Data

U. Alabama, The, Birmingham

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   207   235   245   241   240   297   261   232   265   314
  Science and engineering   196   217   232   227   223   261   211   178   215   268
    Science   179   197   207   203   206   243   196   166   198   242
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   131   150   163   145   158   146   117   90   113   143
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   6   4   16   7   10   10   6   7   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   1   0   31   24   27   27   25
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   14   13   16   17   16   20   12   11   11   10
      Psychology   23   24   23   22   21   29   31   17   17   16
      Social sciences   2   3   1   2   4   7   2   4   4   4
    Engineering   17   20   25   24   17   18   15   12   17   26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   13   17   12   11   13   12   8   10   15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   3   4   4   2   0   0   0   0   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   1   2   1   2   1   2   4   5
      Other engineering   1   3   3   6   3   3   2   2   3   2
  Health   11   18   13   14   17   36   50   54   50   46
    Clinical medicine   6   14   8   12   17   29   43   47   42   39
    Other health   5   4   5   2   0   7   7   7   8   7

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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