Data

Temple 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   224   234   169   246   214   262   185   197   198   213
  Science and engineering   210   224   161   234   205   249   177   188   193   205
    Science   191   199   148   210   183   223   165   172   183   193
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   72   74   42   71   69   85   66   12   13   20
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   26   22   13   31   22   29   12   21   26   24
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   5   2   4   1   3   2   2   4   2
      Mathematics and statistics   5   4   3   4   3   3   5   7   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   41   42
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   39   43   50   54   54   61   56   46   51   53
      Psychology   28   40   27   38   27   27   16   17   22   35
      Social sciences   17   11   11   8   7   15   8   10   13   12
    Engineering   19   25   13   24   22   26   12   16   10   12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   7   5   6   4   6   4   6   3   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   4   1   4   3   3   1   1   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   3   4   3   5   7   5   5   4   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   11   3   11   9   9   1   0   0   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   4   3   2
    Health   14   10   8   12   9   13   8   9   5   8
      Clinical medicine   2   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   1   0
      Other health   12   10   8   12   9   12   5   9   4   8

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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