Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 4. FULL-TIME GRADUATE STUDENTS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FIELDS, BY
SOURCE AND TYPE OF MAJOR SUPPORT, IN ALL INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO HIGHEST
DEGREE GRANTED: 1994
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HIGHEST DEGREE GRANTED AND | | | | RESEARCH | TEACHING |OTHER TYPES
SOURCE OF MAJOR SUPPORT | TOTAL |FELLOWSHIPS |TRAINEESHIPS| ASSISTANT- | ASSISTANT- | OF SUPPORT
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TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ..............| 292,962 | 26,989 | 10,390 | 87,471 | 64,265 | 103,847
FEDERAL, TOTAL .................| 60,734 | 6,393 | 5,852 | 43,826 | 823 | 3,840
DEPT. OF DEFENSE .............| 8,945 | 547 | 123 | 6,156 | 0 | 2,119
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ..........| 17,158 | 1,017 | 4,509 | 11,255 | 138 | 239
NIH ........................| 15,952 | 888 | 4,251 | 10,501 | 129 | 183
OTHER HHS ..................| 1,206 | 129 | 258 | 754 | 9 | 56
NSF ..........................| 13,864 | 2,294 | 260 | 11,106 | 116 | 88
USDA .........................| 3,385 | 112 | 37 | 3,112 | 48 | 76
ALL OTHER FEDERAL ............| 17,382 | 2,423 | 923 | 12,197 | 521 | 1,318
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ..........| 120,837 | 14,061 | 3,630 | 30,581 | 62,777 | 9,788
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ...| 25,811 | 6,535 | 908 | 13,064 | 665 | 4,639
ALL OTHER U.S. ...............| 20,361 | 4,130 | 671 | 12,298 | 665 | 2,597
FOREIGN ......................| 5,450 | 2,405 | 237 | 766 | 0 | 2,042
SELF-SUPPORT ...................| 85,580 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85,580
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TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ..............| 274,333 | 26,520 | 10,155 | 85,317 | 62,155 | 90,186
FEDERAL, TOTAL .................| 59,706 | 6,283 | 5,768 | 43,288 | 773 | 3,594
DEPT. OF DEFENSE .............| 8,823 | 547 | 110 | 6,095 | 0 | 2,071
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ..........| 17,042 | 1,009 | 4,481 | 11,198 | 132 | 222
NIH ........................| 15,843 | 880 | 4,223 | 10,444 | 123 | 173
OTHER HHS ..................| 1,199 | 129 | 258 | 754 | 9 | 49
NSF ..........................| 13,647 | 2,282 | 258 | 10,913 | 107 | 87
USDA .........................| 3,326 | 106 | 36 | 3,066 | 42 | 76
ALL OTHER FEDERAL ............| 16,868 | 2,339 | 883 | 12,016 | 492 | 1,138
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ..........| 116,019 | 13,771 | 3,494 | 29,083 | 60,755 | 8,916
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ...| 25,361 | 6,466 | 893 | 12,946 | 627 | 4,429
ALL OTHER U.S. ...............| 19,968 | 4,074 | 657 | 12,180 | 627 | 2,430
FOREIGN ......................| 5,393 | 2,392 | 236 | 766 | 0 | 1,999
SELF-SUPPORT ...................| 73,247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73,247
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TOTAL, ALL SOURCES ..............| 18,629 | 469 | 235 | 2,154 | 2,110 | 13,661
FEDERAL, TOTAL .................| 1,028 | 110 | 84 | 538 | 50 | 246
DEPT. OF DEFENSE .............| 122 | 0 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 48
DEPT. OF HHS, TOTAL ..........| 116 | 8 | 28 | 57 | 6 | 17
NIH ........................| 109 | 8 | 28 | 57 | 6 | 10
OTHER HHS ..................| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7
NSF ..........................| 217 | 12 | 2 | 193 | 9 | 1
USDA .........................| 59 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 0
ALL OTHER FEDERAL ............| 514 | 84 | 40 | 181 | 29 | 180
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT ..........| 4,818 | 290 | 136 | 1,498 | 2,022 | 872
OTHER OUTSIDE SUPPORT, TOTAL ...| 450 | 69 | 15 | 118 | 38 | 210
ALL OTHER U.S. ...............| 393 | 56 | 14 | 118 | 38 | 167
FOREIGN ......................| 57 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43
SELF-SUPPORT ...................| 12,333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,333
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SOURCE: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING