Data

U. California, Los Angeles

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   933   992   986   1,159   884   848   725   795   920   927
  Science and engineering   852   936   935   1,018   824   786   678   769   861   870
    Science   618   654   645   667   596   565   471   535   624   616
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   291   324   293   270   247   258   218   211   230   229
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   49   63   59   78   74   58   47   55   51   55
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   32   43   48   55   39   29   28   24   27   32
      Mathematics and statistics   26   33   29   57   35   43   40   32   45   41
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   147   133   147   132   134   109   81   105   107   107
      Psychology   36   37   39   32   33   32   28   43   46   51
      Social sciences   37   21   30   43   34   36   29   32   72   64
    Engineering   234   282   290   351   228   221   207   234   237   254
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   15   19   21   12   8   10   6   6   9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   37   59   57   54   41   33   23   43   41   60
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   23   18   18   20   17   12   22   30   32
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   28   33   44   18   24   15   14   11   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   89   83   81   107   73   84   88   84   76   73
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   33   49   49   62   30   36   36   41   42   31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   25   25   33   41   34   19   23   24   31   42
      Other engineering   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   81   56   51   141   60   62   47   26   59   57
    Clinical medicine   68   42   40   128   51   52   36   7   47   46
    Other health   13   14   11   13   9   10   11   19   12   11

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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