Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 13. FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND HEALTH
FIELDS IN ALL INSTITUTIONS, BY FIELD AND SOURCE OF MAJOR SUPPORT: 1987-94
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FIELD AND SOURCE OF MAJOR SUPPORT | 1987 1/ | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL SURVEYED FIELDS: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 271,095 | 275,219 | 282,769 | 292,910 | 307,106 | 322,773 | 329,984 | 331,969
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 53,542 | 55,492 | 57,452 | 59,285 | 63,028 | 65,644 | 67,660 | 68,518
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 8,795 | 9,546 | 9,148 | 8,879 | 9,139 | 9,256 | 9,683 | 9,327
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 17,191 | 17,901 | 18,649 | 19,494 | 20,459 | 21,385 | 21,967 | 22,685
NIH .............................| 12,944 | 13,715 | 14,357 | 14,996 | 16,018 | 17,094 | 18,115 | 18,342
OTHER HHS .......................| 4,247 | 4,186 | 4,292 | 4,498 | 4,441 | 4,291 | 3,852 | 4,343
NSF ...............................| 11,248 | 11,634 | 11,900 | 12,025 | 12,666 | 13,368 | 13,533 | 13,981
USDA ..............................| 2,684 | 2,591 | 2,728 | 2,722 | 3,075 | 3,217 | 3,332 | 3,459
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 13,624 | 13,820 | 15,027 | 16,165 | 17,689 | 18,418 | 19,145 | 19,066
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 112,282 | 114,776 | 119,172 | 123,085 | 125,416 | 127,996 | 129,185 | 129,254
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 25,478 | 25,741 | 25,853 | 26,139 | 27,078 | 27,782 | 26,777 | 27,692
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 18,278 | 18,740 | 19,143 | 19,608 | 20,432 | 21,318 | 21,220 | 21,784
FOREIGN ...........................| 7,200 | 7,001 | 6,710 | 6,531 | 6,646 | 6,464 | 5,557 | 5,908
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 79,793 | 79,210 | 80,292 | 84,401 | 91,584 | 101,351 | 106,362 | 106,505
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TOTAL, SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 247,234 | 250,689 | 256,960 | 265,494 | 277,259 | 290,696 | 294,350 | 292,962
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 47,102 | 49,171 | 50,977 | 52,516 | 56,063 | 58,316 | 60,377 | 60,734
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 8,556 | 9,301 | 8,781 | 8,503 | 8,722 | 8,857 | 9,248 | 8,945
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 12,611 | 13,297 | 14,078 | 14,594 | 15,472 | 16,275 | 16,840 | 17,158
NIH .............................| 11,462 | 12,307 | 12,909 | 13,367 | 14,172 | 15,044 | 15,871 | 15,952
OTHER HHS .......................| 1,149 | 990 | 1,169 | 1,227 | 1,300 | 1,231 | 969 | 1,206
NSF ...............................| 11,197 | 11,585 | 11,852 | 11,976 | 12,610 | 13,298 | 13,444 | 13,864
USDA ..............................| 2,636 | 2,560 | 2,682 | 2,664 | 3,015 | 3,148 | 3,254 | 3,385
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 12,102 | 12,428 | 13,584 | 14,779 | 16,244 | 16,738 | 17,591 | 17,382
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 106,401 | 108,597 | 112,352 | 115,922 | 117,945 | 120,366 | 121,070 | 120,837
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 23,975 | 24,464 | 24,445 | 24,766 | 25,555 | 26,085 | 25,031 | 25,811
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 17,285 | 17,859 | 18,215 | 18,700 | 19,369 | 20,081 | 19,917 | 20,361
FOREIGN ...........................| 6,690 | 6,605 | 6,230 | 6,066 | 6,186 | 6,004 | 5,114 | 5,450
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 69,756 | 68,457 | 69,186 | 72,290 | 77,696 | 85,929 | 87,872 | 85,580
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SCIENCES, TOTAL: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 185,303 | 187,683 | 192,579 | 199,508 | 206,211 | 216,263 | 220,536 | 221,315
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 33,977 | 35,184 | 36,757 | 37,835 | 40,072 | 41,745 | 43,480 | 43,923
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 3,966 | 4,309 | 3,946 | 3,779 | 3,840 | 3,895 | 4,099 | 4,246
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 11,982 | 12,696 | 13,379 | 13,834 | 14,662 | 15,374 | 15,916 | 16,252
NIH .............................| 10,947 | 11,776 | 12,291 | 12,706 | 13,448 | 14,246 | 15,077 | 15,170
OTHER HHS .......................| 1,035 | 920 | 1,088 | 1,128 | 1,214 | 1,128 | 839 | 1,082
NSF ...............................| 7,711 | 7,782 | 8,087 | 8,094 | 8,313 | 8,693 | 8,883 | 9,109
USDA ..............................| 2,380 | 2,369 | 2,478 | 2,433 | 2,741 | 2,790 | 2,948 | 3,039
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 7,938 | 8,028 | 8,867 | 9,695 | 10,516 | 10,993 | 11,634 | 11,277
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 85,026 | 87,015 | 89,571 | 92,611 | 93,328 | 95,440 | 96,096 | 96,227
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 14,164 | 14,376 | 14,363 | 14,385 | 14,925 | 15,535 | 15,314 | 16,356
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 9,571 | 9,821 | 10,205 | 10,325 | 10,832 | 11,562 | 11,844 | 12,582
FOREIGN ...........................| 4,593 | 4,555 | 4,158 | 4,060 | 4,093 | 3,973 | 3,470 | 3,774
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 52,136 | 51,108 | 51,888 | 54,677 | 57,886 | 63,543 | 65,646 | 64,809
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PHYSICAL SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 28,412 | 28,574 | 29,207 | 29,485 | 30,118 | 30,673 | 30,611 | 30,035
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 9,716 | 9,857 | 10,247 | 10,284 | 10,834 | 11,007 | 11,068 | 10,914
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 1,292 | 1,475 | 1,392 | 1,214 | 1,226 | 1,194 | 1,115 | 1,200
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 2,097 | 2,152 | 2,111 | 2,096 | 2,042 | 2,188 | 2,162 | 2,241
NIH .............................| 1,930 | 2,002 | 1,981 | 1,952 | 1,874 | 2,056 | 2,051 | 2,078
OTHER HHS .......................| 167 | 150 | 130 | 144 | 168 | 132 | 111 | 163
NSF ...............................| 3,589 | 3,656 | 3,612 | 3,567 | 3,571 | 3,601 | 3,623 | 3,701
USDA ..............................| 44 | 32 | 43 | 54 | 61 | 68 | 61 | 42
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 2,694 | 2,542 | 3,089 | 3,353 | 3,934 | 3,956 | 4,107 | 3,730
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 14,821 | 14,860 | 15,150 | 15,272 | 15,049 | 15,358 | 15,148 | 14,837
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,872 | 1,980 | 2,007 | 1,974 | 2,229 | 2,349 | 2,306 | 2,412
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 1,595 | 1,662 | 1,751 | 1,716 | 1,928 | 2,044 | 1,955 | 1,994
FOREIGN ...........................| 277 | 318 | 256 | 258 | 301 | 305 | 351 | 418
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 2,003 | 1,877 | 1,803 | 1,955 | 2,006 | 1,959 | 2,089 | 1,872
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EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC, & OCEAN SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 10,435 | 10,199 | 10,027 | 10,262 | 10,395 | 11,011 | 11,385 | 11,507
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 2,858 | 2,789 | 2,895 | 2,993 | 3,122 | 3,436 | 3,652 | 3,630
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 499 | 461 | 435 | 452 | 452 | 472 | 517 | 494
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 57 | 51 | 25 | 34 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 37
NIH .............................| 24 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 43 | 41 | 36
OTHER HHS .......................| 33 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1
NSF ...............................| 1,260 | 1,236 | 1,253 | 1,210 | 1,223 | 1,320 | 1,366 | 1,409
USDA ..............................| 31 | 40 | 43 | 57 | 69 | 86 | 64 | 61
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,011 | 1,001 | 1,139 | 1,240 | 1,322 | 1,509 | 1,657 | 1,629
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 4,180 | 4,292 | 4,262 | 4,265 | 4,323 | 4,333 | 4,383 | 4,357
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 986 | 1,025 | 990 | 952 | 975 | 1,006 | 928 | 1,023
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 665 | 669 | 652 | 679 | 687 | 761 | 735 | 790
FOREIGN ...........................| 321 | 356 | 338 | 273 | 288 | 245 | 193 | 233
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 2,411 | 2,093 | 1,880 | 2,052 | 1,975 | 2,236 | 2,422 | 2,497
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MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 13,044 | 13,513 | 13,683 | 13,867 | 14,258 | 14,681 | 14,533 | 14,204
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 1,090 | 1,190 | 1,221 | 1,335 | 1,505 | 1,499 | 1,477 | 1,398
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 438 | 513 | 395 | 367 | 376 | 386 | 399 | 372
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 30 | 28 | 36 | 49 | 69 | 118 | 80 | 76
NIH .............................| 24 | 25 | 28 | 39 | 64 | 111 | 74 | 68
OTHER HHS .......................| 6 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8
NSF ...............................| 436 | 463 | 475 | 491 | 452 | 457 | 470 | 510
USDA ..............................| 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 16
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 170 | 166 | 293 | 405 | 587 | 513 | 500 | 424
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 8,836 | 9,131 | 9,373 | 9,489 | 9,531 | 9,578 | 9,394 | 9,437
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 548 | 616 | 585 | 560 | 590 | 626 | 524 | 564
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 239 | 350 | 348 | 317 | 321 | 356 | 303 | 333
FOREIGN ...........................| 309 | 266 | 237 | 243 | 269 | 270 | 221 | 231
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 2,570 | 2,576 | 2,504 | 2,483 | 2,632 | 2,978 | 3,138 | 2,805
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COMPUTER SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 15,336 | 15,133 | 15,606 | 16,689 | 16,516 | 17,462 | 17,355 | 16,691
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 2,076 | 2,219 | 2,324 | 2,409 | 2,533 | 2,661 | 2,919 | 3,079
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 1,132 | 1,214 | 1,164 | 1,129 | 1,131 | 1,210 | 1,327 | 1,356
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 62 | 64 | 60 | 71 | 71 | 104 | 107 | 103
NIH .............................| 61 | 64 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 101 | 99 | 95
OTHER HHS .......................| 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8
NSF ...............................| 619 | 632 | 777 | 819 | 896 | 962 | 1,005 | 1,055
USDA ..............................| 17 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 246 | 299 | 316 | 376 | 427 | 379 | 473 | 557
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 4,988 | 5,131 | 5,342 | 5,653 | 5,474 | 5,599 | 5,514 | 5,484
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,260 | 1,312 | 1,278 | 1,281 | 1,322 | 1,356 | 1,394 | 1,371
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 964 | 987 | 950 | 935 | 972 | 1,031 | 1,137 | 1,105
FOREIGN ...........................| 296 | 325 | 328 | 346 | 350 | 325 | 257 | 266
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 7,012 | 6,471 | 6,662 | 7,346 | 7,187 | 7,846 | 7,528 | 6,757
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 9,094 | 9,122 | 9,070 | 9,100 | 9,289 | 9,452 | 9,500 | 9,588
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 1,721 | 1,785 | 1,817 | 1,812 | 1,896 | 1,993 | 1,982 | 1,944
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 30 | 32 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 18 | 34 | 35
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 30 | 34 | 37 | 45 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 50
NIH .............................| 22 | 33 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 47
OTHER HHS .......................| 8 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3
NSF ...............................| 61 | 50 | 48 | 65 | 61 | 76 | 75 | 87
USDA ..............................| 945 | 959 | 1,064 | 963 | 1,117 | 1,110 | 1,157 | 1,151
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 655 | 710 | 655 | 721 | 646 | 748 | 684 | 621
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 3,591 | 3,481 | 3,463 | 3,450 | 3,535 | 3,621 | 3,650 | 3,822
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,674 | 1,773 | 1,697 | 1,770 | 1,715 | 1,685 | 1,657 | 1,701
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 836 | 951 | 1,026 | 1,101 | 1,059 | 1,099 | 1,171 | 1,183
FOREIGN ...........................| 838 | 822 | 671 | 669 | 656 | 586 | 486 | 518
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 2,108 | 2,083 | 2,093 | 2,068 | 2,143 | 2,153 | 2,211 | 2,121
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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 38,235 | 39,209 | 40,348 | 40,945 | 42,700 | 44,398 | 46,523 | 47,949
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 11,860 | 12,468 | 13,259 | 13,652 | 14,503 | 15,149 | 16,229 | 16,696
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 247 | 282 | 250 | 222 | 223 | 232 | 271 | 342
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 8,379 | 8,930 | 9,618 | 9,951 | 10,667 | 11,054 | 11,646 | 11,945
NIH .............................| 8,053 | 8,663 | 9,265 | 9,584 | 10,215 | 10,637 | 11,315 | 11,427
OTHER HHS .......................| 326 | 267 | 353 | 367 | 452 | 417 | 331 | 518
NSF ...............................| 1,135 | 1,121 | 1,253 | 1,212 | 1,282 | 1,347 | 1,383 | 1,385
USDA ..............................| 974 | 986 | 949 | 963 | 1,062 | 1,084 | 1,223 | 1,290
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,125 | 1,149 | 1,189 | 1,304 | 1,269 | 1,432 | 1,706 | 1,734
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 17,584 | 17,921 | 18,446 | 18,868 | 19,267 | 19,757 | 20,040 | 20,669
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 3,123 | 3,385 | 3,433 | 3,536 | 3,735 | 3,790 | 3,866 | 4,166
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 2,251 | 2,558 | 2,636 | 2,809 | 3,017 | 3,112 | 3,282 | 3,532
FOREIGN ...........................| 872 | 827 | 797 | 727 | 718 | 678 | 584 | 634
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 5,668 | 5,435 | 5,210 | 4,889 | 5,195 | 5,702 | 6,388 | 6,418
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PSYCHOLOGY: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 27,256 | 28,118 | 29,348 | 30,646 | 32,285 | 34,306 | 34,914 | 35,025
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 2,049 | 2,166 | 2,207 | 2,394 | 2,492 | 2,587 | 2,658 | 2,599
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 177 | 153 | 113 | 156 | 159 | 136 | 163 | 180
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 1,006 | 1,120 | 1,179 | 1,274 | 1,342 | 1,399 | 1,424 | 1,377
NIH .............................| 627 | 763 | 720 | 798 | 901 | 963 | 1,164 | 1,133
OTHER HHS .......................| 379 | 357 | 459 | 476 | 441 | 436 | 260 | 244
NSF ...............................| 246 | 233 | 236 | 262 | 268 | 285 | 316 | 291
USDA ..............................| 18 | 25 | 29 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 38
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 602 | 635 | 650 | 665 | 699 | 748 | 740 | 713
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 10,893 | 11,181 | 11,631 | 12,157 | 12,303 | 12,747 | 13,274 | 12,973
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,281 | 1,051 | 1,132 | 1,118 | 1,071 | 1,109 | 1,073 | 1,241
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 1,219 | 987 | 1,077 | 1,060 | 1,015 | 1,052 | 1,026 | 1,167
FOREIGN ...........................| 62 | 64 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 47 | 74
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 13,033 | 13,720 | 14,378 | 14,977 | 16,419 | 17,863 | 17,909 | 18,212
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SOCIAL SCIENCES: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 43,491 | 43,815 | 45,290 | 48,514 | 50,650 | 54,280 | 55,715 | 56,316
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 2,607 | 2,710 | 2,787 | 2,956 | 3,187 | 3,413 | 3,495 | 3,663
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 151 | 179 | 184 | 221 | 247 | 247 | 273 | 267
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 321 | 317 | 313 | 314 | 369 | 421 | 417 | 423
NIH .............................| 206 | 207 | 201 | 210 | 268 | 297 | 303 | 286
OTHER HHS .......................| 115 | 110 | 112 | 104 | 101 | 124 | 114 | 137
NSF ...............................| 365 | 391 | 433 | 468 | 560 | 645 | 645 | 671
USDA ..............................| 335 | 297 | 321 | 322 | 379 | 392 | 393 | 433
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,435 | 1,526 | 1,536 | 1,631 | 1,632 | 1,708 | 1,767 | 1,869
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 20,133 | 21,018 | 21,904 | 23,457 | 23,846 | 24,447 | 24,693 | 24,648
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 3,420 | 3,234 | 3,241 | 3,194 | 3,288 | 3,614 | 3,566 | 3,878
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 1,802 | 1,657 | 1,765 | 1,708 | 1,833 | 2,107 | 2,235 | 2,478
FOREIGN ...........................| 1,618 | 1,577 | 1,476 | 1,486 | 1,455 | 1,507 | 1,331 | 1,400
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 17,331 | 16,853 | 17,358 | 18,907 | 20,329 | 22,806 | 23,961 | 24,127
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ENGINEERING, TOTAL: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 61,931 | 63,006 | 64,381 | 65,986 | 71,048 | 74,433 | 73,814 | 71,647
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 13,125 | 13,987 | 14,220 | 14,681 | 15,991 | 16,571 | 16,897 | 16,811
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 4,590 | 4,992 | 4,835 | 4,724 | 4,882 | 4,962 | 5,149 | 4,699
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 629 | 601 | 699 | 760 | 810 | 901 | 924 | 906
NIH .............................| 515 | 531 | 618 | 661 | 724 | 798 | 794 | 782
OTHER HHS .......................| 114 | 70 | 81 | 99 | 86 | 103 | 130 | 124
NSF ...............................| 3,486 | 3,803 | 3,765 | 3,882 | 4,297 | 4,605 | 4,561 | 4,755
USDA ..............................| 256 | 191 | 204 | 231 | 274 | 358 | 306 | 346
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 4,164 | 4,400 | 4,717 | 5,084 | 5,728 | 5,745 | 5,957 | 6,105
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 21,375 | 21,582 | 22,781 | 23,311 | 24,617 | 24,926 | 24,974 | 24,610
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 9,811 | 10,088 | 10,082 | 10,381 | 10,630 | 10,550 | 9,717 | 9,455
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 7,714 | 8,038 | 8,010 | 8,375 | 8,537 | 8,519 | 8,073 | 7,779
FOREIGN ...........................| 2,097 | 2,050 | 2,072 | 2,006 | 2,093 | 2,031 | 1,644 | 1,676
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 17,620 | 17,349 | 17,298 | 17,613 | 19,810 | 22,386 | 22,226 | 20,771
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 5,674 | 5,359 | 5,282 | 5,443 | 5,788 | 5,946 | 6,021 | 6,090
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 1,501 | 1,452 | 1,459 | 1,529 | 1,598 | 1,654 | 1,748 | 1,715
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 150 | 145 | 130 | 98 | 134 | 123 | 139 | 128
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 78 | 83 | 87 | 121 | 132 | 166 | 141 | 173
NIH .............................| 70 | 79 | 87 | 119 | 128 | 146 | 119 | 143
OTHER HHS .......................| 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 30
NSF ...............................| 692 | 683 | 654 | 679 | 664 | 699 | 730 | 749
USDA ..............................| 24 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 54
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 557 | 534 | 575 | 604 | 652 | 628 | 686 | 611
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 2,055 | 2,021 | 1,976 | 2,105 | 2,282 | 2,308 | 2,340 | 2,431
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,325 | 1,279 | 1,278 | 1,241 | 1,228 | 1,170 | 1,059 | 1,127
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 1,197 | 1,166 | 1,184 | 1,142 | 1,111 | 1,072 | 960 | 1,023
FOREIGN ...........................| 128 | 113 | 94 | 99 | 117 | 98 | 99 | 104
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 793 | 607 | 569 | 568 | 680 | 814 | 874 | 817
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CIVIL ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 9,628 | 9,946 | 9,964 | 10,128 | 11,328 | 12,454 | 12,458 | 12,654
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 1,428 | 1,512 | 1,403 | 1,467 | 1,752 | 2,028 | 1,982 | 2,085
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 277 | 327 | 280 | 235 | 273 | 349 | 328 | 321
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 12 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 35 | 43 | 38 | 45
NIH .............................| 8 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 30 | 37
OTHER HHS .......................| 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8
NSF ...............................| 462 | 420 | 382 | 428 | 498 | 532 | 522 | 586
USDA ..............................| 37 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 51 | 80 | 63 | 65
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 640 | 723 | 690 | 753 | 895 | 1,024 | 1,031 | 1,068
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 3,594 | 3,844 | 3,904 | 3,913 | 4,204 | 4,391 | 4,579 | 4,722
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,083 | 1,108 | 1,200 | 1,256 | 1,339 | 1,477 | 1,267 | 1,269
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 693 | 695 | 723 | 826 | 918 | 1,031 | 972 | 938
FOREIGN ...........................| 390 | 413 | 477 | 430 | 421 | 446 | 295 | 331
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 3,523 | 3,482 | 3,457 | 3,492 | 4,033 | 4,558 | 4,630 | 4,578
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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 17,101 | 17,706 | 18,466 | 18,675 | 19,904 | 20,996 | 20,400 | 19,547
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 3,060 | 3,467 | 3,476 | 3,571 | 3,866 | 4,061 | 4,106 | 4,058
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 1,587 | 1,687 | 1,675 | 1,646 | 1,644 | 1,700 | 1,764 | 1,685
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 88 | 97 | 61 | 77 | 85 | 90 | 103 | 100
NIH .............................| 56 | 75 | 45 | 55 | 76 | 81 | 86 | 83
OTHER HHS .......................| 32 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17
NSF ...............................| 852 | 1,135 | 1,084 | 1,133 | 1,278 | 1,388 | 1,285 | 1,344
USDA ..............................| 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 24
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 518 | 537 | 642 | 699 | 841 | 859 | 943 | 905
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 5,586 | 5,724 | 6,390 | 6,355 | 6,640 | 6,856 | 6,741 | 6,435
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 2,779 | 2,832 | 2,883 | 2,969 | 3,024 | 2,953 | 2,773 | 2,674
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 2,198 | 2,372 | 2,389 | 2,443 | 2,492 | 2,450 | 2,336 | 2,248
FOREIGN ...........................| 581 | 460 | 494 | 526 | 532 | 503 | 437 | 426
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 5,676 | 5,683 | 5,717 | 5,780 | 6,374 | 7,126 | 6,780 | 6,380
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 4,155 | 4,294 | 4,664 | 4,779 | 5,607 | 6,088 | 5,905 | 5,796
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 469 | 561 | 590 | 620 | 714 | 657 | 654 | 635
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 213 | 284 | 289 | 310 | 292 | 276 | 259 | 182
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 44 | 39 | 59 | 60 | 52 | 53 | 78 | 50
NIH .............................| 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 16 | 22 | 36 | 28
OTHER HHS .......................| 21 | 17 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 31 | 42 | 22
NSF ...............................| 97 | 115 | 126 | 129 | 188 | 165 | 173 | 213
USDA ..............................| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 114 | 121 | 116 | 120 | 177 | 158 | 141 | 189
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 1,484 | 1,455 | 1,630 | 1,686 | 1,858 | 1,878 | 1,949 | 1,872
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 448 | 504 | 533 | 571 | 496 | 568 | 493 | 541
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 370 | 392 | 387 | 415 | 362 | 430 | 404 | 448
FOREIGN ...........................| 78 | 112 | 146 | 156 | 134 | 138 | 89 | 93
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 1,754 | 1,774 | 1,911 | 1,902 | 2,539 | 2,985 | 2,809 | 2,748
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 10,230 | 10,416 | 10,492 | 10,867 | 11,687 | 12,383 | 12,395 | 11,796
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 2,266 | 2,435 | 2,485 | 2,532 | 2,730 | 2,790 | 2,999 | 2,904
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 770 | 819 | 840 | 751 | 738 | 730 | 797 | 745
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 84 | 70 | 61 | 69 | 71 | 87 | 86 | 80
NIH .............................| 67 | 65 | 54 | 68 | 58 | 77 | 70 | 71
OTHER HHS .......................| 17 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 9
NSF ...............................| 593 | 661 | 632 | 639 | 732 | 786 | 812 | 790
USDA ..............................| 15 | 16 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 10
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 804 | 869 | 924 | 1,047 | 1,160 | 1,161 | 1,295 | 1,279
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 3,861 | 3,783 | 3,854 | 4,043 | 4,287 | 4,400 | 4,231 | 4,059
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,527 | 1,536 | 1,542 | 1,599 | 1,686 | 1,618 | 1,561 | 1,577
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 1,289 | 1,303 | 1,327 | 1,383 | 1,415 | 1,401 | 1,391 | 1,337
FOREIGN ...........................| 238 | 233 | 215 | 216 | 271 | 217 | 170 | 240
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 2,576 | 2,662 | 2,611 | 2,693 | 2,984 | 3,575 | 3,604 | 3,256
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OTHER ENGINEERING: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 15,143 | 15,285 | 15,513 | 16,094 | 16,734 | 16,566 | 16,635 | 15,764
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 4,401 | 4,560 | 4,807 | 4,962 | 5,331 | 5,381 | 5,408 | 5,414
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 1,593 | 1,730 | 1,621 | 1,684 | 1,801 | 1,784 | 1,862 | 1,638
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 323 | 307 | 413 | 418 | 435 | 462 | 478 | 458
NIH .............................| 291 | 287 | 391 | 381 | 415 | 434 | 453 | 420
OTHER HHS .......................| 32 | 20 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 38
NSF ...............................| 790 | 789 | 887 | 874 | 937 | 1,035 | 1,039 | 1,073
USDA ..............................| 164 | 118 | 116 | 125 | 155 | 185 | 168 | 192
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,531 | 1,616 | 1,770 | 1,861 | 2,003 | 1,915 | 1,861 | 2,053
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 4,795 | 4,755 | 5,027 | 5,209 | 5,346 | 5,093 | 5,134 | 5,091
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 2,649 | 2,829 | 2,646 | 2,745 | 2,857 | 2,764 | 2,564 | 2,267
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 1,967 | 2,110 | 2,000 | 2,166 | 2,239 | 2,135 | 2,010 | 1,785
FOREIGN ...........................| 682 | 719 | 646 | 579 | 618 | 629 | 554 | 482
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 3,298 | 3,141 | 3,033 | 3,178 | 3,200 | 3,328 | 3,529 | 2,992
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TOTAL, HEALTH FIELDS: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 23,861 | 24,530 | 25,809 | 27,416 | 29,847 | 32,077 | 35,634 | 39,007
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 6,440 | 6,321 | 6,475 | 6,769 | 6,965 | 7,328 | 7,283 | 7,784
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 239 | 245 | 367 | 376 | 417 | 399 | 435 | 382
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 4,580 | 4,604 | 4,571 | 4,900 | 4,987 | 5,110 | 5,127 | 5,527
NIH .............................| 1,482 | 1,408 | 1,448 | 1,629 | 1,846 | 2,050 | 2,244 | 2,390
OTHER HHS .......................| 3,098 | 3,196 | 3,123 | 3,271 | 3,141 | 3,060 | 2,883 | 3,137
NSF ...............................| 51 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 70 | 89 | 117
USDA ..............................| 48 | 31 | 46 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 74
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,522 | 1,392 | 1,443 | 1,386 | 1,445 | 1,680 | 1,554 | 1,684
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 5,881 | 6,179 | 6,820 | 7,163 | 7,471 | 7,630 | 8,115 | 8,417
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 1,503 | 1,277 | 1,408 | 1,373 | 1,523 | 1,697 | 1,746 | 1,881
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 993 | 881 | 928 | 908 | 1,063 | 1,237 | 1,303 | 1,423
FOREIGN ...........................| 510 | 396 | 480 | 465 | 460 | 460 | 443 | 458
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 10,037 | 10,753 | 11,106 | 12,111 | 13,888 | 15,422 | 18,490 | 20,925
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1/ THESE FIGURES INCLUDE ESTIMATED DATA FOR MASTER'S-GRANTING
INSTITUTIONS, WHICH WERE SURVEYED ON A SAMPLE BASIS FROM 1985 THROUGH
1987. SEE "TECHNICAL NOTES" FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
KEY: NA = NOT AVAILABLE
SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING