Data

Princeton 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   130   123   114   459   426   452   536   565   532   556
  Science and engineering   130   123   114   459   426   452   536   565   532   556
    Science   96   95   86   315   248   249   344   333   362   397
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   30   27   28   74   82   72   128   121   103   94
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   15   7   64   0   0   0   0   54   50
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   7   4   20   16   24   31   25   29   37
      Mathematics and statistics   4   1   7   10   7   8   19   25   15   18
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   40   35   128   128   119   135   127   117   140
      Psychology   2   1   3   11   8   10   15   14   13   10
      Social sciences   2   4   2   8   7   16   16   21   21   27
    Engineering   34   28   28   144   178   203   192   232   170   159
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   8   4   33   46   29   35   39   33   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   1   3   3   14   11   21   26   26   23   24
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   12   12   70   100   118   93   131   76   63
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   2   7   2   6   5   6   5   2
      Mechanical engineering   7   4   7   20   19   29   33   30   31   37
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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