Data

U. Delaware

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   542   539   512   323   207   249   242   244   219   224
  Science and engineering   537   532   508   322   207   248   238   240   215   216
    Science   309   321   309   174   110   129   116   111   95   104
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   21   25   19   5   5   11   8   12   6   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   81   81   73   16   10   15   11   13   28   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   17   18   24   12   6   13   14   9   4   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   39   33   20   5   10   8   15   12   11
      Mathematics and statistics   0   3   1   1   0   3   1   2   4   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   11   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   113   113   123   95   71   69   70   53   34   50
      Psychology   26   19   21   21   13   7   2   0   4   2
      Social sciences   11   14   15   4   0   1   2   6   3   3
    Engineering   228   211   199   148   97   119   122   129   120   112
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   32   28   18   17   17   12   4   5   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   87   92   69   61   44   52   51   54   56   57
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   40   32   33   27   12   18   17   15   18   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   32   26   30   17   13   16   18   25   19   22
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   42   28   38   25   10   14   22   16   8   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   14   12
      Other engineering   1   1   1   0   1   2   2   2   0   0
  Health   5   7   4   1   0   1   4   4   4   8
    Clinical medicine   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   5   4   3   1   0   1   4   4   4   8

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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