Data

Pennsylvania 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   1,195   1,181   1,169   1,329   1,018   978   1,024   980   931   1,063
  Science and engineering   1,179   1,170   1,163   1,309   994   953   1,004   970   921   1,048
    Science   679   631   651   657   622   604   596   583   605   681
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   37   44   29   24   31   28   28   57   13   17
      Biological and biomedical sciences   197   186   184   197   197   188   201   180   129   160
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   107   135   120   118   77   109   64   82   104   99
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18   28
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   67   66   86   82   46   49   42   32   94   86
      Mathematics and statistics   17   8   20   22   18   16   25   7   13   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   6   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   2   4   8   2   0   0   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   191   146   153   130   158   131   125   126   162   195
      Psychology   23   21   34   41   70   24   42   28   22   36
      Social sciences   33   17   15   35   23   58   69   60   40   39
    Engineering   500   539   512   652   372   349   408   387   316   367
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   26   39   44   29   20   27   22   24   29
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   48   53   45   40   28   33   22   25   23   22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   49   49   73   68   56   43   40   45   36   50
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   37   59   53   62   31   19   15   17   2   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   62   64   65   101   52   57   52   47   39   42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   17   24   20   17   32   22   27   25   23   20
      Mechanical engineering   79   78   67   86   95   56   89   75   64   79
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   78   91   93   167   0   67   96   89   70   63
      Other engineering   100   95   57   67   49   32   40   42   35   50
    Health   16   11   6   20   24   25   20   10   10   15
      Clinical medicine   3   1   0   2   2   1   2   1   0   0
      Other health   13   10   6   18   22   24   18   9   10   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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