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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   4,316   4,129   3,908   3,801   3,512   3,537   2,820   2,955   2,962   2,858
  Fellowships   1,583   1,595   1,282   992   560   707   692   1,013   1,044   1,043
    Federal   267   230   201   73   43   86   102   273   238   238
    Institutional   1,227   1,285   1,041   784   405   502   497   636   703   681
    Nonfederal   89   80   40   135   112   119   93   104   103   124
  Research assistantships   910   860   897   1,059   926   942   893   692   662   630
    Federal   554   453   449   577   673   582   483   370   375   388
    Institutional   294   350   394   420   150   281   315   248   233   179
    Nonfederal   62   57   54   62   103   79   95   74   54   63
  Teaching assistantships   379   341   441   382   365   368   358   440   456   441
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   379   341   438   382   365   368   358   440   456   441
    Nonfederal   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   1,444   1,333   1,288   1,368   1,661   1,520   877   810   800   744
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
    Institutional   0   0   53   100   569   330   237   422   334   74
    Nonfederal   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   2
    Personal resources   1,444   1,333   1,233   1,266   1,092   1,190   640   388   466   659

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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