Data

U. Florida

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 1,375    1,266    1,256    1,183    850    883    839    835    592    932   
  Science and engineering 1,312    1,219    1,202    1,142    811    859    813    801    584    909   
    Science 778    704    699    674    466    466    421    416    301    478   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 101    70    89    93    61    93    105    89    58    79   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 375    341    325    300    212    194    156    149    115    196   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    2    1    0    0    1   
      Computer and information sciences 13    30    26    23    46    43    8    8    2    0   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 9    5    6    14    10    5    6    8    9    10   
      Mathematics and statistics 16    13    20    15    5    3    4    4    3    7   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 40    39    44    40    28    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Psychology 7    3    4    8    16    21    25    27    12    38   
      Physical sciences 153    154    144    130    59    71    96    112    83    114   
      Social sciences 64    49    41    51    29    34    20    19    19    33   
    Engineering 534    515    503    468    345    393    392    385    283    431   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 25    23    32    29    23    20    22    16    14    28   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 66    65    66    61    36    33    29    24    18    33   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 34    21    33    28    22    25    25    23    13    25   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 66    52    56    47    41    41    45    47    38    61   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 198    182    162    137    98    120    123    115    73    131   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8    11    7    5    6    8    11    14    14    13   
      Mechanical engineering 69    73    61    65    54    59    72    69    56    67   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 34    48    50    48    27    38    24    42    37    49   
      Other engineering 34    40    36    48    38    49    41    35    20    24   
    Health 63    47    54    41    39    24    26    34    8    23   
      Clinical medicine 20    11    21    12    13    5    11    15    3    8   
      Other health 43    36    33    29    26    19    15    19    5    15   

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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