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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 637    661    606    471    474    644    674    778    554    857   
  Science and engineering 593    607    566    449    452    604    625    716    513    776   
    Science 483    486    430    351    351    463    495    544    408    623   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 6    3    6    4    5    13    12    14    9    34   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 137    129    106    78    95    95    110    114    135    149   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    2    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 37    44    30    24    9    37    50    52    34    41   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    2    3    2    6   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 24    20    23    24    16    71    67    74    40    88   
      Mathematics and statistics 23    20    11    15    13    17    14    23    27    33   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 5    3    6    4    2    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 29    42    22    20    21    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    12    1    2    2    3   
      Psychology 20    9    8    6    13    8    14    16    19    22   
      Physical sciences 163    168    166    134    128    146    164    176    109    178   
      Social sciences 39    48    52    42    49    63    59    70    31    69   
    Engineering 110    121    136    98    101    141    130    172    105    153   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    11    10    13    11    10    4    5   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 29    23    25    13    9    21    23    27    13    24   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 11    11    12    6    9    16    11    25    13    17   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 13    18    22    7    13    8    8    5    8    .   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 32    44    47    41    36    39    34    46    30    47   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 18    16    17    5    4    9    11    22    7    11   
      Mechanical engineering 6    8    12    14    14    16    15    21    22    33   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 1    0    1    1    3    15    14    13    8    7   
      Other engineering 0    1    0    0    3    4    3    3    0    9   
    Health 44    54    40    22    22    40    49    62    41    81   
      Clinical medicine 23    27    26    17    15    16    13    13    8    25   
      Other health 21    27    14    5    7    24    36    49    33    56   

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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