Data

Princeton 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   114   459   426   452   536   565   532   556   585   579   0
  Science and engineering   114   459   426   452   536   565   532   556   585   579   0
    Science   86   315   248   249   344   333   362   397   389   381   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   28   74   82   72   128   121   103   94   102   97   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   64   0   0   0   0   54   50   57   45   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   4   20   16   24   31   25   29   37   25   37   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7   10   7   8   19   25   15   18   16   14   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   21   16   11   0
      Psychology   3   11   8   10   15   14   13   10   10   6   0
      Physical sciences   35   128   128   119   135   127   117   140   146   151   0
      Social sciences   2   8   7   16   16   21   21   27   17   20   0
    Engineering   28   144   178   203   192   232   170   159   196   198   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   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   33   46   29   35   39   33   33   47   54   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   3   14   11   21   26   26   23   24   23   23   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   70   100   118   93   131   76   63   75   78   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   7   2   6   5   6   5   2   2   10   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   20   19   29   33   30   31   37   49   33   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0
    Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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