Data

U. Maryland, College Park

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 972    912    1,017    824    812    792    835    823    853    944   
  Science and engineering 913    840    949    812    800    782    825    813    833    923   
    Science 672    626    663    520    508    528    539    546    547    584   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 30    16    24    19    22    30    27    28    8    8   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 205    176    190    74    77    70    62    61    79    93   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    2    0    0    1   
      Computer and information sciences 108    108    106    119    109    98    91    76    79    72   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    3    1    3   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 30    31    40    42    43    43    53    49    77    69   
      Mathematics and statistics 19    14    23    11    10    20    22    21    26    24   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 10    4    17    34    30    31    24    28    2    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 3    2    8    2    2    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    9    10    7    7    14   
      Physical sciences 179    188    188    189    182    185    190    193    189    209   
      Psychology 7    11    16    9    10    14    11    27    17    21   
      Social sciences 81    76    51    21    23    28    47    53    62    70   
    Engineering 241    214    286    292    292    254    286    267    286    339   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 29    26    35    35    33    1    0    0    41    53   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 28    28    32    39    36    16    16    13    12    24   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 29    21    24    20    20    16    19    17    16    16   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 15    10    19    31    33    12    17    14    21    20   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 73    60    88    87    88    92    106    99    100    132   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    2    4    2    3    2    1    6    9    5   
      Mechanical engineering 30    36    30    30    31    46    60    49    48    49   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 25    26    25    37    40    36    38    33    30    32   
      Other engineering 12    5    29    11    8    33    29    36    9    8   
    Health 59    72    68    12    12    10    10    10    20    21   
      Clinical medicine 12    4    7    5    6    2    2    2    3    5   
      Other health 47    68    61    7    6    8    8    8    17    16   

NOTES:
  • In 2019, U. Maryland Baltimore merged with U. Maryland, College Park
  • . = 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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