Graduate Student Survey
Fall 1994 Supplementary Data Releases
TABLE C-53. FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH
FIELDS WITH FEDERALLY FUNDED FELLOWSHIPS IN DOCTORATE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS,
BY FIELD: 1987-94
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FIELD | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS .............| 4,325 | 4,443 | 5,032 | 6,199 | 7,288 | 7,609 | 7,368 | 6,844
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS ....| 3,940 | 4,046 | 4,548 | 5,745 | 6,769 | 7,090 | 6,862 | 6,283
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SCIENCES, TOTAL .........................| 3,140 | 3,178 | 3,551 | 4,348 | 4,908 | 5,048 | 4,923 | 4,520
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES ......................| 458 | 463 | 560 | 847 | 1,174 | 1,242 | 1,151 | 854
ASTRONOMY .............................| 30 | 43 | 37 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 76
CHEMISTRY .............................| 213 | 223 | 257 | 383 | 580 | 582 | 537 | 463
PHYSICS ...............................| 215 | 197 | 266 | 420 | 537 | 593 | 543 | 315
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. .............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES ...| 161 | 166 | 167 | 235 | 287 | 279 | 321 | 266
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ..................| 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 30 | 33 | 28
GEOSCIENCES ...........................| 107 | 100 | 105 | 117 | 134 | 139 | 191 | 146
OCEANOGRAPHY ..........................| 36 | 34 | 32 | 73 | 79 | 73 | 64 | 60
EARTH, ATMOS., & OCEAN SCI., N.E.C. ...| 13 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 33 | 32
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ..................| 142 | 166 | 247 | 392 | 501 | 445 | 385 | 296
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COMPUTER SCIENCES ......................| 145 | 138 | 136 | 189 | 199 | 215 | 213 | 208
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ..................| 70 | 65 | 96 | 100 | 65 | 86 | 75 | 85
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ....................| 1,003 | 952 | 1,056 | 1,174 | 1,209 | 1,307 | 1,353 | 1,427
ANATOMY ...............................| 36 | 20 | 39 | 42 | 37 | 53 | 40 | 37
BIOCHEMISTRY ..........................| 122 | 142 | 132 | 157 | 147 | 130 | 151 | 113
BIOLOGY ...............................| 191 | 195 | 230 | 229 | 253 | 247 | 242 | 298
BIOMETRY/EPIDEMIOLOGY .................| 42 | 21 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 44 | 70 | 61
BIOPHYSICS ............................| 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 33 | 30
BOTANY ................................| 41 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 43 | 46 | 47
CELL BIOLOGY ..........................| 55 | 62 | 56 | 101 | 100 | 129 | 139 | 125
ECOLOGY ...............................| 20 | 18 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 48
ENTOMOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY ...............| 21 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 22
GENETICS ..............................| 61 | 39 | 36 | 57 | 39 | 47 | 52 | 31
MICROBIO., IMMUNOLOGY, & VIROLOGY .....| 100 | 100 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 103 | 107 | 143
NUTRITION .............................| 53 | 40 | 46 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 49 | 33
PATHOLOGY .............................| 33 | 32 | 49 | 36 | 46 | 65 | 68 | 71
PHARMACOLOGY ..........................| 83 | 101 | 112 | 118 | 127 | 137 | 149 | 177
PHYSIOLOGY ............................| 76 | 49 | 42 | 64 | 46 | 83 | 48 | 73
ZOOLOGY ...............................| 34 | 45 | 54 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 59 | 58
BIOSCIENCES, N.E.C. ...................| 22 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 55 | 45 | 60
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PSYCHOLOGY .............................| 274 | 271 | 283 | 340 | 388 | 382 | 334 | 326
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SOCIAL SCIENCES ........................| 887 | 957 | 1,006 | 1,071 | 1,085 | 1,092 | 1,091 | 1,058
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ................| 50 | 30 | 41 | 55 | 51 | 56 | 39 | 33
ANTHROPOLOGY (CULTURAL & SOCIAL) ......| 163 | 159 | 176 | 186 | 182 | 205 | 185 | 185
ECONOMICS (EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL) .......| 112 | 159 | 194 | 189 | 210 | 175 | 169 | 192
GEOGRAPHY .............................| 49 | 57 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 40 | 42 | 55
LINGUISTICS ...........................| 57 | 53 | 33 | 62 | 54 | 60 | 53 | 49
POLITICAL SCIENCE .....................| 287 | 317 | 286 | 286 | 292 | 324 | 315 | 300
SOCIOLOGY .............................| 91 | 85 | 106 | 110 | 92 | 80 | 97 | 93
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ................| 8 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9
SOCIAL SCIENCES, OTHER ................| 70 | 85 | 108 | 143 | 149 | 146 | 186 | 142
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL ......................| 800 | 868 | 997 | 1,397 | 1,861 | 2,042 | 1,939 | 1,763
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ..................| 66 | 67 | 79 | 94 | 138 | 138 | 160 | 174
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ...............| 38 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 28 | 38
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING .................| 16 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 58 | 88 | 68 | 77
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ...................| 136 | 131 | 154 | 196 | 206 | 203 | 222 | 189
CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................| 42 | 62 | 65 | 129 | 181 | 226 | 232 | 198
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................| 162 | 195 | 254 | 356 | 443 | 509 | 446 | 399
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ....................| 24 | 25 | 32 | 41 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 41
INDUSTRIAL ENG./MANAGEMENT SCI. ........| 30 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 65
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING .................| 133 | 120 | 127 | 227 | 350 | 352 | 358 | 310
METALLURGICAL/MATERIALS ENG. ...........| 40 | 53 | 66 | 129 | 162 | 204 | 170 | 174
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ....................| 42 | 57 | 66 | 59 | 72 | 80 | 62 | 52
ENGINEERING, OTHER .....................| 71 | 84 | 74 | 68 | 102 | 84 | 71 | 46
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 385 | 397 | 484 | 454 | 519 | 519 | 506 | 561
CLINICAL FIELDS .........................| 33 | 38 | 48 | 53 | 49 | 85 | 58 | 47
DENTAL SCIENCES .........................| 24 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29
NURSING .................................| 99 | 117 | 145 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 90 | 116
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES .................| 36 | 30 | 21 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 22
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE/COMMUNITY HEALTH ....| 93 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 71 | 81 | 109 | 77
SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY ..............| 47 | 48 | 90 | 103 | 133 | 102 | 81 | 105
VETERINARY SCIENCES .....................| 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7
OTHER HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 47 | 61 | 85 | 83 | 115 | 103 | 109 | 158
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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