Data

Georgia Institute of Technology

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   61   572   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447   1,471   1,389   0
  Science and engineering   60   569   716   1,506   1,003   987   1,519   1,447   1,471   1,389   0
    Science   17   200   239   492   385   210   445   412   380   366   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   5   45   51   62   44   5   16   11   12   11   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   9   104   84   245   187   25   225   203   166   144   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   1   9   19   38   34   36   60   55   53   57   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   8   8   24   18   3   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   2   27   69   95   83   118   86   85   87   92   0
      Psychology   0   0   5   9   8   15   16   18   18   16   0
      Social sciences   0   7   3   19   11   8   42   40   44   46   0
    Engineering   43   369   477   1,014   618   777   1,074   1,035   1,091   1,023   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   4   30   66   142   102   125   247   246   259   244   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   44   51   131   78   69   140   130   126   120   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   4   56   63   107   49   66   36   36   34   37   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   12   26   68   44   57   27   26   28   24   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   60   86   228   146   192   284   272   335   295   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   21   17   33   25   39   83   77   68   71   0
      Mechanical engineering   12   99   130   225   124   174   196   192   185   178   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   3   39   34   72   44   55   59   53   53   51   0
      Other engineering   2   8   4   8   6   0   2   3   3   3   0
    Health   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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