Data

U. Kansas

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   421   434   408   330   329   313   296   312   317   365
  Science and engineering   377   400   365   296   285   270   243   268   270   305
    Science   285   308   277   232   225   198   178   204   209   243
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   117   120   106   91   95   78   67   78   77   86
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   23   26   22   17   16   11   7   7   12   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   19   21   19   13   8   10   11   15   14   7
      Mathematics and statistics   3   1   3   1   1   0   2   1   2   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   21   21   11   14   17   14   4   4   6   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   53   59   56   51   42   38   43   51   50   52
      Psychology   27   27   29   19   27   23   19   12   11   29
      Social sciences   22   33   31   26   19   24   25   34   34   48
    Engineering   92   92   88   64   60   72   65   64   61   62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   14   15   14   8   12   8   8   7   11   13
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   11   5   5   4   8   7   8   11   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   1   3   3   0   0   0   13   7   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   20   15   9   9   16   11   5   4   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   26   26   32   25   24   23   23   25   24   21
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   8   11   10   9   10   2   3   2   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   12   11   8   4   2   7   14   3   2   0
  Health   44   34   43   34   44   43   53   44   47   60
    Clinical medicine   6   3   6   6   8   6   4   3   3   4
    Other health   38   31   37   28   36   37   49   41   44   56

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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