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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 1,305    1,354    1,205    1,218    1,341    1,333    1,378    1,444    1,559    1,680   
  Science and engineering 1,305    1,354    1,205    1,218    1,341    1,333    1,378    1,444    1,559    1,680   
    Science 613    651    417    570    586    568    605    617    653    741   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 65    76    78    89    91    82    78    74    94    135   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    16    18    27    22    25   
      Computer and information sciences 237    232    17    165    170    146    143    144    139    131   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 20    77    68    71    62    84    95    104    99    104   
      Mathematics and statistics 11    10    12    8    13    6    19    14    35    37   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 9    8    3    10    8    9    8    9    15    17   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    12    15    10    18    29   
      Psychology .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 266    246    236    227    238    210    208    220    211    243   
      Social sciences 5    2    3    0    4    3    21    15    20    20   
    Engineering 692    703    788    648    755    765    773    827    906    939   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 119    119    95    101    112    101    107    101    111    114   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 57    81    69    84    81    83    94    105    101    102   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 75    69    67    60    52    70    56    61    66    73   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 11    29    16    26    32    31    32    35    37    38   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 123    114    289    119    123    104    113    115    131    174   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 39    40    29    32    53    47    56    64    86    66   
      Mechanical engineering 152    152    112    115    180    180    165    191    200    186   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 60    52    60    52    66    73    73    79    84    94   
      Other engineering 56    47    51    59    56    76    77    76    90    92   
    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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