Data

U. California, Riverside

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   239   311   303   521   367   316   259   319   299   242
  Science and engineering   239   311   303   521   367   316   259   319   299   242
    Science   177   172   204   381   285   226   126   255   210   181
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   73   94   105   125   156   129   62   91   52   50
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   39   16   0   123   39   34   42   41   73   48
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   11   7   13   10   9   6   29   15   14
      Mathematics and statistics   7   1   10   9   4   6   0   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   2   13   12   8   3   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   36   41   54   91   59   41   11   63   48   55
      Psychology   2   3   5   0   4   0   0   19   8   8
      Social sciences   6   4   10   8   5   4   4   1   3   0
    Engineering   62   139   99   140   82   90   133   64   89   61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   34   5   15   0   0   3   1   6   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   19   31   35   41   23   38   35   0   2   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   19   48   47   42   37   28   33   33   35   18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12   19   8   42   16   20   24   30   19   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   6   7   4   0   6   4   38   0   27   13
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   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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