Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 2. GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH FIELDS, BY
FIELD AND ENROLLMENT STATUS, IN ALL INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO HIGHEST DEGREE
GRANTED: 1994
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| IN ALL INSTITUTIONS | DOCTORATE-GRANTING | MASTER'S-GRANTING
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| TOTAL |FULL-TIME|PART-TIME| TOTAL |FULL-TIME|PART-TIME| TOTAL |FULL-TIME|PART-TIME
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS .............| 506,626 | 331,969 | 174,657 | 441,480 | 307,964 | 133,516 | 65,146 | 24,005 | 41,141
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS ....| 433,152 | 292,962 | 140,190 | 380,868 | 274,333 | 106,535 | 52,284 | 18,629 | 33,655
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SCIENCES, TOTAL .........................| 319,287 | 221,315 | 97,972 | 274,820 | 204,874 | 69,946 | 44,467 | 16,441 | 28,026
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES ......................| 34,484 | 30,035 | 4,449 | 32,744 | 29,302 | 3,442 | 1,740 | 733 | 1,007
ASTRONOMY .............................| 973 | 953 | 20 | 973 | 953 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0
CHEMISTRY .............................| 19,809 | 17,104 | 2,705 | 18,754 | 16,692 | 2,062 | 1,055 | 412 | 643
PHYSICS ...............................| 13,185 | 11,747 | 1,438 | 12,734 | 11,493 | 1,241 | 451 | 254 | 197
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. .............| 517 | 231 | 286 | 283 | 164 | 119 | 234 | 67 | 167
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES ...| 16,095 | 11,507 | 4,588 | 14,273 | 10,890 | 3,383 | 1,822 | 617 | 1,205
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ..................| 1,109 | 993 | 116 | 1,090 | 981 | 109 | 19 | 12 | 7
GEOSCIENCES ...........................| 7,741 | 5,946 | 1,795 | 7,260 | 5,764 | 1,496 | 481 | 182 | 299
OCEANOGRAPHY ..........................| 2,853 | 2,348 | 505 | 2,678 | 2,278 | 400 | 175 | 70 | 105
EARTH, ATMOS., & OCEAN SCI., N.E.C. ...| 4,392 | 2,220 | 2,172 | 3,245 | 1,867 | 1,378 | 1,147 | 353 | 794
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ..................| 19,636 | 14,204 | 5,432 | 17,392 | 13,422 | 3,970 | 2,244 | 782 | 1,462
MATHEMATICS & APPLIED MATHEMATICS .....| 16,508 | 11,931 | 4,577 | 14,342 | 11,177 | 3,165 | 2,166 | 754 | 1,412
STATISTICS ............................| 3,128 | 2,273 | 855 | 3,050 | 2,245 | 805 | 78 | 28 | 50
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COMPUTER SCIENCES ......................| 33,973 | 16,691 | 17,282 | 28,489 | 15,297 | 13,192 | 5,484 | 1,394 | 4,090
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ..................| 12,309 | 9,588 | 2,721 | 11,470 | 9,139 | 2,331 | 839 | 449 | 390
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ....................| 58,199 | 47,949 | 10,250 | 53,601 | 46,066 | 7,535 | 4,598 | 1,883 | 2,715
ANATOMY ...............................| 1,088 | 992 | 96 | 1,088 | 992 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0
BIOCHEMISTRY ..........................| 5,568 | 5,163 | 405 | 5,501 | 5,141 | 360 | 67 | 22 | 45
BIOLOGY ...............................| 14,324 | 10,080 | 4,244 | 11,098 | 8,616 | 2,482 | 3,226 | 1,464 | 1,762
BIOMETRY/EPIDEMIOLOGY .................| 2,710 | 2,056 | 654 | 2,710 | 2,056 | 654 | 0 | 0 | 0
BIOPHYSICS ............................| 793 | 769 | 24 | 793 | 769 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0
BOTANY ................................| 2,748 | 2,349 | 399 | 2,741 | 2,345 | 396 | 7 | 4 | 3
CELL BIOLOGY ..........................| 3,851 | 3,663 | 188 | 3,836 | 3,659 | 177 | 15 | 4 | 11
ECOLOGY ...............................| 1,566 | 1,203 | 363 | 1,420 | 1,187 | 233 | 146 | 16 | 130
ENTOMOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY ...............| 1,263 | 1,066 | 197 | 1,263 | 1,066 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0
GENETICS ..............................| 1,699 | 1,602 | 97 | 1,649 | 1,553 | 96 | 50 | 49 | 1
MICROBIO., IMMUNOLOGY, & VIROLOGY .....| 5,130 | 4,693 | 437 | 5,103 | 4,686 | 417 | 27 | 7 | 20
NUTRITION .............................| 4,747 | 3,221 | 1,526 | 4,152 | 3,069 | 1,083 | 595 | 152 | 443
PATHOLOGY .............................| 1,716 | 1,397 | 319 | 1,612 | 1,367 | 245 | 104 | 30 | 74
PHARMACOLOGY ..........................| 2,837 | 2,678 | 159 | 2,837 | 2,678 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0
PHYSIOLOGY ............................| 2,378 | 2,221 | 157 | 2,378 | 2,221 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0
ZOOLOGY ...............................| 2,092 | 1,717 | 375 | 2,085 | 1,712 | 373 | 7 | 5 | 2
BIOSCIENCES, N.E.C. ...................| 3,689 | 3,079 | 610 | 3,335 | 2,949 | 386 | 354 | 130 | 224
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PSYCHOLOGY .............................| 54,938 | 35,025 | 19,913 | 39,707 | 28,162 | 11,545 | 15,231 | 6,863 | 8,368
PSYCHOLOGY, GENERAL ...................| 24,025 | 13,597 | 10,428 | 16,449 | 10,617 | 5,832 | 7,576 | 2,980 | 4,596
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ...................| 18,379 | 12,650 | 5,729 | 12,616 | 9,726 | 2,890 | 5,763 | 2,924 | 2,839
PSYCHOLOGY, N.E.C. ....................| 12,534 | 8,778 | 3,756 | 10,642 | 7,819 | 2,823 | 1,892 | 959 | 933
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SOCIAL SCIENCES ........................| 89,653 | 56,316 | 33,337 | 77,144 | 52,596 | 24,548 | 12,509 | 3,720 | 8,789
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ................| 2,289 | 1,936 | 353 | 2,222 | 1,892 | 330 | 67 | 44 | 23
ANTHROPOLOGY (CULTURAL & SOCIAL) ......| 7,669 | 5,841 | 1,828 | 7,418 | 5,722 | 1,696 | 251 | 119 | 132
ECONOMICS (EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL) .......| 13,174 | 10,035 | 3,139 | 12,377 | 9,712 | 2,665 | 797 | 323 | 474
GEOGRAPHY .............................| 4,476 | 3,092 | 1,384 | 3,740 | 2,769 | 971 | 736 | 323 | 413
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE .....| 387 | 336 | 51 | 387 | 336 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0
LINGUISTICS ...........................| 3,325 | 2,557 | 768 | 2,983 | 2,459 | 524 | 342 | 98 | 244
POLITICAL SCIENCE .....................| 34,607 | 17,927 | 16,680 | 28,206 | 16,325 | 11,881 | 6,401 | 1,602 | 4,799
SOCIOLOGY .............................| 9,451 | 6,709 | 2,742 | 8,247 | 6,263 | 1,984 | 1,204 | 446 | 758
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ................| 1,011 | 696 | 315 | 901 | 647 | 254 | 110 | 49 | 61
SOCIAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. ...............| 13,264 | 7,187 | 6,077 | 10,663 | 6,471 | 4,192 | 2,601 | 716 | 1,885
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL ......................| 113,865 | 71,647 | 42,218 | 106,048 | 69,459 | 36,589 | 7,817 | 2,188 | 5,629
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ..................| 3,714 | 2,998 | 716 | 3,652 | 2,965 | 687 | 62 | 33 | 29
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ...............| 1,061 | 879 | 182 | 1,061 | 879 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING .................| 2,721 | 2,271 | 450 | 2,645 | 2,225 | 420 | 76 | 46 | 30
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ...................| 7,738 | 6,090 | 1,648 | 7,599 | 6,012 | 1,587 | 139 | 78 | 61
CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................| 20,030 | 12,654 | 7,376 | 18,449 | 12,168 | 6,281 | 1,581 | 486 | 1,095
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................| 33,715 | 19,547 | 14,168 | 30,841 | 18,824 | 12,017 | 2,874 | 723 | 2,151
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ....................| 2,089 | 1,347 | 742 | 2,069 | 1,343 | 726 | 20 | 4 | 16
INDUSTRIAL ENG./MANAGEMENT SCI. ........| 13,424 | 5,796 | 7,628 | 12,312 | 5,561 | 6,751 | 1,112 | 235 | 877
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING .................| 17,730 | 11,796 | 5,934 | 16,811 | 11,545 | 5,266 | 919 | 251 | 668
METALLURGICAL/MATERIALS ENG. ...........| 5,191 | 4,108 | 1,083 | 5,071 | 4,084 | 987 | 120 | 24 | 96
MINING ENGINEERING .....................| 424 | 297 | 127 | 399 | 278 | 121 | 25 | 19 | 6
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ....................| 1,246 | 997 | 249 | 1,246 | 997 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ..................| 619 | 517 | 102 | 600 | 504 | 96 | 19 | 13 | 6
ENGINEERING, N.E.C. ....................| 4,163 | 2,350 | 1,813 | 3,293 | 2,074 | 1,219 | 870 | 276 | 594
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 73,474 | 39,007 | 34,467 | 60,612 | 33,631 | 26,981 | 12,862 | 5,376 | 7,486
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MEDICAL FIELDS ..........................| 15,071 | 9,232 | 5,839 | 13,958 | 8,875 | 5,083 | 1,113 | 357 | 756
ANESTHESIOLOGY .........................| 731 | 535 | 196 | 518 | 437 | 81 | 213 | 98 | 115
CARDIOLOGY .............................| 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ONCOLOGY/CANCER RESEARCH ...............| 208 | 200 | 8 | 208 | 200 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
ENDOCRINOLOGY ..........................| 63 | 62 | 1 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
GASTROENTEROLOGY .......................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
HEMATOLOGY .............................| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NEUROLOGY ..............................| 1,464 | 1,416 | 48 | 1,464 | 1,416 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY ..............| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OPHTHALMOLOGY ..........................| 32 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY ....................| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PEDIATRICS .............................| 261 | 225 | 36 | 261 | 225 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE/COMMUNITY HEALTH ...| 10,444 | 5,411 | 5,033 | 9,889 | 5,305 | 4,584 | 555 | 106 | 449
PSYCHIATRY .............................| 319 | 167 | 152 | 144 | 91 | 53 | 175 | 76 | 99
PULMONARY DISEASE ......................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
RADIOLOGY ..............................| 320 | 256 | 64 | 320 | 256 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0
SURGERY ................................| 74 | 70 | 4 | 74 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0
CLINICAL MEDICINE, N.E.C. ..............| 1,135 | 846 | 289 | 965 | 769 | 196 | 170 | 77 | 93
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OTHER HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 58,403 | 29,775 | 28,628 | 46,654 | 24,756 | 21,898 | 11,749 | 5,019 | 6,730
DENTAL SCIENCES ........................| 1,195 | 1,044 | 151 | 1,195 | 1,044 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0
NURSING ................................| 26,956 | 7,917 | 19,039 | 22,341 | 6,758 | 15,583 | 4,615 | 1,159 | 3,456
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES ................| 2,901 | 2,188 | 713 | 2,890 | 2,188 | 702 | 11 | 0 | 11
SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY .............| 11,376 | 8,557 | 2,819 | 8,158 | 6,364 | 1,794 | 3,218 | 2,193 | 1,025
VETERINARY SCIENCES ....................| 875 | 696 | 179 | 858 | 679 | 179 | 17 | 17 | 0
HEALTH RELATED, N.E.C. .................| 15,100 | 9,373 | 5,727 | 11,212 | 7,723 | 3,489 | 3,888 | 1,650 | 2,238
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KEY: N.E.C.= NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING