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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   1,188 i   1,169   1,146   1,024   730   515   755   584   711   719
  Science and engineering   1,139 i   1,119   1,107   986   710   514   750   580   695   703
    Science   588 i   576   585   535   354   273   353   297   333   319
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   139 i   134   147   130   70   105   113   18   19   28
      Communication   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   8   10
      Computer and information sciences   135 i   123   90   80   65   0   3   65   76   76
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   50 i   52   48   49   16   38   64   37   32   42
      Mathematics and statistics   21 i   20   40   38   34   15   24   6   9   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   26 i   31   15   12   6   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5 i   5   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   137 i   135   139   117   95   88   105   74   103   89
      Psychology   30 i   30   52   52   31   0   0   7   17   8
      Social sciences   45 i   46   52   53   37   27   44   35   36   26
    Engineering   551 i   543   522   451   356   241   397   283   362   384
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   75 i   73   62   51   28   7   3   5   8   12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   45 i   42   50   44   30   40   38   33   39   35
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   60 i   57   64   77   47   43   65   80   53   59
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   58 i   58   53   41   38   18   51   28   20   23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   166 i   167   147   124   109   82   123   105   136   138
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13 i   14   12   12   7   0   2   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   91 i   91   96   72   76   42   85   7   79   83
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   40 i   38   35   30   21   8   30   25   27   34
      Other engineering   3 i   3   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
  Health   49 i   50   39   38   20   1   5   4   16   16
    Clinical medicine   7 i   7   3   4   0   0   4   0   0   0
    Other health   42 i   43   36   34   20   1   1   4   16   16

i=imputed

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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