Data

Massachusetts 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   913   1,021   1,041   1,305   1,354   1,205   1,218   1,341   1,333   1,378
  Science and engineering   913   1,021   1,041   1,305   1,354   1,205   1,218   1,341   1,333   1,378
    Science   450   520   485   613   651   417   570   586   568   605
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   48   66   55   65   76   78   89   91   82   78
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   18
      Computer and information sciences   173   208   193   237   232   17   165   170   146   143
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   18   17   24   20   77   68   71   62   84   95
      Mathematics and statistics   14   13   7   11   10   12   8   13   6   19
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   10   7   4   9   8   3   10   8   9   8
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   187   208   198   266   246   236   227   238   210   208
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   1   4   5   2   3   0   4   3   21
    Engineering   463   501   556   692   703   788   648   755   765   773
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   88   111   110   119   119   95   101   112   101   107
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   43   39   50   57   81   69   84   81   83   94
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   41   48   47   75   69   67   60   52   70   56
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   16   14   11   29   16   26   32   31   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   75   82   90   123   114   289   119   123   104   113
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   25   27   24   39   40   29   32   53   47   56
      Mechanical engineering   72   85   108   152   152   112   115   180   180   165
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   48   38   55   60   52   60   52   66   73   73
      Other engineering   58   55   58   56   47   51   59   56   76   77
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   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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