Data

U. Maine

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   222   280   282   257   192   184   200   203   202   184
  Science and engineering   217   277   282   256   192   183   200   202   200   183
    Science   143   196   216   193   153   137   165   181   180   160
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   19   20   16   13   13   8   11   35   30   29
      Biological and biomedical sciences   18   15   26   51   20   43   54   55   60   58
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   32   12   3   3   2   7   8   5   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   30   22   54   53   39   42   50   54   44   47
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   4   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   41   78   67   33   57   20   22   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   4   12   14   13   11   10   9   20   23   14
      Psychology   8   1   4   4   3   1   0   1   1   1
      Social sciences   11   15   13   23   7   11   11   6   13   4
    Engineering   74   81   66   63   39   46   35   21   20   23
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   3   7   17   3   5   1   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   0   2   5   3   9   6   2   1   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   24   27   15   16   18   18   16   11   9   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   14   26   16   4   2   3   4   1   6   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   25   26   21   13   11   8   6   3   2
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
  Health   5   3   0   1   0   1   0   1   2   1
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   5   3   0   1   0   1   0   1   2   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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