Data

U. South Florida, Tampa

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   301   260   241   200   196   270   271   218   188   241
  Science and engineering   269   220   229   174   181   236   231   178   149   194
    Science   166   156   126   92   90   150   154   77   71   90
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   58   67   42   22   6   29   23   12   22   25
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   13   6   3   4   3   8   1   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   34   37   31   29   32   39   42   21   15   15
      Mathematics and statistics   5   8   6   3   0   7   8   0   1   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   1   2   2   2   4   5   3
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   8   12   11   19   25   27   27   21   31
      Psychology   39   24   17   11   20   27   44   8   5   7
      Social sciences   5   6   15   11   8   13   7   4   2   5
    Engineering   103   64   103   82   91   86   77   101   78   104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   0   10   8   8   5   3   6   0   4
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   10   7   10   3   2   3   6   9   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   1   26   11   20   25   26   27   23   42
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   58   44   46   39   42   43   32   53   35   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   2   11   2   9   0   0   0   0   4
      Mechanical engineering   7   7   3   12   8   11   12   9   11   15
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0
  Health   32   40   12   26   15   34   40   40   39   47
    Clinical medicine   24   38   10   23   13   31   36   24   32   27
    Other health   8   2   2   3   2   3   4   16   7   20

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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