Data

North Carolina 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   788   678   769   762   657   720   726   689   741   810
  Science and engineering   788   678   769   762   657   720   708   678   733   791
    Science   407   332   420   388   355   375   363   346   427   494
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   35   38   30   56   14   21   12   21   60   85
      Biological and biomedical sciences   101   99   109   78   59   86   80   75   133   145
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   69   3   70   84   82   71   66   80   63   78
      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   22   30
      Mathematics and statistics   28   31   35   27   66   42   52   44   49   54
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   7   13   12   2   4   3   0   1   5
      Natural resources and conservation   43   40   40   22   12   30   20   18   0   0
      Physical sciences   112   110   111   97   103   104   114   76   63   63
      Psychology   4   0   7   7   15   14   13   25   15   12
      Social sciences   6   4   5   5   2   3   3   7   20   21
    Engineering   381   346   349   374   302   345   345   332   306   297
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   14   12   13   13   6   9   8   9   12   12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   25   31   22   33   15   17   16   14   16   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   49   49   55   54   45   50   44   43   38   41
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   26   17   18   27   20   28   28   31   22   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   93   95   106   89   83   91   91   102   84   79
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   21   21   21   16   21   12   19   15   15   8
      Mechanical engineering   51   48   45   57   41   42   40   34   32   45
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   49   39   32   32   42   64   65   57   48   49
      Other engineering   53   34   37   53   29   32   34   27   39   31
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   11   8   19
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   11   8   19

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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