Data

Georgia Institute of Technology

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   1,338   1,066   61   572   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447
  Science and engineering   1,334   1,062   60   569   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447
    Science   429   372   17   200   239   492   385   210   445   412
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   53   45   5   45   51   62   44   5   16   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   220   185   9   104   84   245   187   25   225   203
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   55   36   1   9   19   38   34   36   60   55
      Mathematics and statistics   11   14   0   8   8   24   18   3   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   82   75   2   27   69   95   83   118   86   85
      Psychology   2   9   0   0   5   9   8   15   16   18
      Social sciences   6   8   0   7   3   19   11   8   42   40
    Engineering   905   690   43   369   477   1,014   618   777   1,074   1,035
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   208   140   4   30   66   142   102   125   247   246
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   102   93   10   44   51   131   78   69   140   130
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   89   82   4   56   63   107   49   66   36   36
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   47   28   2   12   26   68   44   57   27   26
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   178   128   6   60   86   228   146   192   284   272
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   40   33   0   21   17   33   25   39   83   77
      Mechanical engineering   150   119   12   99   130   225   124   174   196   192
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   70   47   3   39   34   72   44   55   59   53
      Other engineering   21   20   2   8   4   8   6   0   2   3
    Health   4   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   4   4   1   3   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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