Data

New York 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   530   680   385   386   327   565   284   449   406   404
  Science and engineering   491   651   367   386   326   512   284   449   406   404
    Science   403   549   309   314   266   461   274   348   329   357
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   190   264   175   171   153   185   155   116   93   116
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   56   81   45   37   44   47   21   64   71   50
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   24   31   20   26   15   39   8   30   27   48
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   2   3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   46   42   23   66   38   82   60   44   47   49
      Psychology   40   87   21   12   15   71   22   20   23   28
      Social sciences   36   36   21   2   1   36   8   22   18   10
    Engineering   88   102   58   72   60   51   10   101   77   47
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   10   1   0   0   4   1   1   6   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   14   8   7   5   3   1   5   2   3
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   19   8   11   12   9   4   14   3   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   43   40   25   43   34   26   2   60   43   20
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   1   0   1   1   0   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   14   18   15   10   9   8   1   14   19   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   2   4
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
  Health   39   29   18   0   1   53   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   6   5   2   0   0   13   0   0   0   0
    Other health   33   24   16   0   1   40   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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