Data

U. Michigan

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   2,286   2,210   2,411   1,842   1,918   1,734   1,658   1,647   1,574   1,515
  Science and engineering   2,045   1,973   2,173   1,758   1,846   1,651   1,584   1,562   1,502   1,436
    Science   1,297   1,255   1,328   988   990   834   799   814   744   693
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   668   617   636   538   516   456   436   426   347   326
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   148   151   158   31   22   22   15   10   12   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   40   46   59   59   59   55   46   58   70   64
      Mathematics and statistics   44   40   33   40   42   34   27   30   48   48
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   4   3
      Natural resources and conservation   110   94   112   21   13   4   8   11   0   0
      Physical sciences   199   211   210   229   258   199   212   209   168   158
      Psychology   26   19   22   20   24   18   20   24   17   19
      Social sciences   61   77   95   50   56   46   35   46   55   42
    Engineering   748   718   845   770   856   817   785   748   758   743
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   83   82   92   64   66   54   60   63   66   57
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   98   89   84   83   73   79   59   60   51   39
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   73   53   53   67   78   76   57   57   64   60
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   27   35   32   29   30   46   31   25   32
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   194   196   261   229   283   273   249   253   269   285
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   32   28   34   20   27   18   32   25   20   22
      Mechanical engineering   139   131   149   145   160   139   128   128   111   101
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   43   42   41   42   48   48   47   39   53   54
      Other engineering   65   70   96   88   92   100   107   92   99   93
    Health   241   237   238   84   72   83   74   85   72   79
      Clinical medicine   127   116   137   28   23   36   25   32   29   38
      Other health   114   121   101   56   49   47   49   53   43   41

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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