Data

Harvard U.

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   1,252   1,347   1,292   1,280   1,219   1,271   1,253   1,276   1,149 i   1,226 i
  Science and engineering   1,205   1,295   1,238   1,228   1,164   1,239   1,224   1,254   1,137 i   1,205 i
    Science   1,084   1,151   1,086   1,089   1,035   1,121   1,110   1,198   1,098 i   1,135 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   765   809   773   759   720   757   730   649   613 i   622 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   51   50   48   50   49   37   41   22   22 i   26 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   25 i   31 i
      Mathematics and statistics   40   47   23   19   23   28   37   39   30 i   21 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   1   3   2   0   0 i   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Physical sciences   185   197   195   199   173   220   228   253   216 i   219 i
      Psychology   13   14   11   16   18   19   11   16   10 i   6 i
      Social sciences   30   34   36   45   51   57   61   108   93 i   117 i
    Engineering   121   144   152   139   129   118   114   56   39 i   70 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Other engineering   121   141   152   139   129   118   114   56   39 i   70 i
  Health   47   52   54   52   55   32   29   22   12 i   21 i
    Clinical medicine   1   1   1   5   17   9   29   22   12 i   21 i
    Other health   46   51   53   47   38   23   0   0   0 i   0 i

i=imputed

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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