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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 412    371    358    427    378    803    801    885    852    883   
  Science and engineering 386    348    340    358    370    767    759    822    790    827   
    Science 271    235    233    279    272    500    506    541    541    564   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 152    128    130    175    164    127    165    171    171    203   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    3    2    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 18    18    18    16    5    102    101    97    110    79   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    0    0    0    0    0   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 17    11    9    11    12    43    48    39    43    52   
      Mathematics and statistics 30    28    30    33    34    18    14    25    28    28   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    3    1    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    0    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    44    53    55    31    32   
      Physical sciences 27    25    23    25    34    129    93    129    134    140   
      Psychology 6    6    5    6    8    18    22    14    9    12   
      Social sciences 21    19    18    13    12    18    7    9    15    18   
    Engineering 115    113    107    79    98    267    253    281    249    263   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 28    28    28    16    17    57    61    90    75    75   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 15    14    14    2    21    18    17    17    35    37   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8    8    7    9    10    28    11    10    5    8   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 39    38    36    29    26    56    57    56    43    42   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 20    19    17    19    19    51    41    39    19    39   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5    6    5    4    5    44    53    57    61    56   
      Other engineering 0    0    0    0    0    13    13    12    11    6   
    Health 26    23    18    69    8    36    42    63    62    56   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    44    8    4    0    0    1    3   
      Other health 26    23    18    25    0    32    42    63    61    53   

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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