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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 282    257    192    184    200    203    202    184    197    191   
  Science and engineering 282    256    192    183    200    202    200    183    196    190   
    Science 216    193    153    137    165    181    180    160    173    162   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 16    13    13    8    11    35    30    29    34    29   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 26    51    20    43    54    55    60    58    64    53   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    2    4    0    3    5   
      Computer and information sciences 12    3    3    2    7    8    5    7    7    13   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 54    53    39    42    50    54    44    47    43    49   
      Mathematics and statistics 0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0    2   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 10    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 67    33    57    20    22    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 4    4    3    1    0    1    1    1    1    2   
      Physical sciences 14    13    11    10    9    20    23    14    13    7   
      Social sciences 13    23    7    11    11    6    13    4    8    2   
    Engineering 66    63    39    46    35    21    20    23    23    28   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 7    17    3    5    1    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 2    5    3    9    6    2    1    5    5    4   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 15    16    18    18    16    11    9    11    6    11   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 16    4    2    3    4    1    6    5    7    7   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 26    21    13    11    8    6    3    2    5    6   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    0    1    1    0    0    0   
    Health 0    1    0    1    0    1    2    1    1    1   
      Clinical medicine .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other health 0    1    0    1    0    1    2    1    1    1   

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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