Data

U. California, San Diego

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   815   791   905   478   730   1,167   1,127   1,125   1,120   1,103
  Science and engineering   815   790   905   478   730   1,167   1,127   1,125   1,081   1,103
    Science   648   622   707   388   555   763   744   790   750   804
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   341   318   343   248   269   316   336   382   290   289
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   59   37   50   12   27   68   48   48   53   77
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   90   92   108   39   78   111   119   130   129   132
      Mathematics and statistics   8   11   9   11   8   12   14   11   8   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   35   33   37   30   29   39   29   33   29   63
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   102   121   142   40   89   162   147   180   168   153
      Psychology   9   4   6   1   47   44   43   3   5   6
      Social sciences   4   6   12   7   8   11   8   3   9   8
    Engineering   167   168   198   90   175   404   383   335   331   299
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   9   5   2   5   4   6   3   5   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   60   67   89   36   69   106   108   84   77   75
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   2   7   3   8   12   3   9   8   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   11   11   7   9   24   29   39   21   46
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   30   31   35   14   24   84   84   70   60   75
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   1   5   15   24   10   14   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   23   17   7   18   40   39   30   23   24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   9   12   67   54   48   66   54
      Other engineering   36   25   34   11   25   52   36   42   57   11
    Health   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   0
      Clinical medicine   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   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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