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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2021–12
Field 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields 925    942    847    764    748    672    736    664    771    635   
  Science and engineering 925    942    847    764    748    672    736    664    771    635   
    Science 469    437    418    373    340    322    371    327    370    260   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 84    79    65    55    37    29    25    32    93    52   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 227    244    231    220    190    197    233    193    136    102   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 25    20    11    16    24    19    21    25    44    20   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 3    2    0    0    1    1    2    3    2    7   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    15    13    8    8    7   
      Psychology 5    7    9    14    14    12    17    12    24    23   
      Physical sciences 122    81    102    68    73    49    59    54    57    47   
      Social sciences 3    4    0    0    1    0    1    0    6    2   
    Engineering 456    505    429    391    408    350    365    337    401    375   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33    41    42    31    21    20    16    22    18    25   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 27    46    37    41    32    32    29    29    41    44   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 37    36    29    40    78    32    31    35    30    36   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 126    134    124    122    129    111    135    134    174    157   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 5    6    6    9    5    4    0    0    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 201    216    165    126    116    82    85    57    76    45   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    38    40    29    29    37   
      Other engineering 27    26    26    22    27    31    29    31    33    31   
    Health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

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

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