Table 3-1. Primary source of support for full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by field: 2017
| Broad field |
Total |
Federal |
Institutional |
Nonfederal domestic |
Foreign |
Self-support |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| All graduate students |
480,788 |
69,537 |
14.5 |
194,550 |
40.5 |
20,833 |
4.3 |
5,175 |
1.1 |
190,693 |
39.7 |
| Science |
310,809 |
44,245 |
14.2 |
139,850 |
45.0 |
10,947 |
3.5 |
2,576 |
0.8 |
113,191 |
36.4 |
| Agricultural sciences |
6,766 |
1,135 |
16.8 |
3,457 |
51.1 |
824 |
12.2 |
70 |
1.0 |
1,280 |
18.9 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
71,866 |
17,687 |
24.6 |
32,029 |
44.6 |
3,104 |
4.3 |
734 |
1.0 |
18,312 |
25.5 |
| Computer and information sciences |
56,206 |
4,447 |
7.9 |
13,413 |
23.9 |
1,303 |
2.3 |
354 |
0.6 |
36,689 |
65.3 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
9,904 |
2,555 |
25.8 |
5,140 |
51.9 |
515 |
5.2 |
100 |
1.0 |
1,594 |
16.1 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
23,454 |
1,396 |
6.0 |
12,728 |
54.3 |
456 |
1.9 |
241 |
1.0 |
8,633 |
36.8 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
6,358 |
557 |
8.8 |
2,372 |
37.3 |
142 |
2.2 |
68 |
1.1 |
3,219 |
50.6 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
7,697 |
1,256 |
16.3 |
3,386 |
44.0 |
433 |
5.6 |
39 |
0.5 |
2,583 |
33.6 |
| Physical sciences |
37,151 |
9,627 |
25.9 |
22,218 |
59.8 |
1,759 |
4.7 |
326 |
0.9 |
3,221 |
8.7 |
| Psychology |
35,935 |
2,916 |
8.1 |
13,613 |
37.9 |
1,060 |
2.9 |
129 |
0.4 |
18,217 |
50.7 |
| Social sciences |
55,472 |
2,669 |
4.8 |
31,494 |
56.8 |
1,351 |
2.4 |
515 |
0.9 |
19,443 |
35.1 |
| Engineering |
123,107 |
21,754 |
17.7 |
42,285 |
34.3 |
8,485 |
6.9 |
2,133 |
1.7 |
48,450 |
39.4 |
| Health |
46,872 |
3,538 |
7.5 |
12,415 |
26.5 |
1,401 |
3.0 |
466 |
1.0 |
29,052 |
62.0 |
| Clinical medicine |
18,303 |
1,523 |
8.3 |
4,074 |
22.3 |
485 |
2.6 |
116 |
0.6 |
12,105 |
66.1 |
| Other health |
28,569 |
2,015 |
7.1 |
8,341 |
29.2 |
916 |
3.2 |
350 |
1.2 |
16,947 |
59.3 |
| Master's students |
245,010 |
12,354 |
5.0 |
59,385 |
24.2 |
5,884 |
2.4 |
1,902 |
0.8 |
165,485 |
67.5 |
| Science |
145,689 |
6,832 |
4.7 |
37,960 |
26.1 |
2,833 |
1.9 |
948 |
0.7 |
97,116 |
66.7 |
| Agricultural sciences |
3,609 |
518 |
14.4 |
1,743 |
48.3 |
411 |
11.4 |
19 |
0.5 |
918 |
25.4 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
23,889 |
1,066 |
4.5 |
6,319 |
26.5 |
428 |
1.8 |
171 |
0.7 |
15,905 |
66.6 |
| Computer and information sciences |
44,320 |
1,116 |
2.5 |
7,480 |
16.9 |
498 |
1.1 |
225 |
0.5 |
35,001 |
79.0 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
4,107 |
667 |
16.2 |
2,105 |
51.3 |
152 |
3.7 |
26 |
0.6 |
1,157 |
28.2 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
11,551 |
173 |
1.5 |
3,362 |
29.1 |
117 |
1.0 |
108 |
0.9 |
7,791 |
67.4 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
4,038 |
132 |
3.3 |
909 |
22.5 |
68 |
1.7 |
46 |
1.1 |
2,883 |
71.4 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
4,866 |
630 |
12.9 |
1,753 |
36.0 |
226 |
4.6 |
16 |
0.3 |
2,241 |
46.1 |
| Physical sciences |
4,197 |
396 |
9.4 |
2,002 |
47.7 |
92 |
2.2 |
82 |
2.0 |
1,625 |
38.7 |
| Psychology |
19,318 |
1,066 |
5.5 |
3,602 |
18.6 |
354 |
1.8 |
35 |
0.2 |
14,261 |
73.8 |
| Social sciences |
25,794 |
1,068 |
4.1 |
8,685 |
33.7 |
487 |
1.9 |
220 |
0.9 |
15,334 |
59.4 |
| Engineering |
63,532 |
3,904 |
6.1 |
14,359 |
22.6 |
2,303 |
3.6 |
709 |
1.1 |
42,257 |
66.5 |
| Health |
35,789 |
1,618 |
4.5 |
7,066 |
19.7 |
748 |
2.1 |
245 |
0.7 |
26,112 |
73.0 |
| Clinical medicine |
15,043 |
854 |
5.7 |
2,640 |
17.5 |
300 |
2.0 |
71 |
0.5 |
11,178 |
74.3 |
| Other health |
20,746 |
764 |
3.7 |
4,426 |
21.3 |
448 |
2.2 |
174 |
0.8 |
14,934 |
72.0 |
| Doctoral students |
235,778 |
57,183 |
24.3 |
135,165 |
57.3 |
14,949 |
6.3 |
3,273 |
1.4 |
25,208 |
10.7 |
| Science |
165,120 |
37,413 |
22.7 |
101,890 |
61.7 |
8,114 |
4.9 |
1,628 |
1.0 |
16,075 |
9.7 |
| Agricultural sciences |
3,157 |
617 |
19.5 |
1,714 |
54.3 |
413 |
13.1 |
51 |
1.6 |
362 |
11.5 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
47,977 |
16,621 |
34.6 |
25,710 |
53.6 |
2,676 |
5.6 |
563 |
1.2 |
2,407 |
5.0 |
| Computer and information sciences |
11,886 |
3,331 |
28.0 |
5,933 |
49.9 |
805 |
6.8 |
129 |
1.1 |
1,688 |
14.2 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
5,797 |
1,888 |
32.6 |
3,035 |
52.4 |
363 |
6.3 |
74 |
1.3 |
437 |
7.5 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
11,903 |
1,223 |
10.3 |
9,366 |
78.7 |
339 |
2.8 |
133 |
1.1 |
842 |
7.1 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
2,320 |
425 |
18.3 |
1,463 |
63.1 |
74 |
3.2 |
22 |
0.9 |
336 |
14.5 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
2,831 |
626 |
22.1 |
1,633 |
57.7 |
207 |
7.3 |
23 |
0.8 |
342 |
12.1 |
| Physical sciences |
32,954 |
9,231 |
28.0 |
20,216 |
61.3 |
1,667 |
5.1 |
244 |
0.7 |
1,596 |
4.8 |
| Psychology |
16,617 |
1,850 |
11.1 |
10,011 |
60.2 |
706 |
4.2 |
94 |
0.6 |
3,956 |
23.8 |
| Social sciences |
29,678 |
1,601 |
5.4 |
22,809 |
76.9 |
864 |
2.9 |
295 |
1.0 |
4,109 |
13.8 |
| Engineering |
59,575 |
17,850 |
30.0 |
27,926 |
46.9 |
6,182 |
10.4 |
1,424 |
2.4 |
6,193 |
10.4 |
| Health |
11,083 |
1,920 |
17.3 |
5,349 |
48.3 |
653 |
5.9 |
221 |
2.0 |
2,940 |
26.5 |
| Clinical medicine |
3,260 |
669 |
20.5 |
1,434 |
44.0 |
185 |
5.7 |
45 |
1.4 |
927 |
28.4 |
| Other health |
7,823 |
1,251 |
16.0 |
3,915 |
50.0 |
468 |
6.0 |
176 |
2.2 |
2,013 |
25.7 |
