Data

Colorado School of Mines

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   231   211   315   260   294   158   201   232   212   242
  Science and engineering   231   211   315   260   294   158   201   232   212   242
    Science   81   68   85   75   86   58   60   80   77   92
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   10   10   12   4   6   10   9   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   15   14   13   18   20   15   19   16   25   27
      Mathematics and statistics   4   5   5   10   6   3   3   4   2   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   49   35   46   32   46   25   23   52   43   53
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3   4   9   8   8   5   6   8   7   9
    Engineering   150   143   230   185   208   100   141   152   135   150
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   3   3   4   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   25   29   31   28   29   13   26   18   32   38
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   14   24   22   27   14   22   43   28   39
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   5   9   8   8   9   7   20   9   10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   20   4   23   11   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21   28   41   34   44   16   21   32   25   27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   59   57   94   72   94   47   60   39   41   36
      Other engineering   4   3   5   6   3   1   5   0   0   0
  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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