Data

South Dakota State 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   119   106   96   102   105   104   82   142   114   168   0
  Science and engineering   116   105   94   100   103   103   82   135   109   168   0
    Science   95   79   69   74   81   87   67   107   88   134   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   37   27   26   29   33   33   19   67   36   85   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   22   12   12   15   23   15   16   17   17   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   1   0   2   3   3   2   4   5   2   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   6   6   0
      Mathematics and statistics   5   4   4   3   1   1   6   3   3   4   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   14   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   24   19   15   14   10   17   16   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   1   6   10   5   6   6   6   17   0
      Psychology   0   4   7   6   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   4   2   4   2   7   5   3   4   1   2   0
    Engineering   21   26   25   26   22   16   15   28   21   34   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   10   5   5   7   3   5   9   6   9   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   4   7   12   11   5   5   5   12   14   8   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   5   2   4   3   2   3   0   2   1   2   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   10   7   4   7   8   5   5   5   0   15   0
    Health   3   1   2   2   2   1   0   7   5   0   0
      Clinical medicine   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   0   2   2   2   1   0   7   5   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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