Data

Cornell U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   1,299   1,277   1,175   1,171   1,096   946   915   949   819   847
  Science and engineering   1,293   1,274   1,175   1,171   1,096   946   915   938   800   829
    Science   935   893   813   764   716   616   598   664   510   530
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   70   87   81   63   72   35   40   28   47   53
      Biological and biomedical sciences   509   447   388   355   331   320   301   330   210   202
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4
      Computer and information sciences   112   99   97   86   87   66   76   64   47   53
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   21   17   14   13   9   10   11   12   13   23
      Mathematics and statistics   23   22   23   32   20   22   19   16   14   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   4   2   3   2   1   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   18   17   10   8   12   8   7   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   150   174   165   172   140   131   124   178   121   133
      Psychology   6   7   6   7   8   2   2   5   6   7
      Social sciences   26   19   27   25   35   21   18   21   24   25
    Engineering   358   381   362   407   380   330   317   274   290   299
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   8   5   8   11   6   10   9   10   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   59   52   58   74   50   58   48   47   42   41
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   49   36   44   40   41   55   34   36   42
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   29   28   28   30   30   17   19   13   10   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   60   70   65   66   72   60   49   44   58   60
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   21   21   21   25   14   15   17   7   12   9
      Mechanical engineering   34   36   43   47   49   49   41   45   44   46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   42   42   40   42   35   21   20   31   22   36
      Other engineering   61   75   66   71   79   63   58   44   56   45
    Health   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   11   19   18
      Clinical medicine   6   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   19   18

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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