Data

U. Pennsylvania

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   1,228   1,168   1,065   1,120   1,162   1,172   1,143   1,035   1,098   1,041 i
  Science and engineering   1,227   1,168   1,047   1,120   1,162   1,172   1,143   1,035   1,098   1,041 i
    Science   829   814   799   796   891   866   832   797   826   776 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   713   701   675   668   639   635   570   520   444   442 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   4 i
      Computer and information sciences   90   91   37   88   84   87   88   82   95   92 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   1   0   0   2   0   2   1   1 i
      Mathematics and statistics   16   9   13   3   5   14   11   11   3   7 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Physical sciences   7   10   54   33   140   96   136   157   149   81 i
      Psychology   1   2   5   2   8   13   14   9   12   23 i
      Social sciences   2   1   14   2   15   19   13   16   22   29 i
    Engineering   398   354   248   324   271   306   311   238   272   265 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   213   171   159   130   114   119   95   78   76   74 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   38   40   19   35   36   46   46   39   44   35 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   75   73   33   74   55   68   64   59   82   84 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   42   40   26   47   38   42   63   36   40   36 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   30   30   11   38   28   31   43   26   30   36 i
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
    Health   1   0   18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i
      Other health   1   0   18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i

i=imputed

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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