Data

Purdue 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 1,190    1,172    836    995    1,100    1,069    987    1,013    998    1,092   
  Science and engineering 1,124    1,111    812    945    1,056    1,008    937    950    943    1,030   
    Science 452    464    291    399    429    453    446    445    496    515   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 43    39    25    35    53    55    51    56    62    50   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 97    121    52    77    83    119    102    94    105    138   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    4    2    2    3   
      Computer and information sciences 79    68    77    70    69    72    77    87    100    93   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    5    7    9    3    3   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 35    37    17    24    23    25    28    30    36    30   
      Mathematics and statistics 13    20    20    27    29    27    22    29    42    42   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 1    0    0    .    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 8    9    3    9    23    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 139    129    82    114    109    119    123    107    115    118   
      Psychology 20    18    4    8    7    11    7    4    5    5   
      Social sciences 17    23    11    35    33    20    25    27    26    33   
    Engineering 672    647    521    546    627    555    491    505    447    515   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 98    103    72    76    89    85    75    90    68    69   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 42    44    24    36    36    43    28    28    31    32   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 57    56    23    50    56    44    56    49    43    44   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 46    45    46    34    36    30    27    36    25    32   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 95    76    139    70    104    82    68    76    80    88   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 23    23    18    22    29    19    14    11    5    11   
      Mechanical engineering 168    165    94    119    129    122    101    95    94    130   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 75    81    53    79    76    53    29    24    29    30   
      Other engineering 68    54    52    60    72    77    93    96    72    79   
    Health 66    61    24    50    44    61    50    63    55    62   
      Clinical medicine 1    1    0    2    0    0    0    .    .    .   
      Other health 65    60    24    48    44    61    50    63    55    62   

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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