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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 272    456    467    500    501    481    441    540    569    614   
  Science and engineering 256    456    464    499    501    480    440    538    563    608   
    Science 194    290    284    319    329    278    231    289    282    322   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 8    121    100    144    133    101    80    97    107    120   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Computer and information sciences 15    42    37    30    53    32    22    32    36    40   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences .    .    3    3    3    8    11    9    11    19   
      Mathematics and statistics 13    14    5    5    16    11    1    16    0    1   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Natural resources and conservation 34    9    15    3    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    20    14    23    22    21   
      Physical sciences 16    90    100    111    119    79    78    78    69    69   
      Psychology 50    8    14    20    5    23    11    25    27    35   
      Social sciences 58    6    10    3    0    4    14    9    10    17   
    Engineering 62    166    180    180    172    202    209    249    281    286   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0    37    43    35    50    49    66    49    53    56   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0    20    15    10    13    12    12    15    19    21   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0    10    7    16    15    16    14    17    26    16   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 27    37    52    56    64    50    41    97    85    85   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 16    17    14    7    7    11    11    21    22    20   
      Mechanical engineering 0    0    0    0    20    18    18    6    25    37   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 5    21    27    27    .    41    40    36    44    41   
      Other engineering 14    24    22    29    3    5    7    8    7    10   
    Health 16    0    3    1    0    1    1    2    6    6   
      Clinical medicine 13    0    1    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other health 3    0    2    1    0    1    1    2    6    6   

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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