Data

Washington U., Saint Louis

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   464   559   405   358   375   410   425   409   662   643
  Science and engineering   437   540   389   342   361   394   409   399   639   619
    Science   383   392   379   332   326   355   375   362   462   457
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   307   294   304   255   263   286   278   306   325   298
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   26   1   1   1   7   17   0   35   43
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   10   6   9   12   7   8   7   5   9   20
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   41   52   47   38   34   31   57   48   70   66
      Psychology   11   5   11   21   18   20   12   0   19   17
      Social sciences   5   3   6   3   2   3   4   3   3   9
    Engineering   54   148   10   10   35   39   34   37   177   162
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   34   56   6   5   24   18   16   21   78   69
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   26   1   0   7   12   12   8   31   26
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   5   1   1   0   1   2   2   3   4
      Mechanical engineering   3   19   2   1   4   5   3   3   21   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   10   42   0   3   0   3   1   3   0   0
    Health   27   19   16   16   14   16   16   10   23   24
      Clinical medicine   27   19   16   16   1   1   2   0   17   17
      Other health   0   0   0   0   13   15   14   10   6   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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