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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 5,131    4,598    4,550    4,761    4,720    5,080    4,950    4,758    4,655    4,554   
  Fellowships 257    447    284    389    342    333    486    570    325    281   
    Federal 145    284    74    148    152    129    115    148    125    134   
    Institutional 93    139    189    189    164    153    307    397    164    111   
    Nonfederal 19    24    21    52    26    51    64    25    36    36   
  Research assistantships 2,391    2,147    1,837    2,294    2,260    2,254    2,004    1,884    2,061    2,084   
    Federal 1,040    883    759    847    942    926    862    848    862    943   
    Institutional 968    992    776    1,117    952    1,308    1,117    939    994    930   
    Nonfederal 383    272    302    330    366    20    25    97    205    211   
  Teaching assistantships 1,235    1,111    967    1,152    1,140    1,278    1,244    1,143    1,225    1,192   
    Federal 3    4    2    0    2    2    4    6    3    2   
    Institutional 1,226    1,094    964    1,145    1,137    1,275    1,239    1,135    1,221    1,187   
    Nonfederal 6    13    1    7    1    1    1    2    1    3   
  Other types of support 1,248    893    1,462    926    978    1,215    1,216    1,161    1,044    997   
    Federal 2    1    1    0    4    12    6    11    8    13   
    Institutional 36    44    73    119    98    133    160    156    84    77   
    Nonfederal 7    0    0    6    1    4    0    1    4    0   
    Personal resources 1,203    848    1,388    801    875    1,066    1,050    993    948    907   

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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