Table 3-1. Primary source of support for full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by field: 2018
| Broad field |
Total |
Federal |
Institutional |
Nonfederal domestic |
Foreign |
Self-support |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| All graduate students |
491,449 |
71,594 |
14.6 |
199,298 |
40.6 |
19,568 |
4.0 |
4,875 |
1.0 |
196,114 |
39.9 |
| Science |
321,063 |
46,268 |
14.4 |
141,941 |
44.2 |
10,988 |
3.4 |
2,408 |
0.8 |
119,458 |
37.2 |
| Agricultural sciences |
6,899 |
1,294 |
18.8 |
3,423 |
49.6 |
821 |
11.9 |
80 |
1.2 |
1,281 |
18.6 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
74,013 |
18,269 |
24.7 |
32,644 |
44.1 |
3,355 |
4.5 |
563 |
0.8 |
19,182 |
25.9 |
| Computer and information sciences |
57,789 |
4,871 |
8.4 |
14,310 |
24.8 |
1,320 |
2.3 |
450 |
0.8 |
36,838 |
63.7 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
9,770 |
2,535 |
25.9 |
5,189 |
53.1 |
483 |
4.9 |
104 |
1.1 |
1,459 |
14.9 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
24,955 |
1,518 |
6.1 |
12,590 |
50.5 |
391 |
1.6 |
226 |
0.9 |
10,230 |
41.0 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
6,656 |
499 |
7.5 |
2,449 |
36.8 |
150 |
2.3 |
31 |
0.5 |
3,527 |
53.0 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
8,034 |
1,303 |
16.2 |
3,397 |
42.3 |
404 |
5.0 |
87 |
1.1 |
2,843 |
35.4 |
| Physical sciences |
37,671 |
10,211 |
27.1 |
22,423 |
59.5 |
1,715 |
4.6 |
307 |
0.8 |
3,015 |
8.0 |
| Psychology |
38,525 |
2,962 |
7.7 |
13,487 |
35.0 |
708 |
1.8 |
91 |
0.2 |
21,277 |
55.2 |
| Social sciences |
56,751 |
2,806 |
4.9 |
32,029 |
56.4 |
1,641 |
2.9 |
469 |
0.8 |
19,806 |
34.9 |
| Engineering |
120,521 |
21,961 |
18.2 |
44,127 |
36.6 |
7,294 |
6.1 |
2,003 |
1.7 |
45,136 |
37.5 |
| Health |
49,865 |
3,365 |
6.7 |
13,230 |
26.5 |
1,286 |
2.6 |
464 |
0.9 |
31,520 |
63.2 |
| Clinical medicinea |
19,656 |
1,473 |
7.5 |
4,692 |
23.9 |
469 |
2.4 |
113 |
0.6 |
12,909 |
65.7 |
| Other health |
30,209 |
1,892 |
6.3 |
8,538 |
28.3 |
817 |
2.7 |
351 |
1.2 |
18,611 |
61.6 |
| Master's students |
248,552 |
12,324 |
5.0 |
57,999 |
23.3 |
4,758 |
1.9 |
1,541 |
0.6 |
171,930 |
69.2 |
| Science |
151,059 |
7,291 |
4.8 |
36,887 |
24.4 |
2,457 |
1.6 |
778 |
0.5 |
103,646 |
68.6 |
| Agricultural sciences |
3,626 |
588 |
16.2 |
1,636 |
45.1 |
417 |
11.5 |
18 |
0.5 |
967 |
26.7 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
24,759 |
1,274 |
5.1 |
6,039 |
24.4 |
396 |
1.6 |
125 |
0.5 |
16,925 |
68.4 |
| Computer and information sciences |
44,193 |
1,136 |
2.6 |
7,413 |
16.8 |
452 |
1.0 |
199 |
0.5 |
34,993 |
79.2 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
3,820 |
668 |
17.5 |
1,951 |
51.1 |
149 |
3.9 |
30 |
0.8 |
1,022 |
26.8 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
12,707 |
201 |
1.6 |
2,963 |
23.3 |
95 |
0.7 |
92 |
0.7 |
9,356 |
73.6 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
4,268 |
148 |
3.5 |
948 |
22.2 |
48 |
1.1 |
13 |
0.3 |
3,111 |
72.9 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
5,072 |
638 |
12.6 |
1,778 |
35.1 |
188 |
3.7 |
43 |
0.8 |
2,425 |
47.8 |
| Physical sciences |
3,915 |
330 |
8.4 |
1,845 |
47.1 |
67 |
1.7 |
41 |
1.0 |
1,632 |
41.7 |
| Psychology |
21,987 |
1,139 |
5.2 |
3,408 |
15.5 |
135 |
0.6 |
24 |
0.1 |
17,281 |
78.6 |
| Social sciences |
26,712 |
1,169 |
4.4 |
8,906 |
33.3 |
510 |
1.9 |
193 |
0.7 |
15,934 |
59.7 |
| Engineering |
59,228 |
3,591 |
6.1 |
13,544 |
22.9 |
1,672 |
2.8 |
542 |
0.9 |
39,879 |
67.3 |
| Health |
38,265 |
1,442 |
3.8 |
7,568 |
19.8 |
629 |
1.6 |
221 |
0.6 |
28,405 |
74.2 |
| Clinical medicinea |
16,233 |
775 |
4.8 |
3,079 |
19.0 |
299 |
1.8 |
58 |
0.4 |
12,022 |
74.1 |
| Other health |
22,032 |
667 |
3.0 |
4,489 |
20.4 |
330 |
1.5 |
163 |
0.7 |
16,383 |
74.4 |
| Doctoral students |
242,897 |
59,270 |
24.4 |
141,299 |
58.2 |
14,810 |
6.1 |
3,334 |
1.4 |
24,184 |
10.0 |
| Science |
170,004 |
38,977 |
22.9 |
105,054 |
61.8 |
8,531 |
5.0 |
1,630 |
1.0 |
15,812 |
9.3 |
| Agricultural sciences |
3,273 |
706 |
21.6 |
1,787 |
54.6 |
404 |
12.3 |
62 |
1.9 |
314 |
9.6 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences |
49,254 |
16,995 |
34.5 |
26,605 |
54.0 |
2,959 |
6.0 |
438 |
0.9 |
2,257 |
4.6 |
| Computer and information sciences |
13,596 |
3,735 |
27.5 |
6,897 |
50.7 |
868 |
6.4 |
251 |
1.8 |
1,845 |
13.6 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences |
5,950 |
1,867 |
31.4 |
3,238 |
54.4 |
334 |
5.6 |
74 |
1.2 |
437 |
7.3 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
12,248 |
1,317 |
10.8 |
9,627 |
78.6 |
296 |
2.4 |
134 |
1.1 |
874 |
7.1 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
2,388 |
351 |
14.7 |
1,501 |
62.9 |
102 |
4.3 |
18 |
0.8 |
416 |
17.4 |
| Natural resources and conservation |
2,962 |
665 |
22.5 |
1,619 |
54.7 |
216 |
7.3 |
44 |
1.5 |
418 |
14.1 |
| Physical sciences |
33,756 |
9,881 |
29.3 |
20,578 |
61.0 |
1,648 |
4.9 |
266 |
0.8 |
1,383 |
4.1 |
| Psychology |
16,538 |
1,823 |
11.0 |
10,079 |
60.9 |
573 |
3.5 |
67 |
0.4 |
3,996 |
24.2 |
| Social sciences |
30,039 |
1,637 |
5.4 |
23,123 |
77.0 |
1,131 |
3.8 |
276 |
0.9 |
3,872 |
12.9 |
| Engineering |
61,293 |
18,370 |
30.0 |
30,583 |
49.9 |
5,622 |
9.2 |
1,461 |
2.4 |
5,257 |
8.6 |
| Health |
11,600 |
1,923 |
16.6 |
5,662 |
48.8 |
657 |
5.7 |
243 |
2.1 |
3,115 |
26.9 |
| Clinical medicinea |
3,423 |
698 |
20.4 |
1,613 |
47.1 |
170 |
5.0 |
55 |
1.6 |
887 |
25.9 |
| Other health |
8,177 |
1,225 |
15.0 |
4,049 |
49.5 |
487 |
6.0 |
188 |
2.3 |
2,228 |
27.2 |
