Data

U. Kentucky

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   441   499   432   408   356   275   172   208   313   318   0
  Science and engineering   396   443   391   361   314   245   151   188   281   286   0
    Science   286   302   285   260   236   185   121   148   203   203   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   30   23   31   28   25   17   7   8   12   10   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   139   138   125   118   99   59   67   67   101   97   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0
      Computer and information sciences   11   15   17   11   21   23   7   10   12   14   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   4   1   5   3   2   5   2   5   6   5   0
      Mathematics and statistics   4   10   2   6   5   4   1   5   4   7   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   5   7   4   4   5   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   42   42   40   33   19   17   2   16   29   30   0
      Physical sciences   39   46   45   42   37   36   33   29   34   32   0
      Social sciences   11   19   16   15   23   24   2   7   4   6   0
    Engineering   110   141   106   101   78   60   30   40   78   83   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   16   17   11   5   4   4   3   5   12   12   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   12   13   13   22   18   10   8   28   30   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   2   6   4   3   0   2   2   2   1   1   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   21   9   13   6   9   6   7   12   19   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   27   36   34   24   12   16   3   12   10   9   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   19   27   21   16   18   10   4   5   7   8   0
      Other engineering   18   21   14   25   14   1   2   1   8   4   0
    Health   45   56   41   47   42   30   21   20   32   32   0
      Clinical medicine   1   6   1   9   2   4   3   0   3   3   0
      Other health   44   50   40   38   40   26   18   20   29   29   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