Data

U. South Carolina, Upstate

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   377   486   441   401   324   302   232   292   282   310
  Science and engineering   348   395   376   340   286   257   214   252   253   250
    Science   196   238   224   184   159   144   105   135   133   137
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   82   105   81   61   47   43   15   32   37   47
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   28   32   35   20   10   2   4   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   9   10   12   8   11   9   3   13   12   12
      Mathematics and statistics   6   4   4   4   3   0   4   4   4   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   48   60   68   67   72   77   66   63   59   54
      Psychology   8   22   18   15   11   7   5   12   9   6
      Social sciences   15   5   6   9   5   6   8   11   12   15
    Engineering   152   157   152   156   127   113   109   117   120   113
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   12   11   8   2   3   2   2   0   2
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   7   3   5   6   6   6   6   6   3
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   20   23   21   25   21   18   18   20   15   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   23   17   22   22   16   14   14   12   19   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   29   31   36   38   35   35   42   36   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   56   65   61   55   39   32   31   30   41   44
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   4   4   3   5   5   5   3   5   3   4
    Health   29   91   65   61   38   45   18   40   29   60
      Clinical medicine   23   39   50   39   20   23   13   26   14   32
      Other health   6   52   15   22   18   22   5   14   15   28

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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