Data

Rice 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 2013
All surveyed fields   58   31   387   343   362   322   200   312   357   392   0
  Science and engineering   58   31   387   343   362   322   200   312   357   392   0
    Science   34   18   217   159   211   191   103   183   207   258   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   2   10   27   28   26   17   20   28   29   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   7   0   23   0   38   13   9   6   5   34   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   13   12   21   31   10   37   36   22   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   5   35   37   34   20   13   31   32   44   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   43   0   3   0   0   20   18   17   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   11   7   79   80   72   69   40   60   80   106   0
      Psychology   1   0   11   0   10   7   5   5   2   1   0
      Social sciences   3   1   3   3   5   25   9   4   6   5   0
    Engineering   24   13   170   184   151   131   97   129   150   134   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   1   0   40   43   40   57   34   50   52   38   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   3   20   20   19   4   3   17   18   15   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   1   10   13   7   10   7   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   4   62   54   41   52   34   50   67   52   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   14   14   11   2   1   4   5   10   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   20   19   6   3   8   8   19   0
      Other engineering   0   1   24   20   14   0   15   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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