Data

Boston 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   235   256   242   227   271   170   132   599   650   630   0
  Science and engineering   189   209   198   184   233   139   113   559   624   595   0
    Science   169   189   181   172   213   139   113   407   449   406   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   154   174   161   142   175   123   99   142   131   118   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   34   27   30   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   1   4   8   8   4   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   2   2   3   0   0   9   6   4   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   16   15   15   14   38   50   42   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   7   4   5   2   7   0   0   88   112   91   0
      Psychology   4   5   3   2   4   0   0   29   27   40   0
      Social sciences   2   2   1   0   4   0   0   41   43   43   0
    Engineering   20   20   17   12   20   0   0   152   175   189   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   15   13   8   12   0   0   57   75   69   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   2   2   3   0   0   48   55   64   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   3   2   2   2   4   0   0   25   22   33   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   10   9   10   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   12   14   13   0
  Health   46   47   44   43   38   31   19   40   26   35   0
    Clinical medicine   46   47   43   41   37   31   19   27   18   25   0
    Other health   0   0   1   2   1   0   0   13   8   10   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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