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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 170    329    330    330    293    331    295    292    414    491   
  Science and engineering 157    310    304    304    267    314    288    276    388    471   
    Science 105    193    164    178    178    188    168    188    243    281   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 30    47    28    31    32    47    35    41    62    52   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 32    55    41    34    36    36    35    38    67    64   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    0    3    3    1    2   
      Computer and information sciences 7    20    29    30    37    32    17    22    6    8   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    1    4    2    4    5   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1    1    0    0    0    4    3    3    2    26   
      Mathematics and statistics 0    5    2    1    1    0    0    4    15    25   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation 5    10    10    9    13    .    .    .    .    .   
      Neurobiology and neuroscience .    .    .    .    .    7    2    7    7    11   
      Physical sciences 19    27    34    45    34    39    51    53    55    60   
      Psychology 8    15    8    11    8    7    5    6    8    7   
      Social sciences 3    13    12    17    17    15    13    9    16    21   
    Engineering 52    117    140    126    89    126    120    88    145    190   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 4    20    17    18    23    20    22    9    20    12   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 16    18    19    13    13    17    10    14    22    25   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 6    21    26    33    0    20    24    24    38    40   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Mechanical engineering 7    23    32    25    24    28    14    8    12    13   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 12    15    17    13    11    11    15    16    11    43   
      Other engineering 7    20    29    24    18    30    35    17    42    57   
    Health 13    19    26    26    26    17    7    16    26    20   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
      Other health 13    19    26    26    26    17    7    16    26    20   

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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