Data

U. Alabama, The, Birmingham

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   235   245   241   240   297   261   232   265   314   271   0
  Science and engineering   217   232   227   223   261   211   178   215   268   238   0
    Science   197   207   203   206   243   196   166   198   242   222   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   150   163   145   158   146   117   90   113   143   130   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   4   16   7   10   10   6   7   12   11   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7   10   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   0   1   0   31   24   27   27   25   18   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   11   16   25   27   0
      Psychology   24   23   22   21   29   31   17   17   16   11   0
      Physical sciences   13   16   17   16   20   12   11   11   10   10   0
      Social sciences   3   1   2   4   7   2   4   4   4   5   0
    Engineering   20   25   24   17   18   15   12   17   26   16   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   17   12   11   13   12   8   10   15   9   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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   3   4   4   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   1   2   1   2   1   2   4   5   4   0
      Other engineering   3   3   6   3   3   2   2   3   2   0   0
    Health   18   13   14   17   36   50   54   50   46   33   0
      Clinical medicine   14   8   12   17   29   43   47   42   39   28   0
      Other health   4   5   2   0   7   7   7   8   7   5   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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