Data

U. New Mexico

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   8   302   174   198   254   286   141   20   278
  Science and engineering   2   7   221   117   143   191   164   141   20   274
    Science   2   6   138   81   108   138   111   93   10   177
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   2   6   3   6   11   7   6   3   44
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   0   1   45   15   16   24   22   23   1   19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   3   0   3   4   3   7   0   17
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   9   6   5   7   7   0   2   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   1   18
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   28   7   12   8   6   41   3   41
      Psychology   1   0   6   12   11   18   14   2   0   11
      Social sciences   1   3   41   38   55   66   52   8   0   21
    Engineering   0   1   83   36   35   53   53   48   10   97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   10   3   6   7   7   1   0   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   9   1   2   1   2   3   0   5
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   15   10   10   12   14   8   0   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   20   9   6   8   10   29   6   46
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   20   8   6   13   11   5   0   5
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   1   9   5   5   12   9   2   4   12
  Health   0   1   81   57   55   63   122   0   0   4
    Clinical medicine   0   0   38   29   20   18   14   0   0   1
    Other health   0   1   43   28   35   45   108   0   0   3

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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