Data

U. Kentucky

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   446   441   499   432   408   356   275   172   208   313
  Science and engineering   389   396   443   391   361   314   245   151   188   281
    Science   260   286   302   285   260   236   185   121   148   203
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   19   30   23   31   28   25   17   7   8   12
      Biological and biomedical sciences   148   139   138   125   118   99   59   67   67   101
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   11   15   17   11   21   23   7   10   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   4   1   5   3   2   5   2   5   6
      Mathematics and statistics   3   4   10   2   6   5   4   1   5   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Natural resources and conservation   2   5   7   4   4   5   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   32   39   46   45   42   37   36   33   29   34
      Psychology   34   42   42   40   33   19   17   2   16   29
      Social sciences   11   11   19   16   15   23   24   2   7   4
    Engineering   129   110   141   106   101   78   60   30   40   78
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   16   16   17   11   5   4   4   3   5   12
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   8   12   13   13   22   18   10   8   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   2   6   4   3   0   2   2   2   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   21   18   21   9   13   6   9   6   7   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   37   27   36   34   24   12   16   3   12   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   23   19   27   21   16   18   10   4   5   7
      Other engineering   15   18   21   14   25   14   1   2   1   8
  Health   57   45   56   41   47   42   30   21   20   32
    Clinical medicine   14   1   6   1   9   2   4   3   0   3
    Other health   43   44   50   40   38   40   26   18   20   29

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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