Data

U. Maryland, The

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   1,027   1,006   972   912   1,017   .   .   .   .   .
  Science and engineering   970   953   913   840   949   .   .   .   .   .
    Science   712   693   672   626   663   .   .   .   .   .
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   26   32   30   16   24   .   .   .   .   .
      Biological and biomedical sciences   223   203   205   176   190   .   .   .   .   .
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Computer and information sciences   110   122   108   108   106   .   .   .   .   .
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   .   .   .   .   .
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   37   31   30   31   40   .   .   .   .   .
      Mathematics and statistics   17   22   19   14   23   .   .   .   .   .
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   6   10   4   17   .   .   .   .   .
      Natural resources and conservation   8   3   3   2   8   .   .   .   .   .
      Physical sciences   191   200   179   188   188   .   .   .   .   .
      Psychology   8   6   7   11   16   .   .   .   .   .
      Social sciences   90   68   81   76   51   .   .   .   .   .
    Engineering   258   260   241   214   286   .   .   .   .   .
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   26   28   29   26   35   .   .   .   .   .
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   27   28   28   32   .   .   .   .   .
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   28   29   21   24   .   .   .   .   .
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   14   15   10   19   .   .   .   .   .
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   82   76   73   60   88   .   .   .   .   .
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   2   0   2   4   .   .   .   .   .
      Mechanical engineering   46   43   30   36   30   .   .   .   .   .
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   30   29   25   26   25   .   .   .   .   .
      Other engineering   10   13   12   5   29   .   .   .   .   .
  Health   57   53   59   72   68   .   .   .   .   .
    Clinical medicine   6   8   12   4   7   .   .   .   .   .
    Other health   51   45   47   68   61   .   .   .   .   .

NOTES:
  • Starting 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore and U. Maryland, College Park began reporting as one unit under U. Maryland, The.
  • . = 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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