Data

U. Notre Dame

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   514   511   436   427   416   429   407   414   408   393
  Science and engineering   514   511   436   427   416   429   407   414   408   393
    Science   212   228   190   189   176   183   186   186   198   177
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   126   132   105   111   40   41   51   28   38   34
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   8   16   18   20   12   20   12   8   11   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   4   2   0   2   6   3   7   7   6
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   50   48   47   48   108   93   94   115   120   109
      Psychology   11   10   10   5   9   12   15   19   19   15
      Social sciences   16   18   8   5   5   11   11   9   3   5
    Engineering   302   283   246   238   240   246   221   228   210   216
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   0   0   0   1   0   0   39   37   32
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   17   12   10   10   6   8   6   8   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   59   60   47   53   38   42   28   32   30   27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   40   36   42   39   46   49   47   33   32   36
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   103   88   77   79   92   96   97   118   103   114
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   65   70   63   57   53   53   41   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   15   12   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   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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