Data

U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa

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   321   322   242   265   212   140   133   127   105   158
  Science and engineering   311   313   236   261   211   140   133   127   105   158
    Science   149   160   103   114   97   64   57   70   57   74
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   19   13   19   11   8   3   4   19   3   8
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   15   12   13   15   15   10   4   9   6   15
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   8   6   6   10   6   5   2   4   4
      Mathematics and statistics   45   47   4   5   5   3   2   0   2   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   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   54   62   49   61   46   38   34   21   23   27
      Psychology   4   12   10   9   7   4   5   14   16   17
      Social sciences   1   6   2   7   6   0   3   5   3   1
    Engineering   162   153   133   147   114   76   76   57   48   84
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   15   13   18   17   17   17   7   6   3
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   30   31   25   26   17   9   3   6   0   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   41   28   14   13   6   2   1   4   3   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   37   34   19   35   33   18   22   16   13   16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   36   47   44   30   21   27   18   19   27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   7   9   15   11   11   9   6   6   7   17
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   10   9   6   4   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   2   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   8   7   5   4   0   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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