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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 986    1,159    884    848    725    795    920    927    776    652   
  Science and engineering 935    1,018    824    786    678    769    861    870    757    627   
    Science 645    667    596    565    471    535    624    616    524    473   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 293    270    247    258    218    211    230    229    145    164   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 59    78    74    58    47    55    51    55    61    31   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 48    55    39    29    28    24    27    32    35    29   
      Mathematics and statistics 29    57    35    43    40    32    45    41    70    47   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    .    .    0    0    5    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    33    41    37    19    26   
      Physical sciences 147    132    134    109    81    105    107    107    112    98   
      Psychology 39    32    33    32    28    43    46    51    47    44   
      Social sciences 30    43    34    36    29    32    72    64    35    34   
    Engineering 290    351    228    221    207    234    237    254    233    154   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 19    21    12    8    10    6    6    9    5    4   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 57    54    41    33    23    43    41    60    38    34   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 18    18    20    17    12    22    30    32    31    20   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33    44    18    24    15    14    11    7    11    11   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 81    107    73    84    88    84    76    73    73    47   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0    1    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 49    62    30    36    36    41    42    31    37    22   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 33    41    34    19    23    24    31    42    38    16   
      Other engineering 0    3    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
    Health 51    141    60    62    47    26    59    57    19    25   
      Clinical medicine 40    128    51    52    36    7    47    46    16    18   
      Other health 11    13    9    10    11    19    12    11    3    7   

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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