Data

U. Texas, Dallas

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   345   365   354   355   336   374   291   272   238   238
  Science and engineering   334   362   350   348   332   307   285   271   236   232
    Science   167   180   165   173   168   162   150   140   112   119
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   46   46   44   43   42   35   35   27   7   11
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   50   63   47   63   54   52   50   60   55   51
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   7   2   2   2   2   1   3   1   1   2
      Mathematics and statistics   4   7   6   6   3   6   9   5   2   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   1   9   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   53   55   55   49   55   43   36   36   22   27
      Psychology   3   4   6   5   7   10   8   6   3   1
      Social sciences   4   3   5   5   4   6   7   5   7   4
    Engineering   167   182   185   175   164   145   135   131   124   113
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   35   37   51   41   35   35   27   14   13   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   59   81   80   79   74   59   60   63   74   62
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   54   45   41   38   43   37   35   38   29   25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   18   18   12   17   12   14   13   16   8   18
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   11   3   4   7   4   67   6   1   2   6
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   11   3   4   7   4   67   6   1   2   6

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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