Data

Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey

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   522   535   450   579   472   559   445   473   586   649
  Science and engineering   518   531   446   578   464   558   441   469   582   645
    Science   398   444   341   526   385   462   333   342   453   507
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   5   6   3   2   2   5   1   1   1   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   175   194   175   204   167   212   182   193   153   219
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   1
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   61   50   59   12   11   115   112
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   15   14   25   23   34   34   37   32   38
      Mathematics and statistics   18   22   17   15   19   18   14   19   12   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   12   5   16   14   24   6   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   75   82   67   94   76   70   46   41   87   74
      Psychology   19   15   16   12   17   12   14   16   15   15
      Social sciences   74   98   44   97   17   28   24   23   23   16
    Engineering   120   87   105   52   79   96   108   127   129   138
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   11   13   16   20   14   20   26   24   26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   20   25   9   35   16   19   18   18   24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   1   1   2   0   18   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   68   42   48   0   0   48   53   53   62   53
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   5
      Mechanical engineering   14   14   19   26   23   16   16   12   9   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   19
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   4   4   4   1   8   1   4   4   4   4
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   4   4   4   1   8   1   4   4   4   4

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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