Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 14. FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS IN
ALL INSTITUTIONS, BY TYPE AND SOURCE OF MAJOR SUPPORT: 1987-94
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TYPE AND SOURCE OF MAJOR SUPPORT | 1987 1/ | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994
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TOTAL, ALL TYPES: | | | | | | | |
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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FELLOWSHIPS: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 20,355 | 20,886 | 21,768 | 23,537 | 24,986 | 26,787 | 27,252 | 26,989
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 4,061 | 4,171 | 4,678 | 5,848 | 6,912 | 7,226 | 7,003 | 6,393
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 329 | 337 | 392 | 579 | 677 | 648 | 627 | 547
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 650 | 593 | 613 | 748 | 818 | 985 | 1,033 | 1,017
NIH .............................| 557 | 525 | 516 | 672 | 722 | 868 | 919 | 888
OTHER HHS .......................| 93 | 68 | 97 | 76 | 96 | 117 | 114 | 129
NSF ...............................| 1,473 | 1,571 | 1,760 | 2,079 | 2,233 | 2,356 | 2,269 | 2,294
USDA ..............................| 149 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 113 | 113 | 112
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,460 | 1,578 | 1,810 | 2,339 | 3,082 | 3,124 | 2,961 | 2,423
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 10,552 | 11,019 | 11,475 | 12,082 | 12,314 | 13,441 | 14,085 | 14,061
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 5,742 | 5,696 | 5,615 | 5,607 | 5,760 | 6,120 | 6,164 | 6,535
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 3,471 | 3,245 | 3,396 | 3,467 | 3,551 | 3,799 | 3,703 | 4,130
FOREIGN ...........................| 2,271 | 2,451 | 2,219 | 2,140 | 2,209 | 2,321 | 2,461 | 2,405
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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TRAINEESHIPS: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 9,202 | 9,519 | 9,739 | 10,064 | 10,466 | 10,052 | 10,288 | 10,390
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 4,552 | 4,476 | 4,600 | 4,876 | 5,454 | 5,552 | 5,778 | 5,852
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 113 | 112 | 92 | 85 | 116 | 94 | 113 | 123
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 3,903 | 3,861 | 3,789 | 4,043 | 4,384 | 4,388 | 4,377 | 4,509
NIH .............................| 3,614 | 3,589 | 3,508 | 3,732 | 4,084 | 4,107 | 4,182 | 4,251
OTHER HHS .......................| 289 | 272 | 281 | 311 | 300 | 281 | 195 | 258
NSF ...............................| 66 | 62 | 82 | 45 | 80 | 104 | 165 | 260
USDA ..............................| 86 | 43 | 48 | 53 | 34 | 28 | 42 | 37
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 384 | 398 | 589 | 650 | 840 | 938 | 1,081 | 923
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 3,834 | 4,163 | 4,268 | 4,433 | 4,275 | 3,712 | 3,629 | 3,630
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 816 | 880 | 871 | 755 | 737 | 788 | 881 | 908
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 566 | 631 | 591 | 516 | 552 | 581 | 587 | 671
FOREIGN ...........................| 250 | 249 | 280 | 239 | 185 | 207 | 294 | 237
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIPS: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 67,572 | 71,704 | 75,829 | 77,363 | 81,250 | 84,120 | 86,235 | 87,471
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 33,939 | 35,645 | 37,372 | 37,266 | 39,355 | 41,078 | 43,063 | 43,826
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 5,568 | 6,002 | 5,879 | 5,382 | 5,452 | 5,703 | 6,201 | 6,156
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 7,712 | 8,506 | 9,340 | 9,495 | 9,958 | 10,473 | 10,986 | 11,255
NIH .............................| 7,000 | 7,883 | 8,574 | 8,701 | 9,099 | 9,700 | 10,394 | 10,501
OTHER HHS .......................| 712 | 623 | 766 | 794 | 859 | 773 | 592 | 754
NSF ...............................| 9,471 | 9,800 | 9,854 | 9,692 | 10,144 | 10,628 | 10,769 | 11,106
USDA ..............................| 2,283 | 2,275 | 2,407 | 2,386 | 2,761 | 2,897 | 2,971 | 3,112
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 8,905 | 9,062 | 9,892 | 10,311 | 11,040 | 11,377 | 12,136 | 12,197
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 23,688 | 25,102 | 27,134 | 28,400 | 29,455 | 29,992 | 29,917 | 30,581
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 9,945 | 10,957 | 11,323 | 11,697 | 12,440 | 13,050 | 13,255 | 13,064
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 9,371 | 10,347 | 10,669 | 10,984 | 11,631 | 12,239 | 12,397 | 12,298
FOREIGN ...........................| 574 | 610 | 654 | 713 | 809 | 811 | 858 | 766
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 60,571 | 60,873 | 62,009 | 62,606 | 62,746 | 63,231 | 64,846 | 64,265
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 338 | 435 | 427 | 554 | 428 | 574 | 780 | 823
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 89 | 109 | 116 | 95 | 87 | 166 | 166 | 138
NIH .............................| 77 | 106 | 110 | 77 | 74 | 149 | 160 | 129
OTHER HHS .......................| 12 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 9
NSF ...............................| 26 | 58 | 66 | 84 | 73 | 112 | 141 | 116
USDA ..............................| 16 | 44 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 28 | 46 | 48
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 207 | 224 | 212 | 331 | 235 | 268 | 427 | 521
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 59,794 | 59,975 | 61,071 | 61,543 | 61,810 | 62,116 | 63,480 | 62,777
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 439 | 463 | 511 | 509 | 508 | 541 | 586 | 665
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 439 | 463 | 511 | 509 | 508 | 541 | 586 | 665
FOREIGN ...........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
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OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT: | | | | | | | |
TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ...................| 89,534 | 87,707 | 87,615 | 91,924 | 97,811 | 106,506 | 105,729 | 103,847
FEDERAL, TOTAL ......................| 4,212 | 4,444 | 3,900 | 3,972 | 3,914 | 3,886 | 3,753 | 3,840
DEPT. OF DEFENSE ..................| 2,546 | 2,850 | 2,418 | 2,457 | 2,477 | 2,412 | 2,307 | 2,119
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ...............| 257 | 228 | 220 | 213 | 225 | 263 | 278 | 239
NIH .............................| 214 | 204 | 201 | 185 | 193 | 220 | 216 | 183
OTHER HHS .......................| 43 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 43 | 62 | 56
NSF ...............................| 161 | 94 | 90 | 76 | 80 | 98 | 100 | 88
USDA ..............................| 102 | 106 | 91 | 78 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 76
ALL OTHER FEDERAL .................| 1,146 | 1,166 | 1,081 | 1,148 | 1,047 | 1,031 | 986 | 1,318
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ...............| 8,533 | 8,338 | 8,404 | 9,464 | 10,091 | 11,105 | 9,959 | 9,788
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ........| 7,033 | 6,468 | 6,125 | 6,198 | 6,110 | 5,586 | 4,145 | 4,639
ALL OTHER U.S. ....................| 3,438 | 3,173 | 3,048 | 3,224 | 3,127 | 2,921 | 2,644 | 2,597
FOREIGN ...........................| 3,595 | 3,295 | 3,077 | 2,974 | 2,983 | 2,665 | 1,501 | 2,042
SELF-SUPPORT ........................| 69,756 | 68,457 | 69,186 | 72,290 | 77,696 | 85,929 | 87,872 | 85,580
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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