Data

U. Texas, The, Austin

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   1,169   1,146   1,024   730   515   755   584   711   719   717   0
  Science and engineering   1,119   1,107   986   710   514   750   580   695   703   700   0
    Science   576   585   535   354   273   353   297   333   319   308   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   134   147   130   70   105   113   18   19   28   32   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   22   8   10   10   0
      Computer and information sciences   123   90   80   65   0   3   65   76   76   76   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   52   48   49   16   38   64   37   32   42   9   0
      Mathematics and statistics   20   40   38   34   15   24   6   9   11   22   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   31   15   12   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   33   32   28   21   0
      Psychology   30   52   52   31   0   0   7   17   8   9   0
      Physical sciences   135   139   117   95   88   105   74   103   89   105   0
      Social sciences   46   52   53   37   27   44   35   36   26   23   0
    Engineering   543   522   451   356   241   397   283   362   384   392   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   73   62   51   28   7   3   5   8   12   11   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   42   50   44   30   40   38   33   39   35   36   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   57   64   77   47   43   65   80   53   59   47   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   58   53   41   38   18   51   28   20   23   24   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   167   147   124   109   82   123   105   136   138   146   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   14   12   12   7   0   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   91   96   72   76   42   85   7   79   83   91   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   38   35   30   21   8   30   25   27   34   37   0
      Other engineering   3   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   50   39   38   20   1   5   4   16   16   17   0
      Clinical medicine   7   3   4   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   43   36   34   20   1   1   4   16   16   17   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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