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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2021–12
Type and primary source of support 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All types and sources of support 4,919    4,682    4,464    4,650    4,614    4,724    4,714    4,730    4,682    4,636   
  Fellowships 1,143    1,207    1,086    1,177    1,176    1,149    1,266    1,271    1,453    1,386   
    Federal 174    284    245    282    289    282    348    364    481    518   
    Institutional 951    910    800    859    788    771    789    784    840    741   
    Nonfederal 18    13    41    36    99    96    129    123    132    127   
  Research assistantships 2,401    2,252    2,380    2,301    2,303    2,529    2,511    2,519    2,380    2,386   
    Federal 1,054    994    944    931    1,001    1,002    980    1,031    1,021    1,109   
    Institutional 767    720    795    724    698    875    811    790    661    615   
    Nonfederal 580    538    641    646    604    652    720    698    698    662   
  Teaching assistantships 530    537    551    547    584    589    524    526    475    479   
    Federal 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    2   
    Institutional 528    537    551    547    584    586    522    525    472    473   
    Nonfederal 2    0    0    0    0    3    2    1    1    4   
  Other types of support 845    686    447    625    551    457    413    414    374    385   
    Federal 77    76    16    5    51    49    50    49    55    51   
    Institutional 116    20    8    9    16    10    3    5    8    9   
    Nonfederal 85    87    41    95    72    74    61    71    82    69   
    Personal resources 567    503    382    516    412    324    299    289    229    256   

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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