Data

Michigan State 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   902   777   817   742   748   690   683   512   505   586
  Science and engineering   895   771   784   739   728   680   671   496   491   569
    Science   679   595   600   559   523   517   508   409   391   445
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   70   70   63   63   52   47   40   63   55   72
      Biological and biomedical sciences   134   104   117   97   106   125   109   92   120   118
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   12   14
      Computer and information sciences   62   56   58   52   59   55   57   34   32   49
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   16   14   13   16   12   14   8   1   4
      Mathematics and statistics   59   48   45   38   30   29   29   19   12   21
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   34   31   19   47   18   15   19   24   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   31   26   35   29   26   30   32   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   180   154   142   155   144   136   136   92   85   86
      Psychology   53   58   58   28   27   27   28   20   21   16
      Social sciences   36   32   49   37   45   41   44   34   38   44
    Engineering   216   176   184   180   205   163   163   87   100   124
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   33   34   31   24   23   16   13   0   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   41   27   30   32   20   16   20   5   9   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   73   60   62   72   86   64   62   36   45   54
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   47   43   38   52   43   34   36   18   18   23
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   22   12   23   0   33   33   32   28   28   37
  Health   7   6   33   3   20   10   12   16   14   17
    Clinical medicine   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   1   0   2
    Other health   7   6   27   3   20   10   11   15   14   15

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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