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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 436    427    416    429    407    414    408    393    352    374   
  Science and engineering 436    427    416    429    407    414    408    393    352    374   
    Science 190    189    176    183    186    186    198    177    160    178   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 105    111    40    41    51    28    38    34    42    32   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mathematics and statistics 18    20    12    20    12    8    11    8    6    12   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 2    0    2    6    3    7    7    6    1    7   
      Natural resources and conservation .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Physical sciences 47    48    108    93    94    115    120    109    91    111   
      Psychology 10    5    9    12    15    19    19    15    15    12   
      Social sciences 8    5    5    11    11    9    3    5    5    4   
    Engineering 246    238    240    246    221    228    210    216    192    196   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0    0    1    0    0    39    37    32    34    39   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 12    10    10    6    8    6    8    7    6    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 47    53    38    42    28    32    30    27    29    36   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 42    39    46    49    47    33    32    36    35    35   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 77    79    92    96    97    118    103    114    88    86   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 63    57    53    53    41    .    .    .    .    .   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5    0    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
    Health .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Clinical medicine .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      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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