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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 309    304    257    239    272    286    274    329    363    426   
  Science and engineering 286    288    245    218    244    279    268    312    344    409   
    Science 229    230    197    182    207    234    221    240    280    328   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 10    21    12    11    16    65    49    46    48    43   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 80    81    62    55    58    69    66    67    87    106   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    1    1    0    0    1   
      Computer and information sciences 14    13    11    12    12    10    13    17    16    11   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    2    3    2   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25    19    16    17    21    17    15    15    21    19   
      Mathematics and statistics 4    6    4    8    11    10    12    16    14    19   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 11    17    13    15    29    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    6    2    4   
      Psychology 4    4    2    0    0    0    1    3    12    15   
      Physical sciences 63    53    61    53    46    47    41    47    53    67   
      Social sciences 18    16    16    11    14    15    23    21    24    41   
    Engineering 57    58    48    36    37    45    47    72    64    81   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 2    5    4    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 5    11    10    8    9    9    6    13    17    14   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22    9    6    6    7    8    9    8    9    18   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 9    11    7    8    10    14    11    19    12    14   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 6    2    0    0    0    0    0    0    1    1   
      Mechanical engineering 4    8    7    7    6    5    5    12    12    23   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other engineering 9    12    14    7    5    9    16    20    13    11   
    Health 23    16    12    21    28    7    6    17    19    17   
      Clinical medicine 22    16    12    20    20    1    0    0    1    2   
      Other health 1    0    0    1    8    6    6    17    18    15   

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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