Data

U. South Carolina

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   486   441   401   324   302   232   292   282   310   379
  Science and engineering   395   376   340   286   257   214   252   253   250   285
    Science   238   224   184   159   144   105   135   133   137   154
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   105   81   61   47   43   15   32   37   47   40
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   32   35   20   10   2   4   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   10   12   8   11   9   3   13   12   12   9
      Mathematics and statistics   4   4   4   3   0   4   4   4   3   4
      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   60   68   67   72   77   66   63   59   54   67
      Psychology   22   18   15   11   7   5   12   9   6   6
      Social sciences   5   6   9   5   6   8   11   12   15   28
    Engineering   157   152   156   127   113   109   117   120   113   131
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   11   8   2   3   2   2   0   2   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   3   5   6   6   6   6   6   3   1
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   21   25   21   18   18   20   15   17   27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   17   22   22   16   14   14   12   19   14   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   29   31   36   38   35   35   42   36   29   42
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   65   61   55   39   32   31   30   41   44   46
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   4   3   5   5   5   3   5   3   4   7
  Health   91   65   61   38   45   18   40   29   60   94
    Clinical medicine   39   50   39   20   23   13   26   14   32   33
    Other health   52   15   22   18   22   5   14   15   28   61

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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