Data

Georgia 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   1,066   61   572   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447   1,471
  Science and engineering   1,062   60   569   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447   1,471
    Science   372   17   200   239   492   385   210   445   412   380
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   45   5   45   51   62   44   5   16   11   12
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   185   9   104   84   245   187   25   225   203   166
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   36   1   9   19   38   34   36   60   55   53
      Mathematics and statistics   14   0   8   8   24   18   3   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   75   2   27   69   95   83   118   86   85   87
      Psychology   9   0   0   5   9   8   15   16   18   18
      Social sciences   8   0   7   3   19   11   8   42   40   44
    Engineering   690   43   369   477   1,014   618   777   1,074   1,035   1,091
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   140   4   30   66   142   102   125   247   246   259
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   93   10   44   51   131   78   69   140   130   126
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   82   4   56   63   107   49   66   36   36   34
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   28   2   12   26   68   44   57   27   26   28
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   128   6   60   86   228   146   192   284   272   335
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   33   0   21   17   33   25   39   83   77   68
      Mechanical engineering   119   12   99   130   225   124   174   196   192   185
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   47   3   39   34   72   44   55   59   53   53
      Other engineering   20   2   8   4   8   6   0   2   3   3
  Health   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   4   1   3   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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