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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 512    323    207    249    242    244    219    224    524    585   
  Science and engineering 508    322    207    248    238    240    215    216    519    560   
    Science 309    174    110    129    116    111    95    104    277    292   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 19    5    5    11    8    12    6    8    28    36   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 73    16    10    15    11    13    28    18    50    43   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    .   
      Computer and information sciences 24    12    6    13    14    9    4    6    31    20   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    0    2    6    8   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 33    20    5    10    8    15    12    11    30    52   
      Mathematics and statistics 1    1    0    3    1    2    4    4    10    11   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 0    0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    .    .   
      Psychology 21    21    13    7    2    0    4    2    12    14   
      Physical sciences 123    95    71    69    70    53    34    50    85    97   
      Social sciences 15    4    0    1    2    6    3    3    25    11   
    Engineering 199    148    97    119    122    129    120    112    242    268   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 28    18    17    17    12    4    5    1    4    4   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 69    61    44    52    51    54    56    57    88    85   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 33    27    12    18    17    15    18    6    27    23   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 30    17    13    16    18    25    19    22    45    60   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 38    25    10    14    22    16    8    14    37    55   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0    0    0    0    0    13    14    12    41    41   
      Other engineering 1    0    1    2    2    2    0    0    .    .   
    Health 4    1    0    1    4    4    4    8    5    25   
      Clinical medicine 1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    .    .   
      Other health 3    1    0    1    4    4    4    8    5    25   

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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