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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   810   782   782   648   864   686   686   738   699   653
  Fellowships   59   60   65   45   53   39   0   1   7   3
    Federal   16   15   17   13   14   9   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   36   38   40   25   30   23   0   0   7   0
    Nonfederal   7   7   8   7   9   7   0   1   0   3
  Research assistantships   163   154   153   131   157   113   95   101   112   101
    Federal   73   67   67   54   62   46   47   46   69   56
    Institutional   54   52   52   46   55   35   24   22   22   22
    Nonfederal   36   35   34   31   40   32   24   33   21   23
  Teaching assistantships   171   157   164   144   170   137   111   133   120   137
    Federal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Institutional   171   157   164   144   170   137   111   133   120   137
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Other types of support   417   411   400   328   484   397   480   503   460   412
    Federal   1   1   1   1   0   0   5   11   12   8
    Institutional   0   0   0   0   0   0   27   38   28   21
    Nonfederal   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1
    Personal resources   416   410   399   326   484   397   448   454   420   382

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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