Data

U. Minnesota

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   1,140   1,133   1,141   1,115   1,066   1,013   1,027   1,071   1,080   1,120   0
  Science and engineering   1,051   1,065   1,062   1,040   995   954   976   981   978   1,025   0
    Science   723   734   708   680   661   643   653   663   679   742   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   43   31   25   23   23   21   30   33   31   38   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   320   319   292   280   261   243   218   228   243   268   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   61   60   79   83   68   76   81   79   94   93   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   7   3   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   28   30   28   10   15   11   10   12   12   12   0
      Mathematics and statistics   22   22   21   18   21   19   21   26   26   32   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   6   5   2   5   5   6   2   0   0   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   18   20   11   15   13   15   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   33   35   39   39   0
      Psychology   71   73   73   77   85   86   83   73   67   72   0
      Physical sciences   125   140   144   135   142   133   121   124   124   149   0
      Social sciences   29   34   33   34   28   33   54   50   35   35   0
    Engineering   328   331   354   360   334   311   323   318   299   283   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   32   34   37   44   39   40   39   50   42   39   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   39   47   62   61   49   51   50   44   45   41   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   64   72   63   51   57   53   40   65   54   56   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   16   13   14   15   13   18   18   19   17   17   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   64   63   62   75   74   70   93   81   78   68   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   0   3   4   3   4   4   6   6   8   0
      Mechanical engineering   68   58   65   68   66   46   47   51   52   48   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   38   30   39   37   28   25   25   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   6   14   9   5   5   4   7   2   5   6   0
    Health   89   68   79   75   71   59   51   90   102   95   0
      Clinical medicine   35   28   37   29   29   25   20   39   61   41   0
      Other health   54   40   42   46   42   34   31   51   41   54   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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