Field and primary source of support | 2007a | 2008 | 2009 | 2010b, c | 2011c | 2012 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All surveyed fields | 50,840 | 54,164 | 57,805 | 63,439 | 62,639 | 62,851 | 61,942 |
Federal | 32,602 | 32,362 | 35,533 | 36,439 | 35,635 | 35,794 | 33,382 |
DOD | na | na | na | 2,524 | 2,353 | 2,414 | 2,393 |
DOE | na | na | na | 2,114 | 1,872 | 2,001 | 1,845 |
HHS | na | na | na | 22,603 | 22,557 | 22,576 | 20,697 |
NIH | na | na | na | 21,788 | 21,613 | 21,535 | 19,784 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 815 | 944 | 1,041 | 913 |
NASA | na | na | na | 646 | 623 | 612 | 598 |
NSF | na | na | na | 4,286 | 4,316 | 4,324 | 4,153 |
USDA | na | na | na | 655 | 696 | 677 | 693 |
Other | na | na | na | 3,611 | 3,218 | 3,190 | 3,003 |
Nonfederal | 18,238 | 21,802 | 22,272 | 19,526 | 20,606 | 22,088 | 22,712 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 9,618 | 10,393 | 11,700 | 12,254 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 8,271 | 8,635 | 8,592 | 8,713 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 1,637 | 1,578 | 1,796 | 1,745 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 462 | 459 | 447 | 588 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 7,012 | 5,939 | 4,522 | 5,260 |
Science and engineering | 36,223 | 38,203 | 40,804 | 44,320 | 44,121 | 43,841 | 43,395 |
Federal | 23,564 | 23,411 | 25,996 | 26,651 | 25,690 | 25,678 | 24,143 |
DOD | na | na | na | 2,172 | 2,029 | 2,110 | 2,070 |
DOE | na | na | na | 2,093 | 1,851 | 1,979 | 1,820 |
HHS | na | na | na | 14,038 | 13,699 | 13,534 | 12,524 |
NIH | na | na | na | 13,528 | 13,068 | 12,833 | 11,923 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 510 | 631 | 701 | 601 |
NASA | na | na | na | 623 | 604 | 588 | 573 |
NSF | na | na | na | 4,226 | 4,265 | 4,251 | 4,082 |
USDA | na | na | na | 610 | 651 | 641 | 654 |
Other | na | na | na | 2,889 | 2,591 | 2,575 | 2,420 |
Nonfederal | 12,659 | 14,792 | 14,808 | 13,147 | 14,023 | 14,430 | 15,079 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 6,555 | 7,065 | 7,366 | 7,896 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 5,354 | 5,799 | 5,825 | 5,948 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 1,238 | 1,159 | 1,239 | 1,235 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 298 | 251 | 275 | 334 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 4,224 | 4,157 | 3,458 | 3,839 |
Science | 31,281 | 32,741 | 34,388 | 37,351 | 37,335 | 36,738 | 36,289 |
Federal | 20,675 | 20,441 | 22,270 | 22,614 | 21,959 | 21,824 | 20,517 |
DOD | na | na | na | 1,283 | 1,168 | 1,234 | 1,215 |
DOE | na | na | na | 1,333 | 1,252 | 1,272 | 1,229 |
HHS | na | na | na | 13,127 | 12,790 | 12,609 | 11,672 |
NIH | na | na | na | 12,692 | 12,241 | 11,990 | 11,157 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 435 | 549 | 619 | 515 |
NASA | na | na | na | 521 | 511 | 506 | 493 |
NSF | na | na | na | 3,433 | 3,527 | 3,523 | 3,336 |
USDA | na | na | na | 571 | 599 | 588 | 591 |
Other | na | na | na | 2,346 | 2,112 | 2,092 | 1,981 |
Nonfederal | 10,606 | 12,300 | 12,118 | 10,902 | 11,690 | 11,936 | 12,383 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 5,464 | 6,008 | 6,317 | 6,616 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 4,502 | 4,797 | 4,704 | 4,839 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 936 | 885 | 915 | 928 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 232 | 178 | 211 | 263 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 3,603 | 3,508 | 2,767 | 3,126 |
Agricultural sciences | 985 | 1,147 | 1,083 | 1,190 | 1,256 | 1,290 | 1,319 |
Federal | 537 | 507 | 600 | 647 | 619 | 623 | 607 |
DOD | na | na | na | 15 | 32 | 15 | 19 |
DOE | na | na | na | 35 | 26 | 35 | 32 |
HHS | na | na | na | 58 | 40 | 53 | 48 |
NIH | na | na | na | 49 | 33 | 34 | 40 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 9 | 7 | 19 | 8 |
NASA | na | na | na | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
NSF | na | na | na | 112 | 104 | 127 | 110 |
USDA | na | na | na | 282 | 288 | 248 | 267 |
Other | na | na | na | 144 | 121 | 137 | 120 |
Nonfederal | 448 | 640 | 483 | 517 | 534 | 578 | 620 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 304 | 279 | 298 | 354 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 189 | 217 | 263 | 255 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 24 | 38 | 17 | 11 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 17 | 17 | 22 | 12 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 9 | 86 | 67 | 80 |
Biological sciences | 19,109 | 19,827 | 20,159 | 21,726 | 21,107 | 20,086 | 19,330 |
Federal | 12,835 | 12,502 | 13,124 | 13,554 | 12,842 | 12,475 | 11,404 |
DOD | na | na | na | 433 | 339 | 351 | 360 |
DOE | na | na | na | 210 | 186 | 148 | 138 |
HHS | na | na | na | 10,388 | 9,949 | 9,689 | 8,817 |
NIH | na | na | na | 10,124 | 9,625 | 9,333 | 8,523 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 264 | 324 | 356 | 294 |
NASA | na | na | na | 46 | 36 | 26 | 22 |
NSF | na | na | na | 975 | 1,003 | 921 | 822 |
USDA | na | na | na | 245 | 260 | 272 | 273 |
Other | na | na | na | 1,257 | 1,069 | 1,068 | 972 |
Nonfederal | 6,274 | 7,325 | 7,035 | 5,849 | 6,158 | 6,212 | 6,304 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 2,672 | 2,872 | 3,092 | 3,088 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 2,716 | 2,892 | 2,697 | 2,821 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 461 | 394 | 423 | 395 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 94 | 61 | 69 | 87 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 2,229 | 2,046 | 1,330 | 1,535 |
Communication | 30 | 32 | 38 | 62 | 67 | 58 | 76 |
Federal | 3 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 26 |
DOD | na | na | na | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
DOE | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HHS | na | na | na | 12 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
NIH | na | na | na | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
NSF | na | na | na | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nonfederal | 27 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 42 | 32 | 43 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 17 | 17 | 13 | 27 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 11 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Computer sciences | 456 | 493 | 594 | 763 | 759 | 760 | 765 |
Federal | 291 | 302 | 392 | 501 | 477 | 503 | 490 |
DOD | na | na | na | 119 | 138 | 150 | 148 |
DOE | na | na | na | 31 | 26 | 22 | 19 |
HHS | na | na | na | 71 | 54 | 56 | 58 |
NIH | na | na | na | 65 | 51 | 52 | 52 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
NASA | na | na | na | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
NSF | na | na | na | 210 | 203 | 226 | 208 |
USDA | na | na | na | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 58 | 52 | 48 | 54 |
Nonfederal | 165 | 191 | 202 | 217 | 226 | 220 | 232 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 102 | 100 | 96 | 109 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 91 | 101 | 96 | 86 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 24 | 25 | 28 | 37 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 38 | 54 | 35 | 35 |
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 1,250 | 1,339 | 1,424 | 1,740 | 1,774 | 1,956 | 2,032 |
Federal | 768 | 808 | 898 | 963 | 948 | 1,108 | 1,100 |
DOD | na | na | na | 86 | 63 | 58 | 93 |
DOE | na | na | na | 78 | 75 | 98 | 94 |
HHS | na | na | na | 83 | 85 | 88 | 96 |
NIH | na | na | na | 78 | 76 | 78 | 86 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
NASA | na | na | na | 147 | 145 | 164 | 177 |
NSF | na | na | na | 349 | 393 | 467 | 447 |
USDA | na | na | na | 15 | 13 | 25 | 13 |
Other | na | na | na | 205 | 174 | 208 | 180 |
Nonfederal | 482 | 531 | 526 | 668 | 691 | 768 | 748 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 354 | 399 | 438 | 372 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 214 | 197 | 204 | 238 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 100 | 95 | 126 | 138 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 13 | 14 | 21 | 19 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 96 | 121 | 59 | 165 |
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | 8 | 19 | 22 | 30 | 52 | 58 | 90 |
Federal | 2 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 31 |
DOD | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
DOE | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HHS | na | na | na | 9 | 13 | 19 | 15 |
NIH | na | na | na | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NSF | na | na | na | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Other | na | na | na | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Nonfederal | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 25 | 38 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 6 | 15 | 7 | 14 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 4 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Mathematical sciences | 624 | 723 | 737 | 791 | 830 | 902 | 932 |
Federal | 306 | 338 | 364 | 335 | 388 | 395 | 394 |
DOD | na | na | na | 52 | 47 | 79 | 73 |
DOE | na | na | na | 17 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
HHS | na | na | na | 59 | 63 | 58 | 50 |
NIH | na | na | na | 54 | 52 | 49 | 41 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 5 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
NASA | na | na | na | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
NSF | na | na | na | 186 | 236 | 224 | 235 |
USDA | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 18 | 25 | 15 | 21 |
Nonfederal | 318 | 385 | 373 | 357 | 358 | 413 | 424 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 290 | 280 | 339 | 363 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 52 | 59 | 60 | 40 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 15 | 19 | 14 | 21 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 92 | 81 | 91 | 103 |
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | 244 | 348 | 459 | 785 | 704 | 742 | 891 |
Federal | 116 | 188 | 265 | 459 | 402 | 425 | 491 |
DOD | na | na | na | 43 | 54 | 41 | 40 |
DOE | na | na | na | 47 | 41 | 48 | 54 |
HHS | na | na | na | 231 | 209 | 236 | 275 |
NIH | na | na | na | 228 | 204 | 230 | 272 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
NASA | na | na | na | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
NSF | na | na | na | 73 | 62 | 65 | 88 |
USDA | na | na | na | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Other | na | na | na | 60 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Nonfederal | 128 | 160 | 194 | 218 | 258 | 273 | 309 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 113 | 169 | 172 | 162 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 94 | 82 | 86 | 134 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 11 | 7 | 15 | 13 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 17 | 16 | 21 | 20 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 91 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
Neuroscience | 285 | 343 | 645 | 838 | 1,398 | 1,525 | 1,696 |
Federal | 192 | 220 | 447 | 492 | 817 | 856 | 977 |
DOD | na | na | na | 58 | 23 | 34 | 36 |
DOE | na | na | na | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
HHS | na | na | na | 391 | 701 | 733 | 823 |
NIH | na | na | na | 378 | 653 | 682 | 759 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 13 | 48 | 51 | 64 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NSF | na | na | na | 12 | 16 | 26 | 27 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other | na | na | na | 31 | 73 | 61 | 89 |
Nonfederal | 93 | 123 | 198 | 208 | 428 | 511 | 546 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 66 | 172 | 165 | 194 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 119 | 220 | 313 | 302 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 23 | 36 | 33 | 50 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 137 | 151 | 158 | 169 |
Physical sciences | 6,719 | 6,885 | 7,447 | 7,583 | 7,490 | 7,430 | 7,197 |
Federal | 4,719 | 4,671 | 5,177 | 4,710 | 4,493 | 4,424 | 4,129 |
DOD | na | na | na | 429 | 405 | 435 | 384 |
DOE | na | na | na | 910 | 878 | 904 | 874 |
HHS | na | na | na | 1,242 | 1,096 | 1,075 | 979 |
NIH | na | na | na | 1,164 | 1,004 | 950 | 893 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 78 | 92 | 125 | 86 |
NASA | na | na | na | 300 | 308 | 287 | 254 |
NSF | na | na | na | 1,392 | 1,361 | 1,329 | 1,254 |
USDA | na | na | na | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
Other | na | na | na | 427 | 435 | 382 | 378 |
Nonfederal | 2,000 | 2,214 | 2,270 | 2,129 | 2,234 | 2,186 | 2,298 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 1,122 | 1,246 | 1,237 | 1,371 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 798 | 789 | 757 | 721 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 209 | 199 | 192 | 206 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 38 | 37 | 31 | 43 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 706 | 726 | 789 | 727 |
Psychology | 1,088 | 1,077 | 1,219 | 1,132 | 1,124 | 1,132 | 1,023 |
Federal | 739 | 737 | 830 | 704 | 721 | 748 | 630 |
DOD | na | na | na | 34 | 48 | 47 | 33 |
DOE | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
HHS | na | na | na | 512 | 502 | 535 | 438 |
NIH | na | na | na | 476 | 462 | 503 | 410 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 36 | 40 | 32 | 28 |
NASA | na | na | na | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
NSF | na | na | na | 63 | 84 | 67 | 64 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Other | na | na | na | 93 | 86 | 98 | 90 |
Nonfederal | 349 | 340 | 389 | 314 | 333 | 308 | 302 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 154 | 182 | 190 | 186 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 108 | 106 | 84 | 92 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 52 | 45 | 34 | 24 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 20 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 94 | 56 | 64 | 74 |
Social sciences | 483 | 508 | 561 | 711 | 774 | 799 | 938 |
Federal | 167 | 158 | 155 | 214 | 211 | 218 | 238 |
DOD | na | na | na | 7 | 14 | 17 | 24 |
DOE | na | na | na | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
HHS | na | na | na | 71 | 68 | 62 | 63 |
NIH | na | na | na | 60 | 60 | 58 | 62 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
NASA | na | na | na | 10 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
NSF | na | na | na | 58 | 62 | 65 | 69 |
USDA | na | na | na | 14 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
Other | na | na | na | 49 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
Nonfederal | 316 | 350 | 406 | 382 | 400 | 410 | 519 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 264 | 277 | 270 | 376 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 106 | 105 | 112 | 118 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 12 | 18 | 28 | 25 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 18 | 12 | 26 | 33 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 97 | 151 | 145 | 148 |
Engineering | 4,942 | 5,462 | 6,416 | 6,969 | 6,786 | 7,103 | 7,106 |
Federal | 2,889 | 2,970 | 3,726 | 4,037 | 3,731 | 3,854 | 3,626 |
DOD | na | na | na | 889 | 861 | 876 | 855 |
DOE | na | na | na | 760 | 599 | 707 | 591 |
HHS | na | na | na | 911 | 909 | 925 | 852 |
NIH | na | na | na | 836 | 827 | 843 | 766 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 75 | 82 | 82 | 86 |
NASA | na | na | na | 102 | 93 | 82 | 80 |
NSF | na | na | na | 793 | 738 | 728 | 746 |
USDA | na | na | na | 39 | 52 | 53 | 63 |
Other | na | na | na | 543 | 479 | 483 | 439 |
Nonfederal | 2,053 | 2,492 | 2,690 | 2,245 | 2,333 | 2,494 | 2,696 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 1,091 | 1,057 | 1,049 | 1,280 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 852 | 1,002 | 1,121 | 1,109 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 302 | 274 | 324 | 307 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 66 | 73 | 64 | 71 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 621 | 649 | 691 | 713 |
Aerospace engineering | 178 | 154 | 168 | 212 | 202 | 170 | 202 |
Federal | 98 | 109 | 107 | 137 | 112 | 92 | 108 |
DOD | na | na | na | 49 | 48 | 50 | 57 |
DOE | na | na | na | 15 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
HHS | na | na | na | 6 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
NIH | na | na | na | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
NASA | na | na | na | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
NSF | na | na | na | 18 | 6 | 11 | 14 |
USDA | na | na | na | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Other | na | na | na | 37 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
Nonfederal | 80 | 45 | 61 | 62 | 72 | 69 | 76 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 30 | 32 | 35 | 38 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 23 | 27 | 27 | 30 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 9 | 13 | 7 | 8 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 6 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
Agricultural engineering | 139 | 135 | 110 | 119 | 129 | 133 | 152 |
Federal | 72 | 76 | 48 | 66 | 79 | 75 | 76 |
DOD | na | na | na | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
DOE | na | na | na | 5 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
HHS | na | na | na | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
NIH | na | na | na | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
NSF | na | na | na | 9 | 9 | 17 | 7 |
USDA | na | na | na | 24 | 27 | 27 | 32 |
Other | na | na | na | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 |
Nonfederal | 67 | 59 | 62 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 60 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 33 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 15 | 16 | 15 | 24 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Architecture | 5 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 17 |
Federal | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 |
DOD | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DOE | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NIH | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NSF | na | na | na | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nonfederal | 5 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Biomedical engineering | 640 | 710 | 960 | 1,023 | 1,069 | 1,161 | 1,103 |
Federal | 438 | 470 | 679 | 658 | 658 | 701 | 665 |
DOD | na | na | na | 55 | 70 | 75 | 68 |
DOE | na | na | na | 22 | 21 | 17 | 21 |
HHS | na | na | na | 478 | 460 | 495 | 456 |
NIH | na | na | na | 465 | 455 | 471 | 441 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 13 | 5 | 24 | 15 |
NASA | na | na | na | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
NSF | na | na | na | 58 | 64 | 68 | 80 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 43 | 39 | 45 | 36 |
Nonfederal | 202 | 240 | 281 | 260 | 326 | 353 | 353 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 125 | 171 | 158 | 185 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 102 | 125 | 157 | 130 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 33 | 30 | 38 | 38 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 98 | 78 | 106 | 80 |
Chemical engineering | 790 | 880 | 1,084 | 1,077 | 1,137 | 1,098 | 1,230 |
Federal | 447 | 403 | 585 | 526 | 546 | 520 | 544 |
DOD | na | na | na | 80 | 85 | 102 | 107 |
DOE | na | na | na | 142 | 139 | 120 | 129 |
HHS | na | na | na | 111 | 117 | 117 | 120 |
NIH | na | na | na | 99 | 114 | 115 | 109 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 12 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
NASA | na | na | na | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
NSF | na | na | na | 120 | 150 | 122 | 111 |
USDA | na | na | na | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 |
Other | na | na | na | 61 | 41 | 35 | 53 |
Nonfederal | 343 | 477 | 499 | 403 | 454 | 454 | 543 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 174 | 178 | 169 | 227 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 165 | 215 | 221 | 254 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 64 | 61 | 64 | 62 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 148 | 137 | 119 | 139 |
Civil engineering | 417 | 465 | 535 | 571 | 551 | 590 | 587 |
Federal | 219 | 207 | 260 | 239 | 265 | 237 | 243 |
DOD | na | na | na | 33 | 40 | 38 | 32 |
DOE | na | na | na | 38 | 40 | 43 | 37 |
HHS | na | na | na | 14 | 25 | 15 | 17 |
NIH | na | na | na | 13 | 17 | 13 | 14 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
NASA | na | na | na | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
NSF | na | na | na | 53 | 55 | 49 | 79 |
USDA | na | na | na | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Other | na | na | na | 82 | 89 | 76 | 62 |
Nonfederal | 198 | 258 | 275 | 276 | 217 | 266 | 256 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 161 | 133 | 130 | 155 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 78 | 61 | 104 | 81 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 37 | 23 | 32 | 20 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 50 | 65 | 83 | 81 |
Electrical engineering | 884 | 987 | 1,025 | 1,095 | 1,035 | 1,152 | 1,180 |
Federal | 520 | 521 | 586 | 638 | 569 | 632 | 621 |
DOD | na | na | na | 232 | 225 | 229 | 240 |
DOE | na | na | na | 77 | 36 | 72 | 62 |
HHS | na | na | na | 100 | 86 | 89 | 79 |
NIH | na | na | na | 77 | 66 | 66 | 64 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 23 | 20 | 23 | 15 |
NASA | na | na | na | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
NSF | na | na | na | 162 | 150 | 157 | 149 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Other | na | na | na | 59 | 62 | 72 | 70 |
Nonfederal | 364 | 466 | 439 | 316 | 301 | 337 | 364 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 157 | 120 | 145 | 171 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 125 | 152 | 151 | 146 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 34 | 29 | 41 | 47 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 6 | 16 | 9 | 18 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 135 | 149 | 174 | 177 |
Engineering science | 183 | 214 | 226 | 236 | 281 | 292 | 240 |
Federal | 119 | 125 | 151 | 164 | 176 | 174 | 157 |
DOD | na | na | na | 42 | 50 | 44 | 44 |
DOE | na | na | na | 35 | 24 | 39 | 28 |
HHS | na | na | na | 23 | 40 | 34 | 19 |
NIH | na | na | na | 23 | 38 | 26 | 11 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
NASA | na | na | na | 10 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
NSF | na | na | na | 37 | 27 | 32 | 36 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 |
Nonfederal | 64 | 89 | 75 | 70 | 102 | 115 | 82 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 34 | 36 | 43 | 38 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 20 | 44 | 41 | 27 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 16 | 22 | 31 | 17 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Industrial engineering | 71 | 115 | 109 | 151 | 121 | 127 | 133 |
Federal | 23 | 48 | 56 | 78 | 45 | 51 | 39 |
DOD | na | na | na | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
DOE | na | na | na | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
HHS | na | na | na | 21 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
NIH | na | na | na | 15 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
NASA | na | na | na | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NSF | na | na | na | 17 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 13 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
Nonfederal | 48 | 67 | 53 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 60 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 27 | 31 | 25 | 41 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 18 | 12 | 15 | 7 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 9 | 14 | 17 | 27 |
Mechanical engineering | 722 | 784 | 948 | 1,021 | 889 | 985 | 1,034 |
Federal | 437 | 443 | 535 | 635 | 482 | 577 | 544 |
DOD | na | na | na | 174 | 132 | 163 | 135 |
DOE | na | na | na | 101 | 79 | 101 | 92 |
HHS | na | na | na | 76 | 83 | 92 | 103 |
NIH | na | na | na | 65 | 62 | 74 | 78 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 11 | 21 | 18 | 25 |
NASA | na | na | na | 30 | 20 | 19 | 12 |
NSF | na | na | na | 139 | 113 | 124 | 128 |
USDA | na | na | na | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Other | na | na | na | 112 | 55 | 78 | 72 |
Nonfederal | 285 | 341 | 413 | 290 | 284 | 289 | 372 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 154 | 137 | 132 | 190 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 97 | 102 | 111 | 143 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 39 | 45 | 46 | 39 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 2 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 94 | 109 | 106 | 103 |
Metallurgical and materials engineering | 564 | 605 | 758 | 841 | 860 | 854 | 809 |
Federal | 294 | 311 | 429 | 486 | 489 | 453 | 413 |
DOD | na | na | na | 138 | 142 | 114 | 119 |
DOE | na | na | na | 115 | 109 | 112 | 97 |
HHS | na | na | na | 42 | 35 | 36 | 29 |
NIH | na | na | na | 40 | 31 | 34 | 24 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
NASA | na | na | na | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
NSF | na | na | na | 117 | 108 | 101 | 103 |
USDA | na | na | na | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Other | na | na | na | 64 | 83 | 80 | 60 |
Nonfederal | 270 | 294 | 329 | 286 | 309 | 338 | 339 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 111 | 109 | 114 | 132 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 140 | 168 | 189 | 169 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 35 | 32 | 35 | 38 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 62 | 57 | 57 | 52 |
Mining engineering | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Federal | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
DOD | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOE | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NIH | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NSF | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nonfederal | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Nuclear engineering | 73 | 85 | 90 | 107 | 111 | 120 | 105 |
Federal | 53 | 60 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 77 | 49 |
DOD | na | na | na | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
DOE | na | na | na | 50 | 34 | 48 | 30 |
HHS | na | na | na | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
NIH | na | na | na | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NASA | na | na | na | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
NSF | na | na | na | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Nonfederal | 20 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 44 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 13 | 24 | 17 | 24 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Petroleum engineering | 22 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 35 | 53 | 49 |
Federal | 11 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
DOD | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
DOE | na | na | na | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NIH | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NASA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NSF | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
USDA | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nonfederal | 11 | 23 | 30 | 37 | 28 | 45 | 40 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 19 | 18 | 33 | 29 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 5 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Engineering nec | 249 | 284 | 341 | 458 | 346 | 357 | 258 |
Federal | 155 | 190 | 211 | 326 | 230 | 254 | 149 |
DOD | na | na | na | 62 | 44 | 39 | 32 |
DOE | na | na | na | 142 | 82 | 134 | 59 |
HHS | na | na | na | 25 | 23 | 25 | 18 |
NIH | na | na | na | 19 | 21 | 25 | 17 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
NASA | na | na | na | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
NSF | na | na | na | 57 | 33 | 25 | 23 |
USDA | na | na | na | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Other | na | na | na | 32 | 44 | 28 | 15 |
Nonfederal | 94 | 94 | 130 | 122 | 94 | 94 | 95 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 59 | 53 | 45 | 49 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 43 | 33 | 41 | 38 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 |
Health | 14,617 | 15,961 | 17,001 | 19,119 | 18,518 | 19,010 | 18,547 |
Federal | 9,038 | 8,951 | 9,537 | 9,788 | 9,945 | 10,116 | 9,239 |
DOD | na | na | na | 352 | 324 | 304 | 323 |
DOE | na | na | na | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 |
HHS | na | na | na | 8,565 | 8,858 | 9,042 | 8,173 |
NIH | na | na | na | 8,260 | 8,545 | 8,702 | 7,861 |
Other HHS | na | na | na | 305 | 313 | 340 | 312 |
NASA | na | na | na | 23 | 19 | 24 | 25 |
NSF | na | na | na | 60 | 51 | 73 | 71 |
USDA | na | na | na | 45 | 45 | 36 | 39 |
Other | na | na | na | 722 | 627 | 615 | 583 |
Nonfederal | 5,579 | 7,010 | 7,464 | 6,379 | 6,583 | 7,658 | 7,633 |
Institutional | na | na | na | 3,063 | 3,328 | 4,334 | 4,358 |
Domestic | na | na | na | 2,917 | 2,836 | 2,767 | 2,765 |
Foreign | na | na | na | 399 | 419 | 557 | 510 |
Self-support | na | na | na | 164 | 208 | 172 | 254 |
Unknown | na | na | na | 2,788 | 1,782 | 1,064 | 1,421 |
na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail. |
DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; nec = not elsewhere classified; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture. |
a In 2007, eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and the survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of eligible units. 2007 data presented in this table are the data collected in 2007, which were labeled as "2007new" in the past publications. See appendix A in http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail on the changes made in 2007. |
b In 2010, the postdoc section of the survey was expanded, and significant effort was made to ensure that appropriate personnel were providing postdoc data (see appendix A for more information). Thus, it is unclear how much of the increases in 2010 and later years over 2009 and prior years are from growth in postdoctoral appointments and how much are from improved data collection. More information on the changes to the postdoc data collection is available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13334/. |
c Postdoc data from 2010 and 2011 were reimputed following the 2012 data collection; these data supersede those contained in previous reports. |
NOTE: "Field" refers to the field of the unit that reports postdocs to the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. |
Data from survey cycle Fall 2013, as of 8 August 2014. |