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Table 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2009–14

Field and primary source of support 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa
All surveyed fields 428,856 433,252 430,623 433,177 439,950 451,884 452,801
Federal 80,244 85,272 84,259 80,035 76,005 72,047 72,057
DOD 8,649 9,172 9,052 8,689 8,240 7,373 7,371
DOE 4,601 5,500 5,724 5,339 4,799 4,395 4,398
HHS 28,638 29,757 27,814 26,067 23,945 22,472 22,527
NIH 26,454 27,521 25,613 24,155 22,324 21,118 21,156
Other HHS 2,184 2,236 2,201 1,912 1,621 1,354 1,371
NASA 2,418 2,459 2,375 2,160 1,996 2,000 2,000
NSF 21,602 23,139 24,123 24,134 23,227 22,719 22,788
USDA 2,697 3,041 2,854 2,661 2,576 2,392 2,396
Other 11,639 12,204 12,317 10,985 11,222 10,696 10,577
Nonfederal 198,999 197,668 199,581 204,641 208,266 214,570 215,522
Institutional 172,414 171,734 173,723 177,377 182,796 189,212 190,105
Domestic 22,666 21,822 21,314 22,194 20,280 19,812 19,835
Foreign 3,919 4,112 4,544 5,070 5,190 5,546 5,582
Self-support 149,613 150,312 146,783 148,501 155,679 165,267 165,222
Science and engineering 376,569 386,384 388,995 392,563 400,213 412,683 414,209
Federal 74,728 79,554 79,493 76,106 72,442 68,853 68,890
DOD 8,411 8,898 8,851 8,531 7,954 7,164 7,166
DOE 4,587 5,476 5,704 5,321 4,790 4,378 4,381
HHS 24,682 25,586 24,660 23,349 21,634 20,321 20,376
NIH 23,521 24,349 23,287 22,106 20,432 19,323 19,361
Other HHS 1,161 1,237 1,373 1,243 1,202 998 1,015
NASA 2,415 2,366 2,364 2,150 1,984 1,992 1,992
NSF 21,433 22,946 23,927 24,010 23,093 22,587 22,656
USDA 2,616 2,941 2,760 2,571 2,468 2,305 2,309
Other 10,584 11,341 11,227 10,174 10,519 10,106 10,010
Nonfederal 183,782 183,532 186,486 191,590 194,908 200,439 201,373
Institutional 159,636 159,696 162,473 166,148 171,197 176,683 177,553
Domestic 20,519 20,067 19,916 20,854 18,992 18,699 18,732
Foreign 3,627 3,769 4,097 4,588 4,719 5,057 5,088
Self-support 118,059 123,298 123,016 124,867 132,863 143,391 143,946
Science 275,074 279,950 283,914 285,611 288,494 294,413 294,446
Federal 51,903 54,399 54,386 51,964 48,969 46,122 46,137
DOD 3,193 3,466 3,493 3,352 3,168 2,791 2,784
DOE 2,523 2,782 2,873 2,729 2,407 2,240 2,242
HHS 21,731 22,256 21,476 20,391 18,764 17,515 17,570
NIH 20,758 21,248 20,329 19,352 17,802 16,719 16,757
Other HHS 973 1,008 1,147 1,039 962 796 813
NASA 1,295 1,367 1,364 1,238 1,145 1,113 1,113
NSF 13,808 14,578 15,410 15,365 14,553 14,096 14,154
USDA 2,333 2,606 2,476 2,308 2,210 2,051 2,055
Other 7,020 7,344 7,294 6,581 6,722 6,316 6,219
Nonfederal 138,952 138,691 142,045 146,182 148,670 152,139 152,979
Institutional 124,895 124,920 128,289 131,297 135,043 138,331 139,114
Domestic 11,909 11,566 11,426 12,254 10,921 10,847 10,874
Foreign 2,148 2,205 2,330 2,631 2,706 2,961 2,991
Self-support 84,219 86,860 87,483 87,465 90,855 96,152 95,330
Agricultural sciences 10,246 10,505 10,889 10,815 11,034 11,463 11,509
Federal 2,170 2,399 2,490 2,250 2,239 2,176 2,188
DOD 23 26 32 38 43 46 46
DOE 58 70 56 50 50 48 49
HHS 69 77 70 59 57 59 59
NIH 52 68 52 43 45 53 53
Other HHS 17 9 18 16 12 6 6
NASA 41 41 30 27 31 25 25
NSF 265 339 373 338 351 334 341
USDA 1,108 1,242 1,217 1,103 1,069 1,026 1,030
Other 606 604 712 635 638 638 638
Nonfederal 5,929 5,888 6,120 6,330 6,426 6,815 6,848
Institutional 4,606 4,528 4,866 4,985 5,065 5,448 5,478
Domestic 1,237 1,235 1,137 1,169 1,151 1,094 1,096
Foreign 86 125 117 176 210 273 274
Self-support 2,147 2,218 2,279 2,235 2,369 2,472 2,473
Biological sciences 59,235 60,028 59,764 61,061 60,848 60,212 60,861
Federal 20,420 21,139 20,247 19,061 17,756 16,288 16,329
DOD 402 437 401 365 356 247 247
DOE 198 208 184 165 124 138 138
HHS 15,504 15,888 14,831 13,943 12,888 11,784 11,819
NIH 15,109 15,429 14,266 13,424 12,387 11,368 11,403
Other HHS 395 459 565 519 501 416 416
NASA 54 65 62 53 67 59 59
NSF 2,279 2,367 2,562 2,598 2,496 2,353 2,356
USDA 769 830 778 765 712 631 631
Other 1,214 1,344 1,429 1,172 1,113 1,076 1,079
Nonfederal 28,681 28,185 28,835 30,361 30,730 30,966 31,312
Institutional 24,818 24,415 25,155 26,490 27,002 27,215 27,525
Domestic 3,401 3,268 3,197 3,314 3,099 3,060 3,086
Foreign 462 502 483 557 629 691 701
Self-support 10,134 10,704 10,682 11,639 12,362 12,958 13,220
Communication 5,429 5,588 6,053 6,175 6,383 6,552 6,661
Federal 119 137 147 133 118 144 140
DOD 19 21 24 24 17 18 18
DOE 1 1 2 4 4 2 2
HHS 27 32 23 14 13 23 23
NIH 20 22 17 11 9 21 21
Other HHS 7 10 6 3 4 2 2
NASA 0 0 0 1 1 5 5
NSF 40 48 56 48 51 37 37
USDA 5 4 5 4 3 7 7
Other 27 31 37 38 29 52 48
Nonfederal 3,222 3,185 3,545 3,576 3,936 3,933 3,935
Institutional 2,921 2,898 3,311 3,299 3,664 3,667 3,669
Domestic 289 269 217 256 234 222 222
Foreign 12 18 17 21 38 44 44
Self-support 2,088 2,266 2,361 2,466 2,329 2,475 2,586
Computer sciences 29,669 30,080 30,407 31,739 35,297 42,254 43,937
Federal 5,236 5,764 5,701 5,675 5,488 5,472 5,518
DOD 1,216 1,299 1,260 1,258 1,256 1,048 1,046
DOE 143 188 191 183 147 139 139
HHS 341 385 389 317 291 264 283
NIH 307 330 345 284 232 235 237
Other HHS 34 55 44 33 59 29 46
NASA 74 64 60 48 38 33 33
NSF 2,874 3,157 3,193 3,194 3,058 3,153 3,181
USDA 11 19 17 19 33 32 32
Other 577 652 591 656 665 803 804
Nonfederal 11,004 10,309 10,495 10,556 11,166 12,539 12,582
Institutional 9,574 8,911 8,930 8,831 9,743 10,955 10,997
Domestic 1,172 1,157 1,165 1,241 1,052 1,064 1,062
Foreign 258 241 400 484 371 520 523
Self-support 13,429 14,007 14,211 15,508 18,643 24,243 25,837
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11,211 11,868 11,973 12,199 11,943 11,966 11,990
Federal 3,078 3,272 3,350 3,284 3,147 2,940 2,941
DOD 99 118 151 154 140 127 127
DOE 145 176 217 189 168 155 156
HHS 36 34 27 45 35 29 29
NIH 24 24 22 32 26 25 25
Other HHS 12 10 5 13 9 4 4
NASA 444 458 487 471 451 451 451
NSF 1,459 1,571 1,688 1,631 1,550 1,463 1,463
USDA 50 44 45 38 28 33 33
Other 845 871 735 756 775 682 682
Nonfederal 5,965 6,166 6,147 6,233 6,313 6,605 6,613
Institutional 5,039 5,217 5,245 5,370 5,471 5,636 5,644
Domestic 775 769 758 712 677 751 751
Foreign 151 180 144 151 165 218 218
Self-support 2,168 2,430 2,476 2,682 2,483 2,421 2,436
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 1,903 2,118 2,348 2,169 2,347 2,347 2,347
Federal 111 123 152 134 166 139 139
DOD 7 3 1 2 9 4 4
DOE 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
HHS 49 56 57 52 56 42 42
NIH 40 39 35 35 46 28 28
Other HHS 9 17 22 17 10 14 14
NASA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
NSF 13 11 18 15 17 19 19
USDA 11 19 22 21 24 29 29
Other 31 34 54 44 58 44 44
Nonfederal 1,033 1,187 1,281 1,249 1,427 1,499 1,499
Institutional 928 1,097 1,172 1,124 1,313 1,393 1,393
Domestic 103 83 99 120 109 100 100
Foreign 2 7 10 5 5 6 6
Self-support 759 808 915 786 754 709 709
Mathematics and statistics 16,328 16,917 17,587 18,192 18,696 19,475 19,537
Federal 1,869 1,854 1,917 1,856 1,742 1,492 1,494
DOD 148 164 152 140 143 129 129
DOE 51 61 64 67 46 41 41
HHS 205 217 210 224 188 189 189
NIH 183 198 197 204 176 180 180
Other HHS 22 19 13 20 12 9 9
NASA 20 18 18 17 20 12 12
NSF 1,139 1,097 1,191 1,155 1,070 862 864
USDA 16 36 39 38 32 22 22
Other 290 261 243 215 243 237 237
Nonfederal 10,981 11,238 11,490 12,010 12,287 12,530 12,561
Institutional 10,507 10,746 11,054 11,502 11,904 12,075 12,106
Domestic 349 338 302 347 233 294 294
Foreign 125 154 134 161 150 161 161
Self-support 3,478 3,825 4,180 4,326 4,667 5,453 5,482
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3,420 4,482 3,790 3,807 3,690 4,009 4,291
Federal 351 601 661 745 724 678 693
DOD 22 68 75 64 43 50 50
DOE 6 21 37 32 39 46 46
HHS 75 120 158 240 272 256 256
NIH 71 91 114 197 229 218 218
Other HHS 4 29 44 43 43 38 38
NASA 3 12 16 16 18 13 13
NSF 134 195 221 227 215 189 203
USDA 15 21 24 15 25 13 13
Other 96 164 130 151 112 111 112
Nonfederal 1,689 2,124 1,702 1,797 1,730 1,858 2,123
Institutional 1,555 1,916 1,542 1,604 1,540 1,674 1,928
Domestic 93 170 139 158 149 161 165
Foreign 41 38 21 35 41 23 30
Self-support 1,380 1,757 1,427 1,265 1,236 1,473 1,475
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,261 2,682 3,909 4,333 4,575 4,665 4,665
Federal 1,200 1,340 1,917 2,117 2,069 2,107 2,107
DOD 33 44 52 69 45 39 39
DOE 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
HHS 1,072 1,179 1,629 1,772 1,727 1,790 1,790
NIH 1,046 1,155 1,587 1,747 1,711 1,766 1,766
Other HHS 26 24 42 25 16 24 24
NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSF 75 93 175 221 225 223 223
USDA 1 1 6 6 6 1 1
Other 18 22 54 48 66 53 53
Nonfederal 977 1,192 1,772 1,983 2,202 2,233 2,233
Institutional 838 1,039 1,547 1,680 1,905 1,934 1,934
Domestic 127 144 205 281 268 265 265
Foreign 12 9 20 22 29 34 34
Self-support 84 150 220 233 304 325 325
Physical sciences 33,671 34,280 35,056 35,282 35,424 35,688 35,762
Federal 11,045 11,183 11,244 10,670 10,055 9,689 9,693
DOD 904 935 900 829 730 721 721
DOE 1,894 2,011 2,072 1,999 1,800 1,638 1,638
HHS 2,362 2,264 2,193 2,034 1,827 1,730 1,731
NIH 2,210 2,156 2,062 1,930 1,739 1,687 1,688
Other HHS 152 108 131 104 88 43 43
NASA 573 630 587 523 458 461 461
NSF 4,176 4,307 4,404 4,350 4,012 4,010 4,012
USDA 32 28 21 24 42 47 47
Other 1,104 1,008 1,067 911 1,186 1,082 1,083
Nonfederal 20,269 20,496 21,130 22,057 22,740 23,284 23,354
Institutional 18,236 18,554 19,214 20,009 20,734 21,259 21,324
Domestic 1,771 1,680 1,582 1,773 1,641 1,652 1,657
Foreign 262 262 334 275 365 373 373
Self-support 2,357 2,601 2,682 2,555 2,629 2,715 2,715
Psychologyb 34,585 33,566 33,496 32,830 32,194 30,884 28,322
Federal 2,966 3,112 2,983 2,820 2,466 2,256 2,200
DOD 138 168 200 180 168 141 137
DOE 0 1 1 3 1 9 9
HHS 1,584 1,592 1,468 1,356 1,124 1,036 1,036
NIH 1,378 1,427 1,336 1,203 987 893 893
Other HHS 206 165 132 153 137 143 143
NASA 6 5 7 3 3 7 7
NSF 411 489 531 605 579 567 568
USDA 6 5 7 4 7 4 4
Other 821 852 769 669 584 492 439
Nonfederal 14,385 13,998 13,527 13,792 13,584 13,847 13,860
Institutional 13,215 12,855 12,552 12,662 12,685 12,956 12,965
Domestic 1,096 1,034 898 1,026 838 838 833
Foreign 74 109 77 104 61 53 62
Self-support 17,234 16,456 16,986 16,218 16,144 14,781 12,262
Social sciences 67,116 67,836 68,642 67,009 66,063 64,898 64,564
Federal 3,338 3,475 3,577 3,219 2,999 2,741 2,695
DOD 182 183 245 229 218 221 220
DOE 26 44 48 36 28 22 22
HHS 407 412 421 335 286 313 313
NIH 318 309 296 242 215 245 245
Other HHS 89 103 125 93 71 68 68
NASA 80 74 97 79 56 47 47
NSF 943 904 998 983 929 886 887
USDA 309 357 295 271 229 206 206
Other 1,391 1,501 1,473 1,286 1,253 1,046 1,000
Nonfederal 34,817 34,723 36,001 36,238 36,129 36,030 36,059
Institutional 32,658 32,744 33,701 33,741 34,017 34,119 34,151
Domestic 1,496 1,419 1,727 1,857 1,470 1,346 1,343
Foreign 663 560 573 640 642 565 565
Self-support 28,961 29,638 29,064 27,552 26,935 26,127 25,810
Engineering 101,495 106,434 105,081 106,952 111,719 118,270 119,763
Federal 22,825 25,155 25,107 24,142 23,473 22,731 22,753
DOD 5,218 5,432 5,358 5,179 4,786 4,373 4,382
DOE 2,064 2,694 2,831 2,592 2,383 2,138 2,139
HHS 2,951 3,330 3,184 2,958 2,870 2,806 2,806
NIH 2,763 3,101 2,958 2,754 2,630 2,604 2,604
Other HHS 188 229 226 204 240 202 202
NASA 1,120 999 1,000 912 839 879 879
NSF 7,625 8,368 8,517 8,645 8,540 8,491 8,502
USDA 283 335 284 263 258 254 254
Other 3,564 3,997 3,933 3,593 3,797 3,790 3,791
Nonfederal 44,830 44,841 44,441 45,408 46,238 48,300 48,394
Institutional 34,741 34,776 34,184 34,851 36,154 38,352 38,439
Domestic 8,610 8,501 8,490 8,600 8,071 7,852 7,858
Foreign 1,479 1,564 1,767 1,957 2,013 2,096 2,097
Self-support 33,840 36,438 35,533 37,402 42,008 47,239 48,616
Aerospace engineering 3,845 4,187 4,200 3,767 3,857 3,856 3,856
Federal 1,346 1,371 1,456 1,281 1,224 1,220 1,220
DOD 588 645 681 585 533 531 531
DOE 43 63 72 60 47 70 70
HHS 13 10 8 8 2 3 3
NIH 13 10 8 7 2 2 2
Other HHS 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
NASA 434 345 373 354 326 354 354
NSF 143 183 176 205 184 189 189
USDA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other 125 125 145 69 132 73 73
Nonfederal 1,486 1,565 1,458 1,440 1,470 1,520 1,520
Institutional 1,152 1,222 1,139 1,083 1,138 1,212 1,212
Domestic 253 254 230 252 260 239 239
Foreign 81 89 89 105 72 69 69
Self-support 1,013 1,251 1,286 1,046 1,163 1,116 1,116
Agricultural engineering 1,084 1,198 1,372 1,250 1,256 1,389 1,412
Federal 298 369 383 362 293 310 312
DOD 33 16 27 32 14 7 7
DOE 26 27 36 29 10 18 18
HHS 12 36 43 35 12 19 19
NIH 9 13 19 15 11 19 19
Other HHS 3 23 24 20 1 0 0
NASA 5 8 16 12 3 6 6
NSF 39 56 68 65 68 71 73
USDA 116 140 110 106 105 104 104
Other 67 86 83 83 81 85 85
Nonfederal 614 572 693 593 579 715 736
Institutional 466 454 538 483 486 556 576
Domestic 129 93 108 97 80 108 109
Foreign 19 25 47 13 13 51 51
Self-support 172 257 296 295 384 364 364
Architecture 5,988 5,959 2,754 2,037 1,919 1,565 1,568
Federal 104 150 74 41 32 22 22
DOD 4 7 6 3 1 1 1
DOE 4 18 11 9 1 1 1
HHS 3 4 6 4 1 1 1
NIH 2 4 6 2 1 1 1
Other HHS 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
NASA 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
NSF 12 18 14 9 16 6 6
USDA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other 80 102 34 16 13 13 13
Nonfederal 2,258 2,329 1,271 1,154 1,121 829 829
Institutional 1,957 2,107 1,124 994 968 733 733
Domestic 265 181 121 139 113 59 59
Foreign 36 41 26 21 40 37 37
Self-support 3,626 3,480 1,409 842 766 714 717
Biomedical engineering 6,840 7,375 7,847 7,931 8,015 8,246 8,246
Federal 2,447 2,709 2,731 2,778 2,647 2,598 2,598
DOD 157 152 180 175 181 145 145
DOE 50 49 42 45 30 30 30
HHS 1,618 1,803 1,770 1,702 1,594 1,604 1,604
NIH 1,589 1,767 1,732 1,668 1,528 1,570 1,570
Other HHS 29 36 38 34 66 34 34
NASA 15 24 12 16 17 13 13
NSF 417 508 584 694 651 619 619
USDA 6 16 2 5 4 9 9
Other 184 157 141 141 170 178 178
Nonfederal 2,958 3,047 3,258 3,303 3,368 3,638 3,638
Institutional 2,270 2,354 2,531 2,569 2,705 2,941 2,941
Domestic 620 615 633 620 561 603 603
Foreign 68 78 94 114 102 94 94
Self-support 1,435 1,619 1,858 1,850 2,000 2,010 2,010
Chemical engineering 7,058 7,472 7,594 8,014 8,490 8,580 8,587
Federal 2,121 2,439 2,400 2,338 2,432 2,237 2,237
DOD 187 215 223 241 218 186 186
DOE 373 440 487 428 423 366 366
HHS 304 366 338 311 312 288 288
NIH 263 343 291 280 275 263 263
Other HHS 41 23 47 31 37 25 25
NASA 31 35 31 34 20 29 29
NSF 913 1,089 1,039 1,037 1,126 1,039 1,039
USDA 54 48 42 41 50 45 45
Other 259 246 240 246 283 284 284
Nonfederal 3,945 3,777 3,787 4,080 4,136 4,220 4,222
Institutional 2,907 2,735 2,702 2,906 2,973 3,096 3,097
Domestic 885 909 896 999 984 953 954
Foreign 153 133 189 175 179 171 171
Self-support 992 1,256 1,407 1,596 1,922 2,123 2,128
Civil engineering 13,120 13,719 13,898 14,117 14,300 14,651 14,660
Federal 1,978 2,216 2,301 2,234 2,161 2,089 2,089
DOD 193 179 183 171 155 184 184
DOE 108 146 136 148 160 118 118
HHS 53 48 36 49 40 36 36
NIH 34 35 31 41 30 31 31
Other HHS 19 13 5 8 10 5 5
NASA 98 107 81 80 49 65 65
NSF 637 758 843 821 794 836 836
USDA 44 55 54 38 37 30 30
Other 845 923 968 927 926 820 820
Nonfederal 6,482 6,556 6,478 6,508 6,687 6,927 6,928
Institutional 5,458 5,475 5,400 5,511 5,724 5,891 5,891
Domestic 863 892 855 776 720 740 741
Foreign 161 189 223 221 243 296 296
Self-support 4,660 4,947 5,119 5,375 5,452 5,635 5,643
Electrical engineering 27,792 28,605 29,600 30,528 33,246 36,044 37,406
Federal 6,248 6,557 6,613 6,492 6,259 6,063 6,067
DOD 2,046 2,088 2,025 2,010 1,812 1,661 1,661
DOE 226 320 356 351 346 244 245
HHS 429 431 445 367 386 379 379
NIH 397 396 414 345 356 321 321
Other HHS 32 35 31 22 30 58 58
NASA 204 178 183 150 148 150 150
NSF 2,707 2,810 2,829 2,845 2,744 2,763 2,765
USDA 11 17 9 19 22 24 24
Other 625 713 766 750 801 842 843
Nonfederal 11,074 10,579 10,972 11,158 11,442 12,352 12,389
Institutional 8,591 8,104 8,425 8,640 8,940 9,849 9,882
Domestic 2,223 2,219 2,205 2,126 2,103 2,042 2,045
Foreign 260 256 342 392 399 461 462
Self-support 10,470 11,469 12,015 12,878 15,545 17,629 18,950
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 1,450 1,478 1,545 1,673 1,540 1,541 1,541
Federal 471 460 520 495 477 459 459
DOD 95 81 112 128 102 97 97
DOE 109 98 105 91 89 90 90
HHS 33 44 36 40 45 33 33
NIH 30 44 35 39 42 32 32
Other HHS 3 0 1 1 3 1 1
NASA 19 19 25 26 22 20 20
NSF 178 164 196 150 170 144 144
USDA 2 2 5 4 2 2 2
Other 35 52 41 56 47 73 73
Nonfederal 673 697 683 758 780 735 735
Institutional 548 541 556 552 644 648 648
Domestic 105 134 109 190 117 70 70
Foreign 20 22 18 16 19 17 17
Self-support 306 321 342 420 283 347 347
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 7,878 7,829 7,737 7,744 7,971 8,573 8,573
Federal 996 1,166 1,097 1,065 991 916 916
DOD 326 377 365 335 330 293 293
DOE 55 81 96 80 79 42 42
HHS 103 123 114 99 103 116 116
NIH 80 97 96 80 81 81 81
Other HHS 23 26 18 19 22 35 35
NASA 29 28 21 15 12 20 20
NSF 309 320 303 350 296 289 289
USDA 11 6 5 2 5 3 3
Other 163 231 193 184 166 153 153
Nonfederal 2,982 2,856 2,964 2,775 2,746 2,657 2,657
Institutional 2,335 2,210 2,175 2,134 2,127 2,191 2,191
Domestic 518 506 621 491 455 316 316
Foreign 129 140 168 150 164 150 150
Self-support 3,900 3,807 3,676 3,904 4,234 5,000 5,000
Mechanical engineering 15,215 16,257 15,758 16,701 17,599 18,440 18,488
Federal 3,619 4,112 3,894 3,751 3,625 3,477 3,480
DOD 965 979 887 886 837 682 682
DOE 386 585 571 520 424 371 371
HHS 221 262 215 191 197 189 189
NIH 199 232 181 163 179 178 178
Other HHS 22 30 34 28 18 11 11
NASA 213 212 193 167 178 160 160
NSF 1,255 1,365 1,380 1,408 1,398 1,445 1,448
USDA 16 22 14 14 19 11 11
Other 563 687 634 565 572 619 619
Nonfederal 7,245 7,497 7,377 7,690 7,709 7,971 7,994
Institutional 5,539 5,772 5,772 5,844 6,046 6,424 6,447
Domestic 1,435 1,403 1,317 1,442 1,270 1,187 1,187
Foreign 271 322 288 404 393 360 360
Self-support 4,351 4,648 4,487 5,260 6,265 6,992 7,014
Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,166 5,519 5,839 6,088 6,220 6,562 6,603
Federal 2,020 2,111 2,079 2,031 1,974 2,008 2,021
DOD 398 430 405 408 404 403 412
DOE 346 433 454 446 407 358 358
HHS 85 105 103 75 88 76 76
NIH 82 88 86 62 78 70 70
Other HHS 3 17 17 13 10 6 6
NASA 32 20 27 32 25 32 32
NSF 768 809 775 813 806 832 836
USDA 16 12 33 19 7 15 15
Other 375 302 282 238 237 292 292
Nonfederal 2,268 2,367 2,586 2,681 2,827 3,073 3,083
Institutional 1,646 1,688 1,878 1,933 2,077 2,298 2,308
Domestic 497 584 612 626 631 643 643
Foreign 125 95 96 122 119 132 132
Self-support 878 1,041 1,174 1,376 1,419 1,481 1,499
Mining engineering 205 353 412 240 265 307 307
Federal 31 60 84 64 62 46 46
DOD 0 0 5 7 0 5 5
DOE 6 16 25 16 8 4 4
HHS 14 23 25 29 33 20 20
NIH 10 14 14 14 7 5 5
Other HHS 4 9 11 15 26 15 15
NASA 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
NSF 4 5 9 4 4 4 4
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 7 15 20 8 17 12 12
Nonfederal 132 188 205 136 160 166 166
Institutional 60 164 172 112 120 121 121
Domestic 72 24 32 24 22 31 31
Foreign 0 0 1 0 18 14 14
Self-support 42 105 123 40 43 95 95
Nuclear engineering 968 1,123 1,165 1,162 1,169 1,201 1,201
Federal 403 503 518 522 494 537 537
DOD 60 83 78 88 72 74 74
DOE 208 242 252 252 245 303 303
HHS 10 7 4 2 4 3 3
NIH 10 7 4 2 4 3 3
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA 10 6 13 7 8 6 6
NSF 18 24 19 19 31 41 41
USDA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Other 97 141 152 152 134 110 110
Nonfederal 432 471 496 498 501 493 493
Institutional 268 320 326 312 378 358 358
Domestic 153 144 154 164 103 109 109
Foreign 11 7 16 22 20 26 26
Self-support 133 149 151 142 174 171 171
Petroleum engineering 988 1,058 1,057 1,287 1,315 1,662 1,662
Federal 37 68 81 61 76 67 67
DOD 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
DOE 28 61 57 48 38 44 44
HHS 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
NIH 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
NASA 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
NSF 2 2 10 4 9 3 3
USDA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other 6 4 14 9 27 14 14
Nonfederal 735 724 738 886 911 1,025 1,025
Institutional 312 304 281 417 391 442 442
Domestic 320 294 337 333 369 449 449
Foreign 103 126 120 136 151 134 134
Self-support 216 266 238 340 328 570 570
Engineering nec 3,898 4,302 4,303 4,413 4,557 5,653 5,653
Federal 706 864 876 627 726 682 682
DOD 166 180 181 110 126 101 101
DOE 96 115 131 69 76 79 79
HHS 53 68 41 46 53 37 37
NIH 45 51 41 36 36 27 27
Other HHS 8 17 0 10 17 10 10
NASA 30 16 22 19 30 22 22
NSF 223 257 272 221 243 210 210
USDA 5 15 9 13 7 11 11
Other 133 213 220 149 191 222 222
Nonfederal 1,546 1,616 1,475 1,748 1,801 1,979 1,979
Institutional 1,232 1,326 1,165 1,361 1,437 1,592 1,592
Domestic 272 249 260 321 283 303 303
Foreign 42 41 50 66 81 84 84
Self-support 1,646 1,822 1,952 2,038 2,030 2,992 2,992
Healthb 52,287 46,868 41,628 40,614 39,737 39,201 38,592
Federal 5,516 5,718 4,766 3,929 3,563 3,194 3,167
DOD 238 274 201 158 286 209 205
DOE 14 24 20 18 9 17 17
HHS 3,956 4,171 3,154 2,718 2,311 2,151 2,151
NIH 2,933 3,172 2,326 2,049 1,892 1,795 1,795
Other HHS 1,023 999 828 669 419 356 356
NASA 3 93 11 10 12 8 8
NSF 169 193 196 124 134 132 132
USDA 81 100 94 90 108 87 87
Other 1,055 863 1,090 811 703 590 567
Nonfederal 15,217 14,136 13,095 13,051 13,358 14,131 14,149
Institutional 12,778 12,038 11,250 11,229 11,599 12,529 12,552
Domestic 2,147 1,755 1,398 1,340 1,288 1,113 1,103
Foreign 292 343 447 482 471 489 494
Self-support 31,554 27,014 23,767 23,634 22,816 21,876 21,276
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 2014, the survey frame was updated following a comprehensive frame evaluation study. The study identified potentially eligible but not previously surveyed academic institutions in the United States with master's- or doctorate-granting programs in science, engineering, or health. A total of 151 newly eligible institutions were added, and two private for-profit institutions offering mostly practitioner-based graduate degrees were determined to be ineligible.
b Beginning in 2008, more rigorous follow-up was done with institutions regarding the exclusion of practitioner-oriented graduate degree programs in Psychology and in Other health (a subfield of health). This change may affect interpretation of trends in these fields.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2014.