Data

Northeastern U.

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   503   485   455   474   469   384   357   350   347   0
  Science and engineering   399   493   472   438   462   437   365   346   350   336   0
    Science   178   238   187   189   210   179   162   160   163   175   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   20   16   19   17   16   8   8   12   29   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   110   121   90   91   93   74   63   61   66   58   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   0   2   2   8   14   5   8   9   5   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   2   1   1   4   7   2   3   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   4   6   9   5   10   4   3   1   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   3   11   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   33   48   45   42   50   51   58   55   61   73   0
      Psychology   10   16   14   13   18   15   14   12   5   6   0
      Social sciences   9   12   7   10   4   7   6   11   12   8   0
    Engineering   221   255   285   249   252   258   203   186   187   161   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   20   13   15   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   20   15   12   16   18   13   11   9   16   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   18   22   17   15   21   18   22   21   21   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   120   135   166   148   158   145   115   95   87   59   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   11   11   13   9   12   16   13   9   19   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   21   26   26   28   24   35   27   26   21   47   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   43   45   43   35   27   23   6   3   17   3   0
    Health   6   10   13   17   12   32   19   11   0   11   0
      Clinical medicine   1   1   0   2   4   6   8   4   0   0   0
      Other health   5   9   13   15   8   26   11   7   0   11   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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