Data

U. Michigan

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   2,210   2,411   1,842   1,918   1,734   1,658   1,647   1,574   1,515   1,492
  Science and engineering   1,973   2,173   1,758   1,846   1,651   1,584   1,562   1,502   1,436   1,415
    Science   1,255   1,328   988   990   834   799   814   744   693   717
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   617   636   538   516   456   436   426   347   326   318
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   151   158   31   22   22   15   10   12   10   9
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   46   59   59   59   55   46   58   70   64   81
      Mathematics and statistics   40   33   40   42   34   27   30   48   48   34
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   4   3   4
      Natural resources and conservation   94   112   21   13   4   8   11   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   211   210   229   258   199   212   209   168   158   168
      Psychology   19   22   20   24   18   20   24   17   19   20
      Social sciences   77   95   50   56   46   35   46   55   42   59
    Engineering   718   845   770   856   817   785   748   758   743   698
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   82   92   64   66   54   60   63   66   57   60
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   89   84   83   73   79   59   60   51   39   46
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   53   53   67   78   76   57   57   64   60   45
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   35   32   29   30   46   31   25   32   30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   196   261   229   283   273   249   253   269   285   256
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   28   34   20   27   18   32   25   20   22   22
      Mechanical engineering   131   149   145   160   139   128   128   111   101   99
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   42   41   42   48   48   47   39   53   54   58
      Other engineering   70   96   88   92   100   107   92   99   93   82
  Health   237   238   84   72   83   74   85   72   79   77
    Clinical medicine   116   137   28   23   36   25   32   29   38   40
    Other health   121   101   56   49   47   49   53   43   41   37

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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