Data

U. Washington

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   972   1,495   1,545   1,508   1,448   1,389   1,394   1,373   1,514   1,549
  Science and engineering   869   1,347   1,366   1,336   1,293   1,234   1,253   1,231   1,391   1,418
    Science   598   981   1,012   972   933   918   916   920   1,088   1,088
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   1   7   3   2   1   0   0   0   53   44
      Biological and biomedical sciences   148   321   346   343   343   326   335   339   436   468
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Computer and information sciences   135   201   192   192   179   154   143   140   143   115
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   73   100   82   89   83   97   102   112   99   115
      Mathematics and statistics   31   47   46   38   30   37   36   31   43   37
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   7   8   4   10   9   6   5   10   4
      Natural resources and conservation   45   50   57   52   55   50   41   53   0   0
      Physical sciences   140   206   215   191   173   185   182   163   151   156
      Psychology   13   27   30   27   28   29   28   33   38   46
      Social sciences   9   15   33   34   31   31   43   44   75   59
    Engineering   271   366   354   364   360   316   337   311   303   330
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   26   25   23   23   27   25   26   32   33   26
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   42   72   71   70   70   57   54   54   60   66
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   17   27   25   23   24   20   32   30   29   27
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   35   51   47   64   52   52   55   46   33   52
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   61   60   60   71   77   59   70   56   64   82
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   11   13   13   13   12   12   7   11   13   5
      Mechanical engineering   43   53   54   50   54   42   46   45   42   39
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   31   30   16   13   22   25   21   20   21
      Other engineering   17   34   31   34   31   27   22   16   9   12
    Health   103   148   179   172   155   155   141   142   123   131
      Clinical medicine   38   71   91   93   82   73   69   68   68   90
      Other health   65   77   88   79   73   82   72   74   55   41

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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