Data

U. Nebraska, Lincoln

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   334   299   303   284   288   299   317   301   283   261
  Science and engineering   333   299   302   282   287   298   314   289   272   254
    Science   221   210   204   205   223   223   226   207   198   197
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   33   32   33   33   30   34   34   34   29   29
      Biological and biomedical sciences   48   41   43   47   41   47   48   40   43   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   19   24   24   27   31   19   28   26   29   33
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   5   4   4   5   5   4   4   5   12
      Mathematics and statistics   5   4   2   4   14   12   8   11   3   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   17   17   14   14   15   16   13   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   52   51   58   49   60   56   54   60   63   48
      Psychology   20   26   18   20   18   24   19   22   16   19
      Social sciences   15   10   8   7   9   10   18   9   8   7
    Engineering   112   89   98   77   64   75   88   82   74   57
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   17   14   12   12   10   9   7   3   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   13   9   6   3   3   3   4   0   1   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   9   16   7   6   9   14   11   11   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   11   12   11   10   13   24   37   34   25
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   25   16   12   12   9   6   6   11   11   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   12   8   0
      Other engineering   35   30   40   32   26   35   33   8   8   6
  Health   1   0   1   2   1   1   3   12   11   7
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   1   0   1   2   1   1   3   12   11   7

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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