Data

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State 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   1,053   973   964   883   834   795   756   759   775   784
  Science and engineering   1,050   969   964   881   824   783   748   755   765   776
    Science   470   444   410   341   320   314   312   317   350   345
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   56   55   48   39   20   29   26   58   75   81
      Biological and biomedical sciences   145   112   106   104   89   79   71   74   74   69
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   86   100   74   56   70   75   75   80   89   87
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   5   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   23   19   19   7   10   16   16   18   15   16
      Mathematics and statistics   16   9   15   18   17   12   11   22   18   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   3   2   2   2   1   1   2   2
      Natural resources and conservation   46   39   42   24   28   35   40   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   63   70   63   59   45   33   37   29   38   32
      Psychology   14   11   9   9   11   9   9   12   14   12
      Social sciences   21   27   31   23   28   24   26   18   20   30
    Engineering   580   525   554   540   504   469   436   438   415   431
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   69   67   75   67   56   42   31   29   35   36
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   22   29   19   15   18   15   15   18   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   42   27   28   23   23   27   23   9   11   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   67   70   64   61   49   42   50   56   60   67
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   171   152   155   178   173   170   153   145   116   141
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   33   29   32   35   23   19   11   9   12   9
      Mechanical engineering   89   79   83   71   69   68   73   78   77   70
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   31   35   33   44   50   35   32   39   30   32
      Other engineering   66   44   55   42   46   48   48   58   56   47
  Health   3   4   0   2   10   12   8   4   10   8
    Clinical medicine   3   4   0   2   5   5   3   4   1   1
    Other health   0   0   0   0   5   7   5   0   9   7

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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