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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 4,918    4,595    4,503    4,298    4,044    4,185    4,209    4,233    4,181    4,194   
  Fellowships 320    284    294    314    303    315    327    292    299    296   
    Federal 167    168    142    132    126    100    129    118    149    156   
    Institutional 138    86    139    170    150    188    183    159    127    107   
    Nonfederal 15    30    13    12    27    27    15    15    23    33   
  Research assistantships 2,312    2,065    1,939    1,940    1,774    1,981    1,971    2,035    2,011    2,120   
    Federal 1,126    840    815    868    848    822    907    909    935    991   
    Institutional 940    992    879    906    734    959    889    942    858    817   
    Nonfederal 246    233    245    166    192    200    175    184    218    312   
  Teaching assistantships 1,228    1,050    1,071    1,011    961    1,076    1,148    1,130    1,098    1,038   
    Federal 21    10    19    23    6    3    9    8    0    2   
    Institutional 1,168    1,033    1,042    946    938    1,066    1,138    1,114    1,094    1,035   
    Nonfederal 39    7    10    42    17    7    1    8    4    1   
  Other types of support 1,058    1,196    1,199    1,033    1,006    813    763    776    773    740   
    Federal 15    0    2    1    0    6    18    11    30    18   
    Institutional 14    9    16    17    10    68    69    72    57    45   
    Nonfederal 2    0    11    4    4    33    33    30    43    41   
    Personal resources 1,027    1,187    1,170    1,011    992    706    643    663    643    636   

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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