Data

U. Texas, Arlington

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   179   155   166   164   117   79   120   101   100   129
  Science and engineering   170   150   163   161   111   77   115   98   99   129
    Science   73   68   75   56   41   29   54   44   51   64
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1   9   9   5   3   1   3   1   4   5
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   24   23   29   23   13   8   11   9   14   14
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Mathematics and statistics   9   8   0   1   4   6   9   3   11   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   2   4   1   0   3   1   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   21   31   22   19   13   24   26   18   27
      Psychology   12   7   3   1   0   1   2   4   3   5
      Social sciences   2   0   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   2
    Engineering   97   82   88   105   70   48   61   54   48   65
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   11   16   13   9   6   5   4   2   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   12   18   24   25   22   25   15   10   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   43   22   16   30   10   7   12   7   2   7
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   16   12   17   14   20   8   14   18   14   23
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   6   8   9   3   1   0   3   5   8
      Mechanical engineering   8   6   13   13   3   3   3   4   7   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   13   0   2   0   1   2   3   8   4
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   9   5   3   3   6   2   5   3   1   0
      Clinical medicine   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   7   3   3   2   6   2   5   3   1   0

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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