Data

U. Maine

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   280   282   257   192   184   200   203   202   184   197   0
  Science and engineering   277   282   256   192   183   200   202   200   183   196   0
    Science   196   216   193   153   137   165   181   180   160   173   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   20   16   13   13   8   11   35   30   29   34   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   15   26   51   20   43   54   55   60   58   64   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   0   3   0
      Computer and information sciences   32   12   3   3   2   7   8   5   7   7   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   22   54   53   39   42   50   54   44   47   43   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   78   67   33   57   20   22   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   12   14   13   11   10   9   20   23   14   13   0
      Psychology   1   4   4   3   1   0   1   1   1   1   0
      Social sciences   15   13   23   7   11   11   6   13   4   8   0
    Engineering   81   66   63   39   46   35   21   20   23   23   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   7   17   3   5   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   2   5   3   9   6   2   1   5   5   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   15   16   18   18   16   11   9   11   6   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   26   16   4   2   3   4   1   6   5   7   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   25   26   21   13   11   8   6   3   2   5   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0
    Health   3   0   1   0   1   0   1   2   1   1   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   3   0   1   0   1   0   1   2   1   1   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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