Data

Pennsylvania State U.

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 1,329    1,018    978    1,024    980    931    1,063    1,046    1,114    1,167   
  Science and engineering 1,309    994    953    1,004    970    921    1,048    1,027    1,056    1,105   
    Science 657    622    604    596    583    605    681    662    673    740   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 24    31    28    28    57    13    17    21    19    25   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 197    197    188    201    180    129    160    169    169    194   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    1    1    1    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 118    77    109    64    82    104    99    84    81    86   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    18    28    18    24    25   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 82    46    49    42    32    94    86    84    88    87   
      Mathematics and statistics 22    18    16    25    7    13    13    8    9    14   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    1    0    0    .    .    .    .    7   
      Natural resources and conservation 8    2    0    0    11    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    9    7    8    5    6   
      Psychology 41    70    24    42    28    22    36    34    33    42   
      Physical sciences 130    158    131    125    126    162    195    195    191    192   
      Social sciences 35    23    58    69    60    40    39    40    54    62   
    Engineering 652    372    349    408    387    316    367    365    383    365   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 44    29    20    27    22    24    29    36    51    48   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 40    28    33    22    25    23    22    18    19    8   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 68    56    43    40    45    36    50    46    35    23   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 62    31    19    15    17    2    12    23    37    44   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 101    52    57    52    47    39    42    47    41    54   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 17    32    22    27    25    23    20    16    26    24   
      Mechanical engineering 86    95    56    89    75    64    79    66    71    37   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 167    0    67    96    89    70    63    70    56    74   
      Other engineering 67    49    32    40    42    35    50    43    47    53   
    Health 20    24    25    20    10    10    15    19    58    62   
      Clinical medicine 2    2    1    2    1    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other health 18    22    24    18    9    10    15    19    58    62   

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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