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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: 2010–15

Field and primary source of support 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014olda 2014newa 2015
All surveyed fields 433,252 430,623 433,177 439,950 451,884 452,801 464,695
Federal 85,272 84,259 80,035 76,005 72,047 72,057 71,606
DOD 9,172 9,052 8,689 8,240 7,373 7,371 8,066
DOE 5,500 5,724 5,339 4,799 4,395 4,398 4,308
HHS 29,757 27,814 26,067 23,945 22,472 22,527 22,285
NIH 27,521 25,613 24,155 22,324 21,118 21,156 20,586
Other HHS 2,236 2,201 1,912 1,621 1,354 1,371 1,699
NASA 2,459 2,375 2,160 1,996 2,000 2,000 2,025
NSF 23,139 24,123 24,134 23,227 22,719 22,788 22,821
USDA 3,041 2,854 2,661 2,576 2,392 2,396 2,649
Other 12,204 12,317 10,985 11,222 10,696 10,577 9,452
Nonfederal 197,668 199,581 204,641 208,266 214,570 215,522 220,652
Institutional 171,734 173,723 177,377 182,796 189,212 190,105 194,790
Domestic 21,822 21,314 22,194 20,280 19,812 19,835 20,388
Foreign 4,112 4,544 5,070 5,190 5,546 5,582 5,474
Self-support 150,312 146,783 148,501 155,679 165,267 165,222 172,437
Science and engineering 386,384 388,995 392,563 400,213 412,683 414,209 425,174
Federal 79,554 79,493 76,106 72,442 68,853 68,890 68,572
DOD 8,898 8,851 8,531 7,954 7,164 7,166 7,863
DOE 5,476 5,704 5,321 4,790 4,378 4,381 4,302
HHS 25,586 24,660 23,349 21,634 20,321 20,376 20,207
NIH 24,349 23,287 22,106 20,432 19,323 19,361 18,972
Other HHS 1,237 1,373 1,243 1,202 998 1,015 1,235
NASA 2,366 2,364 2,150 1,984 1,992 1,992 2,020
NSF 22,946 23,927 24,010 23,093 22,587 22,656 22,705
USDA 2,941 2,760 2,571 2,468 2,305 2,309 2,567
Other 11,341 11,227 10,174 10,519 10,106 10,010 8,908
Nonfederal 183,532 186,486 191,590 194,908 200,439 201,373 206,178
Institutional 159,696 162,473 166,148 171,197 176,683 177,553 182,009
Domestic 20,067 19,916 20,854 18,992 18,699 18,732 19,270
Foreign 3,769 4,097 4,588 4,719 5,057 5,088 4,899
Self-support 123,298 123,016 124,867 132,863 143,391 143,946 150,424
Science 279,950 283,914 285,611 288,494 294,413 294,446 302,069
Federal 54,399 54,386 51,964 48,969 46,122 46,137 46,320
DOD 3,466 3,493 3,352 3,168 2,791 2,784 3,450
DOE 2,782 2,873 2,729 2,407 2,240 2,242 2,207
HHS 22,256 21,476 20,391 18,764 17,515 17,570 17,491
NIH 21,248 20,329 19,352 17,802 16,719 16,757 16,443
Other HHS 1,008 1,147 1,039 962 796 813 1,048
NASA 1,367 1,364 1,238 1,145 1,113 1,113 1,169
NSF 14,578 15,410 15,365 14,553 14,096 14,154 14,106
USDA 2,606 2,476 2,308 2,210 2,051 2,055 2,292
Other 7,344 7,294 6,581 6,722 6,316 6,219 5,605
Nonfederal 138,691 142,045 146,182 148,670 152,139 152,979 155,661
Institutional 124,920 128,289 131,297 135,043 138,331 139,114 141,841
Domestic 11,566 11,426 12,254 10,921 10,847 10,874 11,057
Foreign 2,205 2,330 2,631 2,706 2,961 2,991 2,763
Self-support 86,860 87,483 87,465 90,855 96,152 95,330 100,088
Agricultural sciences 10,505 10,889 10,815 11,034 11,463 11,509 12,300
Federal 2,399 2,490 2,250 2,239 2,176 2,188 2,326
DOD 26 32 38 43 46 46 52
DOE 70 56 50 50 48 49 47
HHS 77 70 59 57 59 59 51
NIH 68 52 43 45 53 53 43
Other HHS 9 18 16 12 6 6 8
NASA 41 30 27 31 25 25 38
NSF 339 373 338 351 334 341 342
USDA 1,242 1,217 1,103 1,069 1,026 1,030 1,115
Other 604 712 635 638 638 638 681
Nonfederal 5,888 6,120 6,330 6,426 6,815 6,848 7,182
Institutional 4,528 4,866 4,985 5,065 5,448 5,478 5,802
Domestic 1,235 1,137 1,169 1,151 1,094 1,096 1,165
Foreign 125 117 176 210 273 274 215
Self-support 2,218 2,279 2,235 2,369 2,472 2,473 2,792
Biological sciences 60,028 59,764 61,061 60,848 60,212 60,861 62,507
Federal 21,139 20,247 19,061 17,756 16,288 16,329 16,280
DOD 437 401 365 356 247 247 271
DOE 208 184 165 124 138 138 122
HHS 15,888 14,831 13,943 12,888 11,784 11,819 11,810
NIH 15,429 14,266 13,424 12,387 11,368 11,403 11,234
Other HHS 459 565 519 501 416 416 576
NASA 65 62 53 67 59 59 64
NSF 2,367 2,562 2,598 2,496 2,353 2,356 2,322
USDA 830 778 765 712 631 631 758
Other 1,344 1,429 1,172 1,113 1,076 1,079 933
Nonfederal 28,185 28,835 30,361 30,730 30,966 31,312 32,279
Institutional 24,415 25,155 26,490 27,002 27,215 27,525 28,583
Domestic 3,268 3,197 3,314 3,099 3,060 3,086 2,942
Foreign 502 483 557 629 691 701 754
Self-support 10,704 10,682 11,639 12,362 12,958 13,220 13,948
Communication 5,588 6,053 6,175 6,383 6,552 6,661 6,297
Federal 137 147 133 118 144 140 113
DOD 21 24 24 17 18 18 20
DOE 1 2 4 4 2 2 0
HHS 32 23 14 13 23 23 17
NIH 22 17 11 9 21 21 11
Other HHS 10 6 3 4 2 2 6
NASA 0 0 1 1 5 5 1
NSF 48 56 48 51 37 37 36
USDA 4 5 4 3 7 7 4
Other 31 37 38 29 52 48 35
Nonfederal 3,185 3,545 3,576 3,936 3,933 3,935 3,786
Institutional 2,898 3,311 3,299 3,664 3,667 3,669 3,561
Domestic 269 217 256 234 222 222 173
Foreign 18 17 21 38 44 44 52
Self-support 2,266 2,361 2,466 2,329 2,475 2,586 2,398
Computer sciences 30,080 30,407 31,739 35,297 42,254 43,937 49,104
Federal 5,764 5,701 5,675 5,488 5,472 5,518 5,611
DOD 1,299 1,260 1,258 1,256 1,048 1,046 1,221
DOE 188 191 183 147 139 139 119
HHS 385 389 317 291 264 283 299
NIH 330 345 284 232 235 237 267
Other HHS 55 44 33 59 29 46 32
NASA 64 60 48 38 33 33 36
NSF 3,157 3,193 3,194 3,058 3,153 3,181 3,227
USDA 19 17 19 33 32 32 32
Other 652 591 656 665 803 804 677
Nonfederal 10,309 10,495 10,556 11,166 12,539 12,582 13,347
Institutional 8,911 8,930 8,831 9,743 10,955 10,997 11,793
Domestic 1,157 1,165 1,241 1,052 1,064 1,062 1,207
Foreign 241 400 484 371 520 523 347
Self-support 14,007 14,211 15,508 18,643 24,243 25,837 30,146
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11,868 11,973 12,199 11,943 11,966 11,990 11,818
Federal 3,272 3,350 3,284 3,147 2,940 2,941 2,949
DOD 118 151 154 140 127 127 146
DOE 176 217 189 168 155 156 132
HHS 34 27 45 35 29 29 18
NIH 24 22 32 26 25 25 17
Other HHS 10 5 13 9 4 4 1
NASA 458 487 471 451 451 451 472
NSF 1,571 1,688 1,631 1,550 1,463 1,463 1,507
USDA 44 45 38 28 33 33 51
Other 871 735 756 775 682 682 623
Nonfederal 6,166 6,147 6,233 6,313 6,605 6,613 6,623
Institutional 5,217 5,245 5,370 5,471 5,636 5,644 5,611
Domestic 769 758 712 677 751 751 772
Foreign 180 144 151 165 218 218 240
Self-support 2,430 2,476 2,682 2,483 2,421 2,436 2,246
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 2,118 2,348 2,169 2,347 2,347 2,347 2,249
Federal 123 152 134 166 139 139 168
DOD 3 1 2 9 4 4 4
DOE 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
HHS 56 57 52 56 42 42 52
NIH 39 35 35 46 28 28 41
Other HHS 17 22 17 10 14 14 11
NASA 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
NSF 11 18 15 17 19 19 16
USDA 19 22 21 24 29 29 44
Other 34 54 44 58 44 44 52
Nonfederal 1,187 1,281 1,249 1,427 1,499 1,499 1,300
Institutional 1,097 1,172 1,124 1,313 1,393 1,393 1,181
Domestic 83 99 120 109 100 100 111
Foreign 7 10 5 5 6 6 8
Self-support 808 915 786 754 709 709 781
Mathematics and statistics 16,917 17,587 18,192 18,696 19,475 19,537 20,337
Federal 1,854 1,917 1,856 1,742 1,492 1,494 1,387
DOD 164 152 140 143 129 129 156
DOE 61 64 67 46 41 41 49
HHS 217 210 224 188 189 189 174
NIH 198 197 204 176 180 180 164
Other HHS 19 13 20 12 9 9 10
NASA 18 18 17 20 12 12 13
NSF 1,097 1,191 1,155 1,070 862 864 838
USDA 36 39 38 32 22 22 10
Other 261 243 215 243 237 237 147
Nonfederal 11,238 11,490 12,010 12,287 12,530 12,561 12,906
Institutional 10,746 11,054 11,502 11,904 12,075 12,106 12,456
Domestic 338 302 347 233 294 294 285
Foreign 154 134 161 150 161 161 165
Self-support 3,825 4,180 4,326 4,667 5,453 5,482 6,044
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 4,482 3,790 3,807 3,690 4,009 4,291 4,777
Federal 601 661 745 724 678 693 687
DOD 68 75 64 43 50 50 48
DOE 21 37 32 39 46 46 19
HHS 120 158 240 272 256 256 287
NIH 91 114 197 229 218 218 278
Other HHS 29 44 43 43 38 38 9
NASA 12 16 16 18 13 13 20
NSF 195 221 227 215 189 203 168
USDA 21 24 15 25 13 13 24
Other 164 130 151 112 111 112 121
Nonfederal 2,124 1,702 1,797 1,730 1,858 2,123 2,229
Institutional 1,916 1,542 1,604 1,540 1,674 1,928 2,059
Domestic 170 139 158 149 161 165 142
Foreign 38 21 35 41 23 30 28
Self-support 1,757 1,427 1,265 1,236 1,473 1,475 1,861
Neurobiology and neuroscience 2,682 3,909 4,333 4,575 4,665 4,665 4,728
Federal 1,340 1,917 2,117 2,069 2,107 2,107 2,063
DOD 44 52 69 45 39 39 42
DOE 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
HHS 1,179 1,629 1,772 1,727 1,790 1,790 1,720
NIH 1,155 1,587 1,747 1,711 1,766 1,766 1,663
Other HHS 24 42 25 16 24 24 57
NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSF 93 175 221 225 223 223 239
USDA 1 6 6 6 1 1 0
Other 22 54 48 66 53 53 61
Nonfederal 1,192 1,772 1,983 2,202 2,233 2,233 2,345
Institutional 1,039 1,547 1,680 1,905 1,934 1,934 2,023
Domestic 144 205 281 268 265 265 288
Foreign 9 20 22 29 34 34 34
Self-support 150 220 233 304 325 325 320
Physical sciences 34,280 35,056 35,282 35,424 35,688 35,762 35,751
Federal 11,183 11,244 10,670 10,055 9,689 9,693 9,722
DOD 935 900 829 730 721 721 860
DOE 2,011 2,072 1,999 1,800 1,638 1,638 1,701
HHS 2,264 2,193 2,034 1,827 1,730 1,731 1,710
NIH 2,156 2,062 1,930 1,739 1,687 1,688 1,602
Other HHS 108 131 104 88 43 43 108
NASA 630 587 523 458 461 461 485
NSF 4,307 4,404 4,350 4,012 4,010 4,012 4,065
USDA 28 21 24 42 47 47 39
Other 1,008 1,067 911 1,186 1,082 1,083 862
Nonfederal 20,496 21,130 22,057 22,740 23,284 23,354 23,332
Institutional 18,554 19,214 20,009 20,734 21,259 21,324 21,382
Domestic 1,680 1,582 1,773 1,641 1,652 1,657 1,614
Foreign 262 334 275 365 373 373 336
Self-support 2,601 2,682 2,555 2,629 2,715 2,715 2,697
Psychology 33,566 33,496 32,830 32,194 30,884 28,322 29,002
Federal 3,112 2,983 2,820 2,466 2,256 2,200 2,400
DOD 168 200 180 168 141 137 414
DOE 1 1 3 1 9 9 3
HHS 1,592 1,468 1,356 1,124 1,036 1,036 1,020
NIH 1,427 1,336 1,203 987 893 893 886
Other HHS 165 132 153 137 143 143 134
NASA 5 7 3 3 7 7 7
NSF 489 531 605 579 567 568 542
USDA 5 7 4 7 4 4 2
Other 852 769 669 584 492 439 412
Nonfederal 13,998 13,527 13,792 13,584 13,847 13,860 13,956
Institutional 12,855 12,552 12,662 12,685 12,956 12,965 12,980
Domestic 1,034 898 1,026 838 838 833 891
Foreign 109 77 104 61 53 62 85
Self-support 16,456 16,986 16,218 16,144 14,781 12,262 12,646
Social sciences 67,836 68,642 67,009 66,063 64,898 64,564 63,199
Federal 3,475 3,577 3,219 2,999 2,741 2,695 2,614
DOD 183 245 229 218 221 220 216
DOE 44 48 36 28 22 22 14
HHS 412 421 335 286 313 313 333
NIH 309 296 242 215 245 245 237
Other HHS 103 125 93 71 68 68 96
NASA 74 97 79 56 47 47 33
NSF 904 998 983 929 886 887 804
USDA 357 295 271 229 206 206 213
Other 1,501 1,473 1,286 1,253 1,046 1,000 1,001
Nonfederal 34,723 36,001 36,238 36,129 36,030 36,059 36,376
Institutional 32,744 33,701 33,741 34,017 34,119 34,151 34,410
Domestic 1,419 1,727 1,857 1,470 1,346 1,343 1,467
Foreign 560 573 640 642 565 565 499
Self-support 29,638 29,064 27,552 26,935 26,127 25,810 24,209
Engineering 106,434 105,081 106,952 111,719 118,270 119,763 123,105
Federal 25,155 25,107 24,142 23,473 22,731 22,753 22,252
DOD 5,432 5,358 5,179 4,786 4,373 4,382 4,413
DOE 2,694 2,831 2,592 2,383 2,138 2,139 2,095
HHS 3,330 3,184 2,958 2,870 2,806 2,806 2,716
NIH 3,101 2,958 2,754 2,630 2,604 2,604 2,529
Other HHS 229 226 204 240 202 202 187
NASA 999 1,000 912 839 879 879 851
NSF 8,368 8,517 8,645 8,540 8,491 8,502 8,599
USDA 335 284 263 258 254 254 275
Other 3,997 3,933 3,593 3,797 3,790 3,791 3,303
Nonfederal 44,841 44,441 45,408 46,238 48,300 48,394 50,517
Institutional 34,776 34,184 34,851 36,154 38,352 38,439 40,168
Domestic 8,501 8,490 8,600 8,071 7,852 7,858 8,213
Foreign 1,564 1,767 1,957 2,013 2,096 2,097 2,136
Self-support 36,438 35,533 37,402 42,008 47,239 48,616 50,336
Aerospace engineering 4,187 4,200 3,767 3,857 3,856 3,856 3,991
Federal 1,371 1,456 1,281 1,224 1,220 1,220 1,146
DOD 645 681 585 533 531 531 538
DOE 63 72 60 47 70 70 51
HHS 10 8 8 2 3 3 3
NIH 10 8 7 2 2 2 3
Other HHS 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
NASA 345 373 354 326 354 354 314
NSF 183 176 205 184 189 189 170
USDA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other 125 145 69 132 73 73 70
Nonfederal 1,565 1,458 1,440 1,470 1,520 1,520 1,684
Institutional 1,222 1,139 1,083 1,138 1,212 1,212 1,278
Domestic 254 230 252 260 239 239 324
Foreign 89 89 105 72 69 69 82
Self-support 1,251 1,286 1,046 1,163 1,116 1,116 1,161
Agricultural engineering 1,198 1,372 1,250 1,256 1,389 1,412 1,380
Federal 369 383 362 293 310 312 345
DOD 16 27 32 14 7 7 6
DOE 27 36 29 10 18 18 12
HHS 36 43 35 12 19 19 33
NIH 13 19 15 11 19 19 29
Other HHS 23 24 20 1 0 0 4
NASA 8 16 12 3 6 6 4
NSF 56 68 65 68 71 73 112
USDA 140 110 106 105 104 104 125
Other 86 83 83 81 85 85 53
Nonfederal 572 693 593 579 715 736 745
Institutional 454 538 483 486 556 576 584
Domestic 93 108 97 80 108 109 119
Foreign 25 47 13 13 51 51 42
Self-support 257 296 295 384 364 364 290
Architecture 5,959 2,754 2,037 1,919 1,565 1,568 1,367
Federal 150 74 41 32 22 22 21
DOD 7 6 3 1 1 1 0
DOE 18 11 9 1 1 1 1
HHS 4 6 4 1 1 1 1
NIH 4 6 2 1 1 1 0
Other HHS 0 0 2 0 0 0 1
NASA 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
NSF 18 14 9 16 6 6 8
USDA 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Other 102 34 16 13 13 13 9
Nonfederal 2,329 1,271 1,154 1,121 829 829 725
Institutional 2,107 1,124 994 968 733 733 617
Domestic 181 121 139 113 59 59 57
Foreign 41 26 21 40 37 37 51
Self-support 3,480 1,409 842 766 714 717 621
Biomedical engineering 7,375 7,847 7,931 8,015 8,246 8,246 8,494
Federal 2,709 2,731 2,778 2,647 2,598 2,598 2,472
DOD 152 180 175 181 145 145 175
DOE 49 42 45 30 30 30 25
HHS 1,803 1,770 1,702 1,594 1,604 1,604 1,548
NIH 1,767 1,732 1,668 1,528 1,570 1,570 1,504
Other HHS 36 38 34 66 34 34 44
NASA 24 12 16 17 13 13 11
NSF 508 584 694 651 619 619 597
USDA 16 2 5 4 9 9 3
Other 157 141 141 170 178 178 113
Nonfederal 3,047 3,258 3,303 3,368 3,638 3,638 3,928
Institutional 2,354 2,531 2,569 2,705 2,941 2,941 3,167
Domestic 615 633 620 561 603 603 641
Foreign 78 94 114 102 94 94 120
Self-support 1,619 1,858 1,850 2,000 2,010 2,010 2,094
Chemical engineering 7,472 7,594 8,014 8,490 8,580 8,587 8,785
Federal 2,439 2,400 2,338 2,432 2,237 2,237 2,127
DOD 215 223 241 218 186 186 195
DOE 440 487 428 423 366 366 372
HHS 366 338 311 312 288 288 268
NIH 343 291 280 275 263 263 244
Other HHS 23 47 31 37 25 25 24
NASA 35 31 34 20 29 29 31
NSF 1,089 1,039 1,037 1,126 1,039 1,039 1,019
USDA 48 42 41 50 45 45 48
Other 246 240 246 283 284 284 194
Nonfederal 3,777 3,787 4,080 4,136 4,220 4,222 4,466
Institutional 2,735 2,702 2,906 2,973 3,096 3,097 3,300
Domestic 909 896 999 984 953 954 987
Foreign 133 189 175 179 171 171 179
Self-support 1,256 1,407 1,596 1,922 2,123 2,128 2,192
Civil engineering 13,719 13,898 14,117 14,300 14,651 14,660 14,908
Federal 2,216 2,301 2,234 2,161 2,089 2,089 2,060
DOD 179 183 171 155 184 184 166
DOE 146 136 148 160 118 118 106
HHS 48 36 49 40 36 36 37
NIH 35 31 41 30 31 31 30
Other HHS 13 5 8 10 5 5 7
NASA 107 81 80 49 65 65 55
NSF 758 843 821 794 836 836 751
USDA 55 54 38 37 30 30 31
Other 923 968 927 926 820 820 914
Nonfederal 6,556 6,478 6,508 6,687 6,927 6,928 7,113
Institutional 5,475 5,400 5,511 5,724 5,891 5,891 6,074
Domestic 892 855 776 720 740 741 717
Foreign 189 223 221 243 296 296 322
Self-support 4,947 5,119 5,375 5,452 5,635 5,643 5,735
Electrical engineering 28,605 29,600 30,528 33,246 36,044 37,406 37,756
Federal 6,557 6,613 6,492 6,259 6,063 6,067 6,026
DOD 2,088 2,025 2,010 1,812 1,661 1,661 1,625
DOE 320 356 351 346 244 245 279
HHS 431 445 367 386 379 379 347
NIH 396 414 345 356 321 321 327
Other HHS 35 31 22 30 58 58 20
NASA 178 183 150 148 150 150 161
NSF 2,810 2,829 2,845 2,744 2,763 2,765 2,956
USDA 17 9 19 22 24 24 13
Other 713 766 750 801 842 843 645
Nonfederal 10,579 10,972 11,158 11,442 12,352 12,389 12,216
Institutional 8,104 8,425 8,640 8,940 9,849 9,882 9,779
Domestic 2,219 2,205 2,126 2,103 2,042 2,045 2,009
Foreign 256 342 392 399 461 462 428
Self-support 11,469 12,015 12,878 15,545 17,629 18,950 19,514
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 1,478 1,545 1,673 1,540 1,541 1,541 1,369
Federal 460 520 495 477 459 459 380
DOD 81 112 128 102 97 97 76
DOE 98 105 91 89 90 90 85
HHS 44 36 40 45 33 33 35
NIH 44 35 39 42 32 32 35
Other HHS 0 1 1 3 1 1 0
NASA 19 25 26 22 20 20 22
NSF 164 196 150 170 144 144 128
USDA 2 5 4 2 2 2 5
Other 52 41 56 47 73 73 29
Nonfederal 697 683 758 780 735 735 718
Institutional 541 556 552 644 648 648 591
Domestic 134 109 190 117 70 70 107
Foreign 22 18 16 19 17 17 20
Self-support 321 342 420 283 347 347 271
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 7,829 7,737 7,744 7,971 8,573 8,573 9,485
Federal 1,166 1,097 1,065 991 916 916 861
DOD 377 365 335 330 293 293 265
DOE 81 96 80 79 42 42 47
HHS 123 114 99 103 116 116 92
NIH 97 96 80 81 81 81 75
Other HHS 26 18 19 22 35 35 17
NASA 28 21 15 12 20 20 20
NSF 320 303 350 296 289 289 271
USDA 6 5 2 5 3 3 3
Other 231 193 184 166 153 153 163
Nonfederal 2,856 2,964 2,775 2,746 2,657 2,657 2,925
Institutional 2,210 2,175 2,134 2,127 2,191 2,191 2,447
Domestic 506 621 491 455 316 316 352
Foreign 140 168 150 164 150 150 126
Self-support 3,807 3,676 3,904 4,234 5,000 5,000 5,699
Mechanical engineering 16,257 15,758 16,701 17,599 18,440 18,488 19,742
Federal 4,112 3,894 3,751 3,625 3,477 3,480 3,374
DOD 979 887 886 837 682 682 754
DOE 585 571 520 424 371 371 343
HHS 262 215 191 197 189 189 207
NIH 232 181 163 179 178 178 176
Other HHS 30 34 28 18 11 11 31
NASA 212 193 167 178 160 160 179
NSF 1,365 1,380 1,408 1,398 1,445 1,448 1,392
USDA 22 14 14 19 11 11 19
Other 687 634 565 572 619 619 480
Nonfederal 7,497 7,377 7,690 7,709 7,971 7,994 8,772
Institutional 5,772 5,772 5,844 6,046 6,424 6,447 7,027
Domestic 1,403 1,317 1,442 1,270 1,187 1,187 1,348
Foreign 322 288 404 393 360 360 397
Self-support 4,648 4,487 5,260 6,265 6,992 7,014 7,596
Metallurgical and materials engineering 5,519 5,839 6,088 6,220 6,562 6,603 6,792
Federal 2,111 2,079 2,031 1,974 2,008 2,021 2,026
DOD 430 405 408 404 403 412 457
DOE 433 454 446 407 358 358 348
HHS 105 103 75 88 76 76 78
NIH 88 86 62 78 70 70 69
Other HHS 17 17 13 10 6 6 9
NASA 20 27 32 25 32 32 28
NSF 809 775 813 806 832 836 875
USDA 12 33 19 7 15 15 14
Other 302 282 238 237 292 292 226
Nonfederal 2,367 2,586 2,681 2,827 3,073 3,083 3,211
Institutional 1,688 1,878 1,933 2,077 2,298 2,308 2,388
Domestic 584 612 626 631 643 643 692
Foreign 95 96 122 119 132 132 131
Self-support 1,041 1,174 1,376 1,419 1,481 1,499 1,555
Mining engineering 353 412 240 265 307 307 300
Federal 60 84 64 62 46 46 66
DOD 0 5 7 0 5 5 1
DOE 16 25 16 8 4 4 3
HHS 23 25 29 33 20 20 24
NIH 14 14 14 7 5 5 6
Other HHS 9 11 15 26 15 15 18
NASA 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
NSF 5 9 4 4 4 4 3
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 15 20 8 17 12 12 32
Nonfederal 188 205 136 160 166 166 181
Institutional 164 172 112 120 121 121 137
Domestic 24 32 24 22 31 31 41
Foreign 0 1 0 18 14 14 3
Self-support 105 123 40 43 95 95 53
Nuclear engineering 1,123 1,165 1,162 1,169 1,201 1,201 1,198
Federal 503 518 522 494 537 537 574
DOD 83 78 88 72 74 74 62
DOE 242 252 252 245 303 303 329
HHS 7 4 2 4 3 3 5
NIH 7 4 2 4 3 3 5
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA 6 13 7 8 6 6 6
NSF 24 19 19 31 41 41 36
USDA 0 0 2 0 0 0 4
Other 141 152 152 134 110 110 132
Nonfederal 471 496 498 501 493 493 486
Institutional 320 326 312 378 358 358 363
Domestic 144 154 164 103 109 109 106
Foreign 7 16 22 20 26 26 17
Self-support 149 151 142 174 171 171 138
Petroleum engineering 1,058 1,057 1,287 1,315 1,662 1,662 1,560
Federal 68 81 61 76 67 67 58
DOD 0 0 0 1 3 3 1
DOE 61 57 48 38 44 44 35
HHS 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
NIH 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
NASA 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
NSF 2 10 4 9 3 3 9
USDA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 4 14 9 27 14 14 13
Nonfederal 724 738 886 911 1,025 1,025 1,021
Institutional 304 281 417 391 442 442 480
Domestic 294 337 333 369 449 449 409
Foreign 126 120 136 151 134 134 132
Self-support 266 238 340 328 570 570 481
Engineering nec 4,302 4,303 4,413 4,557 5,653 5,653 5,978
Federal 864 876 627 726 682 682 716
DOD 180 181 110 126 101 101 92
DOE 115 131 69 76 79 79 59
HHS 68 41 46 53 37 37 38
NIH 51 41 36 36 27 27 26
Other HHS 17 0 10 17 10 10 12
NASA 16 22 19 30 22 22 17
NSF 257 272 221 243 210 210 272
USDA 15 9 13 7 11 11 8
Other 213 220 149 191 222 222 230
Nonfederal 1,616 1,475 1,748 1,801 1,979 1,979 2,326
Institutional 1,326 1,165 1,361 1,437 1,592 1,592 1,936
Domestic 249 260 321 283 303 303 304
Foreign 41 50 66 81 84 84 86
Self-support 1,822 1,952 2,038 2,030 2,992 2,992 2,936
Health 46,868 41,628 40,614 39,737 39,201 38,592 39,521
Federal 5,718 4,766 3,929 3,563 3,194 3,167 3,034
DOD 274 201 158 286 209 205 203
DOE 24 20 18 9 17 17 6
HHS 4,171 3,154 2,718 2,311 2,151 2,151 2,078
NIH 3,172 2,326 2,049 1,892 1,795 1,795 1,614
Other HHS 999 828 669 419 356 356 464
NASA 93 11 10 12 8 8 5
NSF 193 196 124 134 132 132 116
USDA 100 94 90 108 87 87 82
Other 863 1,090 811 703 590 567 544
Nonfederal 14,136 13,095 13,051 13,358 14,131 14,149 14,474
Institutional 12,038 11,250 11,229 11,599 12,529 12,552 12,781
Domestic 1,755 1,398 1,340 1,288 1,113 1,103 1,118
Foreign 343 447 482 471 489 494 575
Self-support 27,014 23,767 23,634 22,816 21,876 21,276 22,013
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 = 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.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.