Data

U. Wisconsin-Madison

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   1,893   1,911   1,828   1,796   1,643   1,547   1,613   1,679   1,714   1,815
  Science and engineering   1,792   1,810   1,711   1,696   1,563   1,444   1,489   1,579   1,579   1,686
    Science   1,266   1,319   1,242   1,234   1,135   1,060   1,050   1,134   1,136   1,241
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   70   77   67   61   41   34   39   55   117   120
      Biological and biomedical sciences   564   574   532   524   484   466   445   470   391   446
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2
      Computer and information sciences   89   92   81   72   78   75   79   87   99   108
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   54   42   59   61   43   30   34   47   67   65
      Mathematics and statistics   26   33   30   30   32   21   27   35   40   48
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   56   47   53   55   58   43   42   48   0   0
      Physical sciences   264   297   289   295   275   249   252   242   230   252
      Psychology   61   64   38   49   46   57   53   63   61   62
      Social sciences   82   93   93   87   78   85   79   87   88   94
    Engineering   526   491   469   462   428   384   439   445   443   445
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   47   48   55   50   39   36   41   40   40   47
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   44   47   58   54   61   52   53   49   58   55
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   37   30   25   24   27   20   32   25   29   35
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   107   106   93   90   86   93   101   96   97   94
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   28   28   31   30   23   22   26   27   22   24
      Mechanical engineering   104   95   85   84   68   45   49   51   48   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   68   53   56   60   58   55   65   72   57   68
      Other engineering   91   84   66   70   66   61   72   85   92   84
    Health   101   101   117   100   80   103   124   100   135   129
      Clinical medicine   47   47   59   48   40   36   49   34   70   63
      Other health   54   54   58   52   40   67   75   66   65   66

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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