Data

Stony Brook 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   417   538   555   420   471   454   447   426   439   418
  Science and engineering   415   535   552   418   468   452   447   426   439   417
    Science   330   420   431   348   390   389   380   368   379   357
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   100   114   129   102   112   111   96   96   86   98
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   60   79   90   43   71   72   56   44   54   57
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   35   43   48   35   44   44   56   45   48   55
      Mathematics and statistics   22   22   25   38   33   38   38   38   38   31
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   3   3   2   3   3   3   2   3   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   92   137   114   113   118   107   122   115   128   92
      Psychology   10   18   15   12   6   8   6   13   5   10
      Social sciences   8   4   7   3   3   6   3   3   7   1
    Engineering   85   115   121   70   78   63   67   58   60   60
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   21   21   25   22   23   19   16   14   19   22
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   7   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   7   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   30   46   54   23   28   28   21   19   19   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   11   10   6   9   7   8   7   7   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   14   22   22   16   15   8   20   18   15   17
      Other engineering   1   1   1   1   2   1   2   0   0   0
  Health   2   3   3   2   3   2   0   0   0   1
    Clinical medicine   1   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   1   2   3   2   2   2   0   0   0   1

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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