633   1,514   1,562   1,473   1,498   1,472   215   324   346   361
  Science and engineering   1,594   1,459   1,488   1,410   1,427   1,404   212   321   345   361
    Science   924   821   825   779   774   759   72   124   130   139
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   118   120   107   92   77   81   15   41   32   35
      Biological and biomedical sciences   162   145   162   138   145   136   20   8   18   14
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Computer and information sciences   112   97   98   96   106   91   11   23   19   29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   11   10   11   8   11   2   6   4   3
      Mathematics and statistics   123   99   113   117   112   124   6   6   5   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   4   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   71   55   60   57   62   46   7   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   195   173   162   161   164   164   9   31   43   41
      Psychology   47   39   39   38   35   34   2   2   4   4
      Social sciences   84   78   74   69   65   72   0   1   0   1
    Engineering   670   638   663   631   653   645   140   197   215   222
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   109   88   90   82   88   81   16   11   17   25
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   32   43   40   45   61   16   20   11   12
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   108   105   114   119   118   121   45   52   54   55
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   104   110   111   109   125   116   25   51   60   50
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   62   48   51   41   44   44   4   9   3   13
      Mechanical engineering   126   121   125   128   138   126   13   20   26   28
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   53   56   56   55   53   46   14   19   29   19
      Other engineering   80   78   73   57   42   50   7   15   15   20
  Health   39   55   74   63   71   68   3   3   1   0
    Clinical medicine   22   22   21   17   14   11   3   3   1   0
    Other health   17   33   53   46   57   57   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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