TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 377,984 381,198 393,138 403,722 409,421 422,287 428,856 433,252 Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 82,597 8,967 4,130 30,613 26,617 3,996 2,900 19,859 3,552 12,576 149,182 26,720 23,936 2,784 119,485 82,328 8,948 4,386 30,489 26,798 3,691 2,672 20,257 3,339 12,237 150,941 26,703 24,171 2,532 121,226 82,901 8,826 4,469 31,028 27,543 3,485 2,352 20,255 2,994 12,977 154,856 27,640 25,017 2,623 127,741 80,403 8,809 4,277 29,852 26,885 2,967 2,309 19,668 2,790 12,698 162,019 26,759 23,901 2,858 134,541 80,691 8,820 4,280 29,904 26,918 2,986 2,312 19,713 2,804 12,858 165,084 26,908 24,041 2,867 136,738 76,903 8,180 4,335 28,354 25,913 2,441 2,328 19,805 2,759 11,142 174,047 25,717 21,962 3,755 145,620 80,244 8,649 4,601 28,638 26,454 2,184 2,418 21,602 2,697 11,639 172,414 26,585 22,666 3,919 149,613 85,272 9,172 5,500 29,757 27,521 2,236 2,459 23,139 3,041 12,204 171,734 25,934 21,822 4,112 150,312 Science and engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 322,655 73,436 8,639 4,114 23,650 22,319 1,331 2,875 19,690 3,468 11,000 137,071 24,155 21,615 2,540 87,993 323,371 73,700 8,601 4,370 23,881 22,731 1,150 2,652 20,049 3,252 10,895 137,828 24,089 21,748 2,341 87,754 331,382 73,692 8,465 4,442 24,331 23,286 1,045 2,338 19,972 2,896 11,248 141,069 24,598 22,156 2,442 92,023 342,430 71,927 8,475 4,241 23,621 22,602 1,019 2,301 19,446 2,715 11,128 146,694 23,859 21,248 2,611 99,950 350,133 73,048 8,497 4,246 24,461 23,425 1,036 2,305 19,515 2,715 11,309 150,326 24,108 21,483 2,625 102,651 362,344 70,383 7,864 4,311 23,947 22,829 1,118 2,320 19,599 2,691 9,651 159,833 23,440 19,933 3,507 108,688 376,569 74,728 8,411 4,587 24,682 23,521 1,161 2,415 21,433 2,616 10,584 159,636 24,146 20,519 3,627 118,059 386,384 79,554 8,898 5,476 25,586 24,349 1,237 2,366 22,946 2,941 11,341 159,696 23,836 20,067 3,769 123,298 Science Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 238,039 52,246 3,340 2,357 21,517 20,412 1,105 1,451 12,943 3,060 7,578 106,522 14,375 12,719 1,656 64,896 241,130 52,535 3,275 2,456 21,627 20,663 964 1,382 13,211 2,919 7,665 108,539 14,379 12,882 1,497 65,677 246,248 52,441 3,134 2,508 21,850 20,940 910 1,292 13,065 2,564 8,028 110,816 14,889 13,283 1,606 68,102 252,596 51,020 3,206 2,484 21,002 20,138 864 1,302 12,818 2,411 7,797 114,596 14,488 12,921 1,567 72,492 259,222 51,974 3,185 2,482 21,835 20,954 881 1,298 12,791 2,415 7,968 117,932 14,636 13,075 1,561 74,680 267,267 49,682 3,100 2,475 21,165 20,180 985 1,304 12,761 2,392 6,485 125,045 13,910 11,866 2,044 78,630 275,074 51,903 3,193 2,523 21,731 20,758 973 1,295 13,808 2,333 7,020 124,895 14,057 11,909 2,148 84,219 279,950 54,399 3,466 2,782 22,256 21,248 1,008 1,367 14,578 2,606 7,344 124,920 13,771 11,566 2,205 86,860 9,509 2,496 24 49 90 67 23 52 202 9,185 2,319 24 53 84 74 10 49 211 8,977 2,259 25 42 78 67 11 42 216 9,103 2,241 58 53 74 52 22 41 257 9,276 2,293 57 53 74 52 22 47 257 9,564 2,010 26 38 68 61 7 39 222 10,246 2,170 23 58 69 52 17 41 265 10,505 2,399 26 70 77 68 9 41 339 Field and primary source of support All surveyed fields Agricultural sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 1,369 710 3,926 1,571 1,443 128 1,516 1,277 621 3,888 1,455 1,351 104 1,523 1,169 687 3,993 1,286 1,208 78 1,439 1,029 729 4,169 1,219 1,161 58 1,474 1,081 724 4,320 1,238 1,175 63 1,425 1,064 553 4,716 1,259 1,128 131 1,579 1,108 606 4,606 1,323 1,237 86 2,147 1,242 604 4,528 1,360 1,235 125 2,218 Biological sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 54,139 21,624 430 224 16,100 15,585 515 105 2,255 1,072 1,438 21,736 3,766 3,522 244 7,013 55,836 21,967 346 253 16,167 15,648 519 94 2,292 1,071 1,744 22,760 3,939 3,681 258 7,170 57,082 22,091 360 213 16,595 16,086 509 81 2,204 904 1,734 23,134 4,207 3,918 289 7,650 58,011 20,925 360 178 15,717 15,303 414 65 2,118 901 1,586 24,465 4,086 3,816 270 8,535 58,327 20,868 356 177 15,726 15,322 404 67 2,119 841 1,582 24,355 4,058 3,792 266 9,046 58,501 19,841 398 176 15,082 14,624 458 51 2,123 791 1,220 25,173 3,892 3,515 377 9,595 59,235 20,420 402 198 15,504 15,109 395 54 2,279 769 1,214 24,818 3,863 3,401 462 10,134 60,028 21,139 437 208 15,888 15,429 459 65 2,367 830 1,344 24,415 3,770 3,268 502 10,704 Communicationa Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 4,049 116 8 0 23 19 4 0 14 7 64 2,303 209 185 24 1,421 4,642 91 8 0 28 24 4 0 19 5 31 2,725 303 293 10 1,523 5,429 119 19 1 27 20 7 0 40 5 27 2,921 301 289 12 2,088 5,588 137 21 1 32 22 10 0 48 4 31 2,898 287 269 18 2,266 Computer sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 27,204 5,100 1,182 155 294 261 33 141 2,739 37 552 8,574 1,698 1,519 179 11,832 26,524 5,326 1,403 156 327 289 38 95 2,810 21 514 8,530 1,632 1,453 179 11,036 26,937 5,008 1,196 164 310 268 42 85 2,708 32 513 8,528 1,625 1,421 204 11,776 28,285 5,135 1,243 176 358 331 27 102 2,744 28 484 8,740 1,495 1,295 200 12,915 27,874 5,060 1,220 178 357 329 28 102 2,693 29 481 8,648 1,360 1,181 179 12,806 28,850 4,920 1,201 141 367 324 43 82 2,630 10 489 9,451 1,288 1,070 218 13,191 29,669 5,236 1,216 143 341 307 34 74 2,874 11 577 9,574 1,430 1,172 258 13,429 30,080 5,764 1,299 188 385 330 55 64 3,157 19 652 8,911 1,398 1,157 241 14,007 Field and primary source of support TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 Field and primary source of support Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Family and consumer sciences/human sciencesa Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Mathematical sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studiesa Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 11,265 3,309 128 170 42 25 17 456 1,497 92 924 5,043 864 792 72 2,049 10,999 3,277 153 166 29 17 12 457 1,493 73 906 4,842 941 845 96 1,939 11,102 3,285 131 117 64 55 9 417 1,537 70 949 4,787 1,059 980 79 1,971 10,973 3,275 116 148 26 25 1 429 1,496 79 981 4,811 885 788 97 2,002 10,570 3,161 111 145 26 25 1 417 1,445 67 950 4,603 858 768 90 1,948 10,874 3,090 114 148 30 22 8 433 1,445 71 849 4,898 912 769 143 1,974 11,211 3,078 99 145 36 24 12 444 1,459 50 845 5,039 926 775 151 2,168 11,868 3,272 118 176 34 24 10 458 1,571 44 871 5,217 949 769 180 2,430 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 1,489 91 3 0 47 31 16 0 9 4 28 743 78 78 0 577 1,754 99 6 0 38 28 10 0 9 24 22 951 102 100 2 602 1,903 111 7 0 49 40 9 0 13 11 31 928 105 103 2 759 2,118 123 3 0 56 39 17 0 11 19 34 1,097 90 83 7 808 14,357 1,690 163 64 174 154 20 24 1,018 33 214 9,725 371 295 76 2,571 14,652 1,718 184 69 165 155 10 24 1,011 35 230 9,883 425 342 83 2,626 14,995 1,738 175 64 178 152 26 18 1,006 19 278 9,910 459 390 69 2,888 15,311 1,691 173 54 189 159 30 16 987 19 253 10,063 515 460 55 3,042 15,013 1,654 162 53 192 163 29 12 963 19 253 9,997 503 455 48 2,859 15,636 1,594 169 49 171 155 16 13 977 15 200 10,606 420 324 96 3,016 16,328 1,869 148 51 205 183 22 20 1,139 16 290 10,507 474 349 125 3,478 16,917 1,854 164 61 217 198 19 18 1,097 36 261 10,746 492 338 154 3,825 ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 2,076 346 24 5 56 49 7 5 134 2,818 304 23 8 55 52 3 4 113 3,420 351 22 6 75 71 4 3 134 4,482 601 68 21 120 91 29 12 195 TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne ne 13 109 807 80 71 9 843 7 94 1,342 122 92 30 1,050 15 96 1,555 134 93 41 1,380 21 164 1,916 208 170 38 1,757 Neurosciencea Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 1,529 844 9 0 785 780 5 0 22 0 28 529 88 82 6 68 1,908 1,045 9 1 957 948 9 1 53 0 24 656 111 102 9 96 2,261 1,200 33 1 1,072 1,046 26 0 75 1 18 838 139 127 12 84 2,682 1,340 44 1 1,179 1,155 24 0 93 1 22 1,039 153 144 9 150 Physical sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 31,267 11,145 1,146 1,613 2,531 2,356 175 556 4,072 41 1,186 16,508 2,083 1,985 98 1,531 31,921 11,149 892 1,695 2,615 2,473 142 574 4,131 39 1,203 16,954 2,147 2,054 93 1,671 32,368 11,189 906 1,834 2,518 2,396 122 571 4,083 24 1,253 17,241 2,178 2,067 111 1,760 32,548 11,222 1,002 1,795 2,560 2,403 157 583 3,901 34 1,347 17,288 2,188 1,999 189 1,850 32,327 11,147 996 1,791 2,531 2,374 157 582 3,873 33 1,341 17,227 2,174 1,985 189 1,779 32,747 10,660 865 1,866 2,394 2,253 141 607 3,956 67 905 18,186 1,971 1,736 235 1,930 33,671 11,045 904 1,894 2,362 2,210 152 573 4,176 32 1,104 18,236 2,033 1,771 262 2,357 34,280 11,183 935 2,011 2,264 2,156 108 630 4,307 28 1,008 18,554 1,942 1,680 262 2,601 Psychologyb Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 32,111 3,411 135 27 1,849 1,647 202 27 366 20 987 12,426 1,331 1,286 45 14,943 32,781 3,457 143 30 1,845 1,703 142 7 393 15 1,024 12,490 1,358 1,328 30 15,476 32,944 3,354 145 32 1,732 1,599 133 8 415 11 1,011 12,787 1,505 1,453 52 15,298 34,801 3,305 130 30 1,690 1,545 145 2 419 6 1,028 13,643 1,512 1,455 57 16,341 34,286 3,201 115 30 1,641 1,501 140 3 380 6 1,026 13,464 1,450 1,399 51 16,171 35,866 2,897 125 6 1,594 1,390 204 6 361 3 802 13,745 1,215 1,108 107 18,009 34,585 2,966 138 0 1,584 1,378 206 6 411 6 821 13,215 1,170 1,096 74 17,234 33,566 3,112 168 1 1,592 1,427 165 5 489 5 852 12,855 1,143 1,034 109 16,456 Field and primary source of support TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 58,187 3,471 132 55 437 317 120 90 794 396 1,567 28,584 2,691 1,877 814 23,441 59,232 3,322 130 34 395 304 91 82 870 388 1,423 29,192 2,482 1,828 654 24,236 61,843 3,517 196 42 375 317 58 70 896 335 1,603 30,436 2,570 1,846 724 25,320 63,564 3,226 124 50 388 320 68 64 896 315 1,389 31,417 2,588 1,947 641 26,333 62,406 3,193 124 50 377 309 68 63 882 315 1,382 30,936 2,540 1,904 636 25,737 64,107 3,131 156 42 381 299 82 68 853 335 1,296 32,596 2,315 1,629 686 26,065 67,116 3,338 182 26 407 318 89 80 943 309 1,391 32,658 2,159 1,496 663 28,961 67,836 3,475 183 44 412 309 103 74 904 357 1,501 32,744 1,979 1,419 560 29,638 84,616 21,190 5,299 1,757 2,133 1,907 226 1,424 6,747 408 3,422 30,549 9,780 8,896 884 23,097 82,241 21,165 5,326 1,914 2,254 2,068 186 1,270 6,838 333 3,230 29,289 9,710 8,866 844 22,077 85,134 21,251 5,331 1,934 2,481 2,346 135 1,046 6,907 332 3,220 30,253 9,709 8,873 836 23,921 89,834 20,907 5,269 1,757 2,619 2,464 155 999 6,628 304 3,331 32,098 9,371 8,327 1,044 27,458 90,911 21,074 5,312 1,764 2,626 2,471 155 1,007 6,724 300 3,341 32,394 9,472 8,408 1,064 27,971 95,077 20,701 4,764 1,836 2,782 2,649 133 1,016 6,838 299 3,166 34,788 9,530 8,067 1,463 30,058 101,495 22,825 5,218 2,064 2,951 2,763 188 1,120 7,625 283 3,564 34,741 10,089 8,610 1,479 33,840 106,434 25,155 5,432 2,694 3,330 3,101 229 999 8,368 335 3,997 34,776 10,065 8,501 1,564 36,438 Aerospace engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 3,190 1,214 537 50 12 10 2 423 116 0 76 909 364 298 66 703 3,150 1,215 557 42 16 15 1 382 135 1 82 946 281 244 37 708 3,291 1,157 540 42 17 15 2 318 139 1 100 950 395 347 48 789 3,379 1,135 482 47 19 15 4 336 131 0 120 1,040 479 382 97 725 3,379 1,135 482 47 19 15 4 336 131 0 120 1,040 479 382 97 725 3,588 1,236 509 47 12 11 1 382 140 0 146 1,218 265 190 75 869 3,845 1,346 588 43 13 13 0 434 143 0 125 1,152 334 253 81 1,013 4,187 1,371 645 63 10 10 0 345 183 0 125 1,222 343 254 89 1,251 Agricultural engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF 842 239 9 0 14 3 11 14 25 855 253 13 6 10 7 3 7 25 893 268 15 9 7 4 3 16 21 917 245 8 10 8 8 0 9 30 917 245 8 10 8 8 0 9 30 1,022 279 17 12 10 9 1 4 33 1,084 298 33 26 12 9 3 5 39 1,198 369 16 27 36 13 23 8 56 Field and primary source of support Social sciences Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 136 41 357 135 122 13 111 121 71 377 126 113 13 99 149 51 400 106 97 9 119 113 67 451 126 112 14 95 113 67 451 126 112 14 95 119 84 492 129 96 33 122 116 67 466 148 129 19 172 140 86 454 118 93 25 257 Architecturea Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na 3,981 38 9 2 0 0 0 0 6 1 20 1,545 173 150 23 2,225 5,092 41 5 5 3 2 1 0 7 3 18 1,955 163 134 29 2,933 5,988 104 4 4 3 2 1 0 12 1 80 1,957 301 265 36 3,626 5,959 150 7 18 4 4 0 0 18 1 102 2,107 222 181 41 3,480 Biomedical engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 5,015 1,527 88 9 1,002 991 11 42 248 6 132 1,550 719 690 29 1,219 5,232 1,639 87 18 1,137 1,122 15 32 252 5 108 1,649 676 645 31 1,268 5,641 1,807 99 25 1,245 1,234 11 10 280 5 143 1,828 636 621 15 1,370 5,885 2,089 93 26 1,412 1,389 23 15 306 6 231 1,933 527 509 18 1,336 5,908 2,100 93 26 1,423 1,400 23 15 306 6 231 1,945 527 509 18 1,336 6,260 2,230 122 42 1,542 1,500 42 14 352 5 153 2,175 633 572 61 1,222 6,840 2,447 157 50 1,618 1,589 29 15 417 6 184 2,270 688 620 68 1,435 7,375 2,709 152 49 1,803 1,767 36 24 508 16 157 2,354 693 615 78 1,619 Chemical engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 6,346 2,146 218 352 298 262 36 95 873 46 264 2,463 957 902 55 780 6,110 2,097 204 365 274 236 38 90 851 46 267 2,338 906 864 42 769 6,185 2,104 179 371 328 298 30 67 816 61 282 2,336 988 927 61 757 6,249 1,985 164 352 282 248 34 52 814 62 259 2,501 970 811 159 793 6,433 2,039 173 353 294 260 34 52 848 62 257 2,586 1,021 859 162 787 6,722 2,044 162 374 302 267 35 30 860 60 256 2,759 1,007 861 146 912 7,058 2,121 187 373 304 263 41 31 913 54 259 2,907 1,038 885 153 992 7,472 2,439 215 440 366 343 23 35 1,089 48 246 2,735 1,042 909 133 1,256 Field and primary source of support TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 Civil engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 13,348 2,150 169 90 59 33 26 59 702 73 998 5,672 1,239 1,107 132 4,287 12,958 1,997 180 92 60 32 28 68 652 64 881 5,303 1,165 1,054 111 4,493 12,836 1,870 143 64 56 30 26 57 658 40 852 5,345 1,173 1,079 94 4,448 14,352 1,888 205 73 47 39 8 59 653 52 799 6,008 1,145 1,024 121 5,311 11,063 1,869 200 71 47 39 8 65 649 47 790 4,707 1,003 897 106 3,484 11,619 1,726 189 73 38 33 5 75 545 45 761 5,257 1,012 837 175 3,624 13,120 1,978 193 108 53 34 19 98 637 44 845 5,458 1,024 863 161 4,660 13,719 2,216 179 146 48 35 13 107 758 55 923 5,475 1,081 892 189 4,947 Electrical engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 25,783 5,964 1,966 211 351 291 60 333 2,336 54 713 8,438 2,776 2,612 164 8,605 25,002 6,021 1,946 236 360 314 46 242 2,488 23 726 8,221 3,038 2,784 254 7,722 26,259 5,975 1,937 244 421 394 27 215 2,481 21 656 8,485 2,634 2,434 200 9,165 27,522 5,809 1,906 213 402 378 24 215 2,347 22 704 8,826 2,539 2,367 172 10,348 27,646 5,866 1,923 212 402 379 23 215 2,389 20 705 8,841 2,571 2,395 176 10,368 27,813 5,888 1,969 186 418 394 24 203 2,492 14 606 8,887 2,508 2,234 274 10,530 27,792 6,248 2,046 226 429 397 32 204 2,707 11 625 8,591 2,483 2,223 260 10,470 28,605 6,557 2,088 320 431 396 35 178 2,810 17 713 8,104 2,475 2,219 256 11,469 Engineering science Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 1,712 556 166 65 42 37 5 22 207 14 40 753 176 157 19 227 1,589 593 164 78 55 46 9 20 234 1 41 634 177 159 18 185 1,639 581 126 100 58 56 2 24 230 1 42 617 175 158 17 266 1,437 434 96 77 48 44 4 13 166 3 31 615 103 95 8 285 1,402 424 96 77 48 44 4 13 155 3 32 590 104 96 8 284 1,444 453 95 84 51 51 0 15 167 5 36 542 109 85 24 340 1,450 471 95 109 33 30 3 19 178 2 35 548 125 105 20 306 1,478 460 81 98 44 44 0 19 164 2 52 541 156 134 22 321 Industrial engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF 6,352 957 299 45 66 43 23 42 328 5,822 934 336 46 68 56 12 48 285 6,171 887 316 46 65 54 11 20 278 6,727 769 249 32 81 53 28 23 249 7,109 820 268 34 81 52 29 28 275 7,852 871 250 73 78 68 10 23 289 7,878 996 326 55 103 80 23 29 309 7,829 1,166 377 81 123 97 26 28 320 Field and primary source of support a TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 Field and primary source of support USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Mechanical engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Metallurgical/materials engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Mining engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 12 165 2,284 592 512 80 2,519 9 142 2,084 553 495 58 2,251 9 153 2,255 536 465 71 2,493 8 127 2,221 506 407 99 3,231 8 126 2,268 572 434 138 3,449 7 151 2,567 672 561 111 3,742 11 163 2,335 647 518 129 3,900 6 231 2,210 646 506 140 3,807 12,478 3,157 730 360 179 154 25 282 1,036 22 548 4,918 1,474 1,322 152 2,929 11,984 3,092 700 342 186 159 27 258 1,053 19 534 4,614 1,383 1,255 128 2,895 12,408 3,228 777 391 187 171 16 217 1,091 11 554 4,816 1,515 1,361 154 2,849 12,913 3,179 849 331 190 168 22 189 1,076 17 527 4,995 1,471 1,314 157 3,268 12,903 3,175 847 331 190 168 22 189 1,074 17 527 4,999 1,459 1,303 156 3,270 13,456 3,167 852 371 193 183 10 193 1,068 15 475 5,215 1,479 1,197 282 3,595 15,215 3,619 965 386 221 199 22 213 1,255 16 563 5,539 1,706 1,435 271 4,351 16,257 4,112 979 585 262 232 30 212 1,365 22 687 5,772 1,725 1,403 322 4,648 4,338 1,590 376 270 50 43 7 52 657 4 181 1,511 730 657 73 507 4,491 1,587 364 319 36 31 5 58 639 7 164 1,604 775 705 70 525 4,606 1,628 369 318 58 57 1 52 661 6 164 1,581 815 755 60 582 4,647 1,601 401 254 64 62 2 30 606 5 241 1,675 793 708 85 578 4,593 1,618 404 261 58 56 2 30 615 5 245 1,621 768 685 83 586 4,784 1,690 388 287 75 75 0 33 645 11 251 1,695 761 633 128 638 5,166 2,020 398 346 85 82 3 32 768 16 375 1,646 622 497 125 878 5,519 2,111 430 433 105 88 17 20 809 12 302 1,688 679 584 95 1,041 229 49 0 18 13 1 12 0 7 2 9 105 18 16 2 57 200 36 1 17 1 0 1 2 4 1 10 102 15 13 2 47 177 28 1 14 1 1 0 0 2 1 9 87 12 11 1 50 199 37 3 10 5 3 2 0 5 0 14 83 23 23 0 56 132 26 0 10 7 5 2 0 0 0 9 67 20 20 0 19 201 23 0 12 4 3 1 0 1 0 6 70 68 68 0 40 205 31 0 6 14 10 4 0 4 0 7 60 72 72 0 42 353 60 0 16 23 14 9 1 5 0 15 164 24 24 0 105 TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 Field and primary source of support 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa 2008 2009 2010 Nuclear engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 809 336 48 197 12 6 6 13 7 0 59 272 102 99 3 99 840 368 48 231 12 12 0 10 10 0 57 234 112 100 12 126 910 338 48 208 8 8 0 9 5 0 60 337 102 89 13 133 960 328 35 212 11 10 1 16 19 0 35 376 113 101 12 143 951 326 35 212 9 8 1 16 19 0 35 370 113 101 12 142 941 335 46 182 9 9 0 7 17 0 74 345 127 100 27 134 968 403 60 208 10 10 0 10 18 0 97 268 164 153 11 133 1,123 503 83 242 7 7 0 6 24 0 141 320 151 144 7 149 Petroleum engineering Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support 658 58 2 47 1 0 1 0 3 1 4 302 142 78 64 156 629 97 0 86 0 0 0 2 4 3 2 178 224 185 39 130 642 64 1 51 0 0 0 0 5 1 6 203 248 192 56 127 786 100 0 73 1 0 1 7 9 0 10 247 275 215 60 164 786 100 0 73 1 0 1 7 9 0 10 247 275 215 60 164 822 28 0 15 0 0 0 0 3 1 9 258 349 282 67 187 988 37 0 28 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 312 423 320 103 216 1,058 68 0 61 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 304 420 294 126 266 3,516 1,247 691 43 34 33 1 47 202 38 192 1,015 356 324 32 898 3,379 1,236 726 36 39 38 1 51 206 33 145 1,005 279 250 29 859 3,476 1,316 780 51 30 24 6 41 240 26 148 1,013 374 337 37 773 3,861 1,308 778 47 49 47 2 35 217 16 166 1,127 301 259 42 1,125 3,708 1,293 774 45 39 37 2 32 218 18 167 1,117 261 250 11 1,037 3,461 690 160 73 47 44 3 37 219 14 140 1,353 248 217 31 1,170 3,898 706 166 96 53 45 8 30 223 5 133 1,232 314 272 42 1,646 4,302 864 180 115 68 51 17 16 257 15 213 1,326 290 249 41 1,822 55,329 9,161 328 16 6,963 4,298 2,665 25 169 57,827 8,628 347 16 6,608 4,067 2,541 20 208 61,756 9,209 361 27 6,697 4,257 2,440 14 283 61,292 8,476 334 36 6,231 4,283 1,948 8 222 59,288 7,643 323 34 5,443 3,493 1,950 7 198 59,943 6,520 316 24 4,407 3,084 1,323 8 206 52,287 5,516 238 14 3,956 2,933 1,023 3 169 46,868 5,718 274 24 4,171 3,172 999 93 193 Engineering, nec Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF USDA Other Institutional Other nonfederal Domestic Foreign Self-support Healtha,b Federal DOD DOE HHS NIH Other HHS NASA NSF TABLE 19. Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health in doctorate-granting institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2004–10 Field and primary source of support 2004 2005 2006 2007olda 2007newa USDA 84 87 98 75 Other 1,576 1,342 1,729 1,570 Institutional 12,111 13,113 13,787 15,325 Other nonfederal 2,565 2,614 3,042 2,900 Domestic 2,321 2,423 2,861 2,653 Foreign 244 191 181 247 Self-support 31,492 33,472 35,718 34,591 na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail. ne = not eligible; data were not collected for this field prior to 2007. 89 1,549 14,758 2,800 2,558 242 34,087 2008 2009 2010 68 1,491 14,214 2,277 2,029 248 36,932 81 1,055 12,778 2,439 2,147 292 31,554 100 863 12,038 2,098 1,755 343 27,014 DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; nec = not elsewhere classified; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture. a In 2007, eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of eligible units. "2007new" presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old" shows data as they would have been collected in prior years. Science fields "communication" and "family and consumer sciences/human sciences" are newly eligible; data for these two fields are only in 2007new. Science field "multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies" is also newly eligible; data may have been reported under other fields before 2007. "Neuroscience" is reported as separate field of science in 2007new; data were reported under health field "neurology" in 2007old and previous years. "Architecture" is reported as separate field of engineering in 2007new; data were reported under "civil engineering" in 2007old and previous years. See appendix A in http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail. b Beginning with 2008, more rigorous follow-up was done with institutions regarding exclusion of practitioner-oriented graduate degree programs in psychology and in other health (a subfield of health). This change may affect interpretation of trends in these fields. SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering.
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