Graduate Student Survey
Fall 1994 Supplementary Data Releases
TABLE I-3. SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEPARTMENTAL POPULATION AT
MASTER'S-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS, BY FIELD: 1987-94
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FIELD | 1987 1/ | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS .............| 645 | 1,314 | 1,365 | 1,398 | 1,446 | 1,491 | 1,540 | 1,598
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS ....| 575 | 1,165 | 1,211 | 1,237 | 1,272 | 1,306 | 1,349 | 1,391
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SCIENCES, TOTAL .........................| 474 | 1,013 | 1,046 | 1,060 | 1,094 | 1,127 | 1,167 | 1,203
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES ......................| 62 | 122 | 122 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 132 | 133
ASTRONOMY .............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CHEMISTRY .............................| 39 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84
PHYSICS ...............................| 17 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 36
PHYSICAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. .............| 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES ...| 27 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 60
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ..................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
GEOSCIENCES ...........................| 13 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31
OCEANOGRAPHY ..........................| 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6
EARTH, ATMOS., & OCEAN SCI., N.E.C. ...| 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ..................| 40 | 102 | 106 | 104 | 107 | 110 | 116 | 116
MATHEMATICS & APPLIED MATHEMATICS .....| 38 | 100 | 104 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 110 | 110
STATISTICS ............................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6
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COMPUTER SCIENCES ......................| 33 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 97
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES ..................| 11 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 33
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES ....................| 81 | 179 | 182 | 178 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 182
ANATOMY ...............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
BIOCHEMISTRY ..........................| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5
BIOLOGY ...............................| 46 | 141 | 143 | 141 | 143 | 142 | 139 | 137
BIOMETRY/EPIDEMIOLOGY .................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
BIOPHYSICS ............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
BOTANY ................................| 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2
CELL BIOLOGY ..........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
ECOLOGY ...............................| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3
ENTOMOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
GENETICS ..............................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
MICROBIO., IMMUNOLOGY, & VIROLOGY .....| 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
NUTRITION .............................| 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15
PATHOLOGY .............................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
PHARMACOLOGY ..........................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0
PHYSIOLOGY ............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ZOOLOGY ...............................| 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2
BIOSCIENCES, N.E.C. ...................| 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12
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PSYCHOLOGY .............................| 62 | 184 | 198 | 210 | 216 | 228 | 241 | 249
PSYCHOLOGY, GENERAL ...................| 1 | 71 | 81 | 91 | 96 | 107 | 115 | 120
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ...................| 60 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 92 | 95 | 94
PSYCHOLOGY, N.E.C. ....................| 1 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 35
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SOCIAL SCIENCES ........................| 158 | 273 | 279 | 286 | 298 | 307 | 318 | 333
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4
ANTHROPOLOGY (CULTURAL & SOCIAL) ......| 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12
ECONOMICS (EXCEPT AGRICULTURAL) .......| 21 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37
GEOGRAPHY .............................| 16 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26
HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE .....| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
LINGUISTICS ...........................| 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7
POLITICAL SCIENCE .....................| 47 | 101 | 104 | 104 | 106 | 109 | 111 | 117
SOCIOLOGY .............................| 26 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 50
SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY ................| 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
SOCIAL SCIENCES, N.E.C. ...............| 26 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 78
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL ......................| 101 | 152 | 165 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 182 | 188
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING ..................| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4
AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING .................| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ...................| 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8
CIVIL ENGINEERING ......................| 17 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING .................| 18 | 31 | 37 | 43 | 42 | 44 | 44 | 44
ENGINEERING SCIENCE ....................| 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
INDUSTRIAL ENG./MANAGEMENT SCI. ........| 15 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING .................| 15 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25
METALLURGICAL/MATERIALS ENG. ...........| 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6
MINING ENGINEERING .....................| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING ....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PETROLEUM ENGINEERING ..................| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
ENGINEERING, N.E.C. ....................| 12 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS .....................| 70 | 149 | 154 | 161 | 174 | 185 | 191 | 207
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MEDICAL FIELDS ..........................| 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 18
ANESTHESIOLOGY .........................| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3
CARDIOLOGY .............................| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ONCOLOGY/CANCER RESEARCH ...............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
ENDOCRINOLOGY ..........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
GASTROENTEROLOGY .......................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
HEMATOLOGY .............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NEUROLOGY ..............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY ..............| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OPHTHALMOLOGY ..........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY ....................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PEDIATRICS .............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE/COMMUNITY HEALTH ...| 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10
PSYCHIATRY .............................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
PULMONARY DISEASE ......................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
RADIOLOGY ..............................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SURGERY ................................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
CLINICAL MEDICINE, N.E.C. ..............| 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3
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OTHER HEALTH FIELDS ......................| 61 | 140 | 145 | 153 | 164 | 173 | 177 | 189
DENTAL SCIENCES .........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
NURSING .................................| 15 | 42 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 55 | 61
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES .................| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1
SPEECH PATHOLOGY/AUDIOLOGY ..............| 22 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 60
VETERINARY SCIENCES .....................| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
HEALTH RELATED, N.E.C. ..................| 20 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66
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1/ THESE FIGURES INCLUDE NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS IN SAMPLED
MASTER'S-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WERE SURVEYED ON A SAMPLE BASIS
FROM 1984 THROUGH 1987. SEE "TECHNICAL NOTES" FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
KEY: N.E.C.= NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING