Data

U. Akron, The

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   66   78   90   64   136   188   130   140   130   185
  Science and engineering   66   78   90   64   136   187   129   129   118   162
    Science   28   39   54   29   68   84   52   56   26   40
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   2   8   5   8   10   7   3   3   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   1   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   2   1   0   0   2   2   3   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      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   24   35   43   23   60   72   40   45   14   19
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   4   5   4
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
    Engineering   38   39   36   35   68   103   77   73   92   122
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   6   2   2   6   10   9   1   1   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   14   8   11   27   45   26   17   27   45
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   1   1   7   7   8   9   15   18
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   1   3   3   5   14   14   21   18   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   6   2   6   14   27   19   9   9   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   16   22   23
      Other engineering   5   10   20   12   9   0   1   0   0   0
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   11   12   23
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   11   12   23

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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