Data

U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa

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   296   321   322   242   265   212   140   133   127   105
  Science and engineering   287   311   313   236   261   211   140   133   127   105
    Science   142   149   160   103   114   97   64   57   70   57
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   19   13   19   11   8   3   4   19   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   15   15   12   13   15   15   10   4   9   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   5   3   8   6   6   10   6   5   2   4
      Mathematics and statistics   12   45   47   4   5   5   3   2   0   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   57   54   62   49   61   46   38   34   21   23
      Psychology   18   4   12   10   9   7   4   5   14   16
      Social sciences   2   1   6   2   7   6   0   3   5   3
    Engineering   145   162   153   133   147   114   76   76   57   48
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   11   15   13   18   17   17   17   7   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   33   30   31   25   26   17   9   3   6   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   45   41   28   14   13   6   2   1   4   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   20   37   34   19   35   33   18   22   16   13
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   32   36   36   47   44   30   21   27   18   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   7   9   15   11   11   9   6   6   7
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   9   10   9   6   4   1   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   2   2   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Other health   7   8   7   5   4   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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