Data

U. California, Berkeley

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   656   731   918   1,580   1,513   1,423   1,148   1,327   1,369   1,357
  Science and engineering   644   724   908   1,560   1,495   1,398   1,117   1,293   1,329   1,306
    Science   441   521   669   1,150   1,090   1,008   821   908   935   899
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   29   53   44
      Biological and biomedical sciences   168   167   197   375   354   344   270   289   281   232
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   64   84   66   122   110   106   77   89   96   98
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   15   11   10   20   21   25   23   0   26   21
      Mathematics and statistics   12   20   23   52   54   60   45   43   42   52
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   25   20   16   15   14   0   19
      Natural resources and conservation   21   21   18   35   37   38   26   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   133   199   329   434   392   333   292   322   308   312
      Psychology   11   10   12   21   30   34   25   33   37   36
      Social sciences   17   8   14   66   71   51   48   55   56   59
    Engineering   203   203   239   410   405   390   296   385   394   407
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   15   8   19   42   45   38   31   35   0   40
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   11   16   32   56   53   50   24   36   39   39
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   32   28   29   55   53   48   39   53   49   49
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   66   80   74   127   116   113   91   115   111   116
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   2   6   3   7   4   0   3   7   6
      Mechanical engineering   41   42   42   67   61   72   50   62   64   66
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   33   34   39
      Other engineering   33   27   37   60   70   65   61   48   90   52
  Health   12   7   10   20   18   25   31   34   40   51
    Clinical medicine   12   7   10   20   18   25   31   31   34   43
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6   8

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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