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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2021–12
Type and primary source of support 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All types and sources of support 782    648    864    686    686    738    699    653    621    516   
  Fellowships 65    45    53    39    0    1    7    3    12    3   
    Federal 17    13    14    9    0    0    0    0    8    0   
    Institutional 40    25    30    23    0    0    7    0    1    2   
    Nonfederal 8    7    9    7    0    1    0    3    3    1   
  Research assistantships 153    131    157    113    95    101    112    101    87    91   
    Federal 67    54    62    46    47    46    69    56    55    53   
    Institutional 52    46    55    35    24    22    22    22    15    21   
    Nonfederal 34    31    40    32    24    33    21    23    17    17   
  Teaching assistantships 164    144    170    137    111    133    120    137    136    131   
    Federal 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    2    0   
    Institutional 164    144    170    137    111    133    120    137    134    131   
    Nonfederal 0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0   
  Other types of support 400    328    484    397    480    503    460    412    386    291   
    Federal 1    1    0    0    5    11    12    8    0    0   
    Institutional 0    0    0    0    27    38    28    21    5    8   
    Nonfederal 0    1    0    0    0    0    0    1    0    0   
    Personal resources 399    326    484    397    448    454    420    382    381    283   

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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