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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support   5,031   4,872   4,919   4,682   4,464   4,650   4,614   4,724   4,714   4,730
  Fellowships   1,690   1,554   1,143   1,207   1,086   1,177   1,176   1,149   1,266   1,271
    Federal   103   101   174   284   245   282   289   282   348   364
    Institutional   1,524   1,384   951   910   800   859   788   771   789   784
    Nonfederal   63   69   18   13   41   36   99   96   129   123
  Research assistantships   2,301   2,198   2,401   2,252   2,380   2,301   2,303   2,529   2,511   2,519
    Federal   883   893   1,054   994   944   931   1,001   1,002   980   1,031
    Institutional   874   806   767   720   795   724   698   875   811   790
    Nonfederal   544   499   580   538   641   646   604   652   720   698
  Teaching assistantships   519   580   530   537   551   547   584   589   524   526
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   515   578   528   537   551   547   584   586   522   525
    Nonfederal   4   2   2   0   0   0   0   3   2   1
  Other types of support   521   540   845   686   447   625   551   457   413   414
    Federal   35   47   77   76   16   5   51   49   50   49
    Institutional   13   11   116   20   8   9   16   10   3   5
    Nonfederal   31   36   85   87   41   95   72   74   61   71
    Personal resources   442   446   567   503   382   516   412   324   299   289

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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