Data

Michigan State 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   902   902   777   817   742   748   690   683   512   505
  Science and engineering   891   895   771   784   739   728   680   671   496   491
    Science   681   679   595   600   559   523   517   508   409   391
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   82   70   70   63   63   52   47   40   63   55
      Biological and biomedical sciences   131   134   104   117   97   106   125   109   92   120
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   12
      Computer and information sciences   72   62   56   58   52   59   55   57   34   32
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   20   16   14   13   16   12   14   8   1
      Mathematics and statistics   47   59   48   45   38   30   29   29   19   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   24   34   31   19   47   18   15   19   24   0
      Natural resources and conservation   39   31   26   35   29   26   30   32   0   0
      Physical sciences   178   180   154   142   155   144   136   136   92   85
      Psychology   49   53   58   58   28   27   27   28   20   21
      Social sciences   36   36   32   49   37   45   41   44   34   38
    Engineering   210   216   176   184   180   205   163   163   87   100
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   27   33   34   31   24   23   16   13   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   38   41   27   30   32   20   16   20   5   9
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   81   73   60   62   72   86   64   62   36   45
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   35   47   43   38   52   43   34   36   18   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   29   22   12   23   0   33   33   32   28   28
    Health   11   7   6   33   3   20   10   12   16   14
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Other health   11   7   6   27   3   20   10   11   15   14

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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