Data

U. Pittsburgh

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   1,151   1,132   1,139   747   678   595   578   784   793   769
  Science and engineering   1,090   1,042   1,073   673   608   519   505   711   726   706
    Science   735   681   711   449   349   282   303   497   493   468
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   489   453   449   398   312   249   254   219   221   227
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   39   42   66   43   37   27   35   50   57   41
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   6   7   0   0   0   0   10   8   0
      Mathematics and statistics   10   12   7   0   0   0   0   13   8   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   135   120   130   0   0   0   0   121   107   105
      Psychology   35   32   38   1   0   0   2   28   32   31
      Social sciences   12   11   13   7   0   6   12   16   15   9
    Engineering   355   361   362   224   259   237   202   214   233   238
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   159   151   136   77   78   74   59   74   86   66
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   33   40   19   26   23   24   31   33   31
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   21   23   28   13   17   16   15   19   20   20
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   62   71   83   51   71   63   49   39   35   34
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   11   12   13   13   12   19   15   14   23
      Mechanical engineering   47   44   40   36   38   32   24   24   31   39
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   21   19   10   13   12   9   8   12   15
      Other engineering   11   7   4   5   3   5   3   4   2   10
  Health   61   90   66   74   70   76   73   73   67   63
    Clinical medicine   13   19   10   24   20   16   21   14   9   8
    Other health   48   71   56   50   50   60   52   59   58   55

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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