Data

Virginia Commonwealth U.

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   144   219   357   261   166   185   172   102   162   130
  Science and engineering   132   191   192   188   160   167   157   100   161   127
    Science   77   132   109   96   84   112   115   77   135   115
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   32   72   66   46   50   60   88   31   75   59
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   9   12   1   1   0   1   1   3   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   3
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   3   0   2   2   0   0   1   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   10   9   5   4   1   2   7   3   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   2   0   5   2   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   11   2   9   6   11   7   9   11   11
      Psychology   21   29   15   32   13   32   14   15   31   22
      Social sciences   0   0   0   3   3   4   3   9   3   4
    Engineering   55   59   83   92   76   55   42   23   26   12
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   12   20   18   21   11   0   0   7   2
      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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   41   47   63   74   55   44   42   23   19   10
  Health   12   28   165   73   6   18   15   2   1   3
    Clinical medicine   4   4   2   1   1   0   0   1   1   1
    Other health   8   24   163   72   5   18   15   1   0   2

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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