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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2016–07
Field 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
All surveyed fields 284    295    307    298    214    202    215    215    208    198   
  Science and engineering 278    291    302    298    214    202    215    215    208    198   
    Science 98    104    94    100    74    58    60    57    57    58   
      Agricultural sciences 28    32    37    36    19    22    25    21    23    20   
      Biological sciences 30    37    30    26    18    21    22    23    22    24   
      Communication 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    .   
      Computer sciences 9    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    1   
      Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 17    19    11    19    17    3    0    0    0    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 5    6    7    6    4    5    5    6    7    7   
      Psychology 3    4    4    4    6    3    4    4    3    3   
      Social sciences 6    6    5    9    10    4    4    3    2    3   
    Engineering 180    187    208    198    140    144    155    158    151    140   
      Chemical engineering 30    27    35    41    24    24    27    30    30    30   
      Civil engineering 39    38    33    29    23    24    30    22    20    19   
      Electrical engineering 45    54    66    73    47    49    39    28    33    33   
      Industrial engineering 28    38    43    30    30    28    31    32    24    21   
      Mechanical engineering 20    15    19    17    11    9    10    11    12    9   
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 18    15    12    8    5    10    17    34    31    28   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1    1    0   
  Health 6    4    5    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   

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

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