Data

U. Pittsburgh

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   1,149   1,151   1,132   1,139   747   678   595   578   784   793
  Science and engineering   1,091   1,090   1,042   1,073   673   608   519   505   711   726
    Science   740   735   681   711   449   349   282   303   497   493
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   480   489   453   449   398   312   249   254   219   221
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   43   39   42   66   43   37   27   35   50   57
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   8   9   6   7   0   0   0   0   10   8
      Mathematics and statistics   4   10   12   7   0   0   0   0   13   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   6   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   148   135   120   130   0   0   0   0   121   107
      Psychology   20   35   32   38   1   0   0   2   28   32
      Social sciences   31   12   11   13   7   0   6   12   16   15
    Engineering   351   355   361   362   224   259   237   202   214   233
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   164   159   151   136   77   78   74   59   74   86
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   18   23   33   40   19   26   23   24   31   33
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   22   21   23   28   13   17   16   15   19   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   54   62   71   83   51   71   63   49   39   35
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   16   13   11   12   13   13   12   19   15   14
      Mechanical engineering   44   47   44   40   36   38   32   24   24   31
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   21   19   21   19   10   13   12   9   8   12
      Other engineering   12   11   7   4   5   3   5   3   4   2
    Health   58   61   90   66   74   70   76   73   73   67
      Clinical medicine   10   13   19   10   24   20   16   21   14   9
      Other health   48   48   71   56   50   50   60   52   59   58

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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