Data

Washington U., Saint Louis

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields   405   358   375   410   425   409   662   643   633   587   0
  Science and engineering   389   342   361   394   409   399   639   619   612   568   0
    Science   379   332   326   355   375   362   462   457   454   432   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   304   255   263   286   278   306   325   298   290   295   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   1   7   17   0   35   43   44   35   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   9   12   7   8   7   5   9   20   12   15   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   4   6   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   11   21   18   20   12   0   19   17   22   22   0
      Physical sciences   47   38   34   31   57   48   70   66   69   53   0
      Social sciences   6   3   2   3   4   3   3   9   11   12   0
    Engineering   10   10   35   39   34   37   177   162   158   136   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   6   5   24   18   16   21   78   69   80   74   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   47   39   27   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   0   7   12   12   8   31   26   22   20   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   0   1   2   2   3   4   3   2   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   1   4   5   3   3   21   16   13   13   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Other engineering   0   3   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   16   16   14   16   16   10   23   24   21   19   0
      Clinical medicine   16   16   1   1   2   0   17   17   21   19   0
      Other health   0   0   13   15   14   10   6   7   0   0   0

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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