Data

U. Houston

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   350   271   197   245   50   42   50   37   43   68
  Science and engineering   337   264   182   235   41   35   46   34   42   67
    Science   185   158   103   110   25   24   28   26   26   32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   32   17   19   16   8   4   11   6   5   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   15   12   15   15   1   4   4   7   7   16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   14   12   11   14   1   1   1   1   2   0
      Mathematics and statistics   16   12   10   12   1   0   0   0   0   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   78   73   42   42   13   15   12   10   11   5
      Psychology   27   22   3   10   1   0   0   2   1   1
      Social sciences   3   10   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   152   106   79   125   16   11   18   8   16   35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   34   30   16   22   7   4   4   2   3   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   25   35   37   6   4   7   2   2   4
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   12   7   13   3   1   1   1   1   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   22   5   17   0   0   2   0   7   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   26   6   10   19   0   0   2   2   1   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   4   5   16   0   2   2   1   2   6
      Other engineering   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
  Health   13   7   15   10   9   7   4   3   1   1
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   13   7   15   10   9   7   4   3   1   1

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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