Data

U. California, Santa Barbara

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   384   393   434   430   380   423   416   457   475   456
  Science and engineering   384   393   434   430   380   423   416   457   475   456
    Science   279   285   319   312   262   308   305   293   308   291
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   19   22   23   22   20   20   32   33   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   57   59   51
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   52   56   61   57   54   46   49   29   38   37
      Mathematics and statistics   16   15   11   10   7   7   7   6   7   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   20   21   11   11   9   9   10   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   37   39   42   40   0   61   61   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   125   128   141   135   135   125   119   135   132   131
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   20   18
      Social sciences   6   7   31   36   35   40   39   18   18   18
    Engineering   105   108   115   118   118   115   111   164   167   165
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   24   25   25   25   25   23   23   24   22   22
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   51   52   58   62   65   65   60   53   58   58
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   30   31   32   31   28   27   28   25   27   25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   62   60   60
      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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