Data

Johns Hopkins 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   981   1,018   1,150   1,099   998   924   863   929   1,156   1,111
  Science and engineering   907   932   1,060   1,014   920   837   777   787   1,065   1,011
    Science   660   692   637   599   525   492   465   479   731   731
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   4   6   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   529   575   516   493   423   407   387   386   488   492
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   17   12   11   17   11   9   5   5   77   61
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   14   16   15   16   15   15   12   14   11
      Mathematics and statistics   6   5   5   4   4   4   4   4   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   53   52   52   31   29   26   25   24   103   93
      Psychology   12   12   11   11   11   11   11   31   28   27
      Social sciences   27   22   26   24   25   20   18   17   19   42
    Engineering   247   240   423   415   395   345   312   308   334   280
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   203   203   182   146   131   143   117   100
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   60   56   54   50   48   44   40   36   50   39
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   17   18   17   16   16   15   15   8   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   47   43   36   34   29   31   32   30   54   44
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   81   84   79   83   74   70   67   63   48   47
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   30   28   25   28   26   23   23   21   32   40
      Other engineering   12   12   8   0   20   15   4   0   25   0
    Health   74   86   90   85   78   87   86   142   91   100
      Clinical medicine   74   86   90   84   67   82   83   137   91   76
      Other health   0   0   0   1   11   5   3   5   0   24

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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