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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 246    250    250    246    239    273    310    301    295    223   
  Science and engineering 246    250    250    246    239    273    310    301    295    223   
    Science 88    92    91    88    85    111    113    114    113    84   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 10    10    10    10    10    10    14    13    13    10   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    1    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 36    39    38    36    33    45    44    45    45    20   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 5    5    5    5    5    6    4    4    3    5   
      Mathematics and statistics 8    8    8    8    8    14    12    19    13    15   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 5    5    5    5    5    8    8    6    7    11   
      Natural resources and conservation 0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 24    25    25    24    24    28    30    25    31    23   
      Social sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    1    1    1    0   
    Engineering 158    158    159    158    154    162    197    187    182    139   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 11    12    12    11    11    9    14    9    9    4   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 16    16    16    16    15    14    18    15    14    9   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 20    21    21    20    20    19    24    28    30    22   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 6    6    6    6    6    7    9    10    12    6   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 32    32    33    32    31    33    44    44    47    33   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 8    7    7    8    7    0    0    6    0    0   
      Mechanical engineering 30    30    30    30    29    30    38    36    29    22   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 18    18    18    18    17    20    26    22    17    16   
      Other engineering 17    16    16    17    18    30    24    17    24    27   
    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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