Table 43. Distribution of full-time graduate students in science 

 and engineering, by source of support, 1969-71 



Type of major support 1969 



Total full-time students 131,923 



U.S. Government 48,373 



Institutional support 47,415 



Self-support 24,123 



Othier sources 11 ,994 



Fellowstiips and traineeships 38,972 



US, Government 26,671 



Institutional support 6,777 



Self-support N.A. 



Ottier sources 5,524 



Research assistantships 28.506 



U.S. Government 18,641 



Institutional support 7,700 



Self-support — — 



Other sources 2,165 



Teaching assistantships 31 ,221 



U.S. Government 295 



Institutional support 30,790 



Self-support — — 



Other sources 136 



1970 



1971 



Source: Special tabulations from National Science Foundation surveys of 



Table 44a. Bachelor's and first-professional degrees in science and engineering, 



1959-60 to 1970-71 



127,469 135,964 153,361 164,936 173,471 187,849 212,174 244,519 264,122 271,176 



1959- 1960- 

 Field of science 60 61 



All sciences and 



engineering . . 120,937 121,660 



Physical sciences . . . 16,057 15,500 



Engineering 37,808 35,866 



Mattiematical 



sciences 11,437 13,127 



Life sciences 24,141 23,900 



Social sciences 31,494 33,267 



Source: U.S. Office of Education. Earned Degrees Conferred, annual senes 



Table 44b. Bachelor's and first-professional degrees in science and engineering 



as a percent of all bachelor's and first-professional degrees, 



1959-60 to 1970-71 



Source U S Office of Education, Earned Degrees Conferred, annual series 



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