Data

George Washington U., The

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   185   158   136   123   136   130   121   253   231   214
  Science and engineering   185   158   135   121   128   122   114   232   219   202
    Science   153   127   109   96   93   88   88   208   166   153
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   67   71   61   55   55   50   45   110   104   93
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   55   21   12   7   2   2   2   42   36   36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4
      Mathematics and statistics   6   5   5   6   3   3   3   43   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   4   5   6   4   3   3   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   10   8   9   10   8   9   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   3   3   8   1   17   17
      Social sciences   14   15   17   15   17   19   18   9   4   3
    Engineering   32   31   26   25   35   34   26   24   53   49
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   2   1   1   1   2   1   1   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   3   2   2   3   4   3   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   6   6   7   14   8   8   0   30   26
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   14   15   13   10   11   12   6   7   7   9
      Mechanical engineering   4   5   4   5   6   8   8   16   16   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   0   0   1   2   8   8   7   21   12   12
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   7   8   7   21   12   12
    Other health   0   0   1   2   1   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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