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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 762    657    720    726    689    741    810    755    740    795   
  Science and engineering 762    657    720    708    678    733    791    745    732    782   
    Science 388    355    375    363    346    427    494    404    415    495   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 56    14    21    12    21    60    85    40    48    52   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 78    59    86    80    75    133    145    100    116    136   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    1    1    1    0    1   
      Computer and information sciences 84    82    71    66    80    63    78    82    75    79   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0    0    0    0    0    22    30    28    31    43   
      Mathematics and statistics 27    66    42    52    44    49    54    60    64    72   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 12    2    4    3    0    1    5    3    2    3   
      Natural resources and conservation 22    12    30    20    18    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 7    15    14    13    25    15    12    17    9    15   
      Physical sciences 97    103    104    114    76    63    63    64    64    85   
      Social sciences 5    2    3    3    7    20    21    9    6    9   
    Engineering 374    302    345    345    332    306    297    341    317    287   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 13    6    9    8    9    12    12    12    11    12   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 33    15    17    16    14    16    12    15    9    6   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 54    45    50    44    43    38    41    45    47    52   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 27    20    28    28    31    22    20    20    23    30   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 89    83    91    91    102    84    79    113    108    80   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16    21    12    19    15    15    8    9    13    13   
      Mechanical engineering 57    41    42    40    34    32    45    40    32    29   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 32    42    64    65    57    48    49    63    53    51   
      Other engineering 53    29    32    34    27    39    31    24    21    14   
    Health 0    0    0    18    11    8    19    10    8    13   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 0    0    0    18    11    8    19    10    8    13   

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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