Data

U. Utah, The

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   438   424   412   371   358   427   378   803   801   885
  Science and engineering   417   405   386   348   340   358   370   767   759   822
    Science   311   292   271   235   233   279   272   500   506   541
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   175   175   152   128   130   175   164   127   165   171
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2
      Computer and information sciences   28   22   18   18   18   16   5   102   101   97
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   16   17   11   9   11   12   43   48   39
      Mathematics and statistics   36   30   30   28   30   33   34   18   14   25
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   23   19   27   25   23   25   34   129   93   129
      Psychology   5   5   6   6   5   6   8   18   22   14
      Social sciences   28   25   21   19   18   13   12   18   7   9
    Engineering   106   113   115   113   107   79   98   267   253   281
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   25   25   28   28   28   16   17   57   61   90
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   13   15   14   14   2   21   18   17   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   9   8   8   7   9   10   28   11   10
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   36   41   39   38   36   29   26   56   57   56
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   19   20   19   17   19   19   51   41   39
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   4   6   5   6   5   4   5   44   53   57
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   13   13   12
  Health   21   19   26   23   18   69   8   36   42   63
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   44   8   4   0   0
    Other health   21   19   26   23   18   25   0   32   42   63

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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