Data

Texas Tech 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
All surveyed fields   267   253   241   242   205   210   163   159   172   126
  Science and engineering   265   251   240   238   205   207   161   157   171   124
    Science   154   132   128   132   106   110   88   90   101   62
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   22   19   21   9   14   15   16   25   30   19
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   27   23   39   28   33   13   11   16   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   15   8   8   0   7   3   7   10   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   13   13   17   14   7   9   10   8   7
      Mathematics and statistics   4   1   0   1   2   0   1   3   5   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   19   18   15   6   7   11   10   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   26   18   24   34   30   24   20   13   10   7
      Psychology   22   10   13   15   2   6   4   10   8   2
      Social sciences   18   11   11   3   9   6   12   11   12   3
    Engineering   111   119   112   106   99   97   73   67   70   62
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   28   29   27   28   24   26   17   18   23   18
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   18   17   15   17   16   10   8   9   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   39   46   42   41   44   32   24   25   25   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   6   6   5   2   3   2   1   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   20   15   12   14   10   17   18   14   10   12
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   3   5   8   2   2   3   2   1   2   1
  Health   2   2   1   4   0   3   2   2   1   2
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   2   2   1   4   0   3   2   2   1   2

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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