Table 3. Type of financial support for
full-time PhD-level physics students by citizenship

U.S. Citizens

	Year of Study
Type of Support	1 %	2 %	3 %	4 %	5+ %	All Years %
Teaching Assistantship	54	32	22	17	12	26
Research Assistantship	18	47	51	64	69	51
Fellowship	26	21	26	17	14	20
Other	2	0	1	2	5	3

 

Foreign Citizens

	Year of Study
Type of Support	1 %	2 %	3 %	4 %	5+ %	All Years %
Teaching Assistantship	66	46	29	24	19	41
Research Assistantship	18	46	63	65	74	49
Fellowship	12	5	5	8	6	7
Other	4	3	3	3	1	3

AIP Statistical Research Center: Graduate Student Survey