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National Science Foundation |
|  |
| Year |
Graduate Enrollment by Field of Study |
| Science and Engineering |
Science |
Engineering |
| 1975 |
302,981 |
234,649 |
68,332 |
| 1980 |
325,574 |
251,239 |
74,335 |
| 1985 |
357,968 |
261,950 |
96,018 |
| 1990 |
397,005 |
289,347 |
107,658 |
| 1995 |
422,438 |
315,237 |
107,201 |
| 2000 |
414,683 |
309,999 |
104,684 |
| 2001 |
429,492 |
319,986 |
109,506 |
Source:
National Science Foundation,
Division of Science Resources Statistics
Graduate Students and Postdoctorates
in Science and Engineering: Fall 2001 (NSF 03-320), Table 2. Graduate students
in science, engineering, and health fields in all institutions, by field: 1975-2001 |
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