Data

U. Washington

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   1,495   1,545   1,508   1,448   1,389   1,394   1,373   1,514   1,549   1,594
  Science and engineering   1,347   1,366   1,336   1,293   1,234   1,253   1,231   1,391   1,418   1,444
    Science   981   1,012   972   933   918   916   920   1,088   1,088   1,107
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   3   2   1   0   0   0   53   44   68
      Biological and biomedical sciences   321   346   343   343   326   335   339   436   468   426
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   1
      Computer and information sciences   201   192   192   179   154   143   140   143   115   124
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   100   82   89   83   97   102   112   99   115   123
      Mathematics and statistics   47   46   38   30   37   36   31   43   37   39
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   7   8   4   10   9   6   5   10   4   1
      Natural resources and conservation   50   57   52   55   50   41   53   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   206   215   191   173   185   182   163   151   156   176
      Psychology   27   30   27   28   29   28   33   38   46   48
      Social sciences   15   33   34   31   31   43   44   75   59   59
    Engineering   366   354   364   360   316   337   311   303   330   337
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   25   23   23   27   25   26   32   33   26   23
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   72   71   70   70   57   54   54   60   66   63
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   27   25   23   24   20   32   30   29   27   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   51   47   64   52   52   55   46   33   52   47
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   60   60   71   77   59   70   56   64   82   68
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   13   13   13   12   12   7   11   13   5   7
      Mechanical engineering   53   54   50   54   42   46   45   42   39   55
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   31   30   16   13   22   25   21   20   21   28
      Other engineering   34   31   34   31   27   22   16   9   12   18
  Health   148   179   172   155   155   141   142   123   131   150
    Clinical medicine   71   91   93   82   73   69   68   68   90   97
    Other health   77   88   79   73   82   72   74   55   41   53

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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