Data

U. California, San Diego

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   791   905   478   730   1,167   1,127   1,125   1,120   1,103   1,067
  Science and engineering   790   905   478   730   1,167   1,127   1,125   1,081   1,103   1,067
    Science   622   707   388   555   763   744   790   750   804   847
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   318   343   248   269   316   336   382   290   289   307
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   37   50   12   27   68   48   48   53   77   90
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   92   108   39   78   111   119   130   129   132   143
      Mathematics and statistics   11   9   11   8   12   14   11   8   12   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   33   37   30   29   39   29   33   29   63   53
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   121   142   40   89   162   147   180   168   153   164
      Psychology   4   6   1   47   44   43   3   5   6   6
      Social sciences   6   12   7   8   11   8   3   9   8   17
    Engineering   168   198   90   175   404   383   335   331   299   220
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   9   5   2   5   4   6   3   5   4   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   67   89   36   69   106   108   84   77   75   69
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   7   3   8   12   3   9   8   10   8
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   11   7   9   24   29   39   21   46   19
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   35   14   24   84   84   70   60   75   51
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   5   15   24   10   14   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   23   17   7   18   40   39   30   23   24   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   9   12   67   54   48   66   54   6
      Other engineering   25   34   11   25   52   36   42   57   11   19
  Health   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   0   0
    Clinical medicine   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   39   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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