Data

U. Nevada, Reno

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields   227   173   180   195   224   166   172   198   100   191   0
  Science and engineering   216   169   177   190   220   160   162   193   99   187   0
    Science   136   111   120   120   144   109   89   102   55   114   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   4   1   3   5   1   0   5   3   2   5   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   65   58   46   36   54   45   21   24   18   29   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   27   13   16   17   20   18   21   22   8   30   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   2   3   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   7   5   7   12   12   5   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   0   0   0
      Psychology   8   6   6   7   5   10   15   20   6   14   0
      Physical sciences   19   17   31   28   32   23   16   22   17   29   0
      Social sciences   6   9   8   12   17   8   5   6   4   7   0
    Engineering   80   58   57   70   76   51   73   91   44   73   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   1   1   4   4   2   2   3   0   2   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   4   5   1   1   0   2   4   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   7   7   8   6   6   23   31   28   34   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   33   29   26   34   33   18   25   29   4   9   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   10   11   12   13   14   7   9   12   6   13   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   16   6   6   10   18   18   12   12   6   15   0
      Other engineering   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   11   4   3   5   4   6   10   5   1   4   0
      Clinical medicine   11   4   3   5   4   6   10   5   1   4   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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