Data

U. Rhode Island

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   179   172   229   191   172   163   174   110   123   123
  Science and engineering   173   167   211   180   158   148   149   105   118   116
    Science   96   117   137   117   110   100   92   63   85   83
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   2   0   2   4   1   3   0   5   4   4
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   1   3   2   1   1   5   2   0   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   43   57   51   36   30   22   23   26   27
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   47   52   56   48   54   57   53   19   34   24
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   10   11   11   5   9   5   6   10   10   12
      Psychology   2   10   8   7   9   4   6   4   4   5
      Social sciences   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   9
    Engineering   77   50   74   63   48   48   57   42   33   33
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   6   6   9   5   9   6   9   6   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   5   7   7   10   4   21   4   4   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   14   21   18   17   13   16   14   18   7   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   1   21   16   10   8   4   4   8   10
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   31   17   22   14   10   11   12   7   8   7
  Health   6   5   18   11   14   15   25   5   5   7
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   6   5   18   11   14   15   25   5   5   7

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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