Data

U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   1,172   1,204   1,109   912   922   911   897   967   1,018   1,045
  Science and engineering   1,049   1,063   1,013   826   837   829   808   876   934   970
    Science   1,039   1,054   1,003   813   827   819   799   862   927   960
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   37   46
      Biological and biomedical sciences   568   553   558   432   439   432   418   429   472   502
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   5
      Computer and information sciences   87   95   88   81   80   82   75   82   81   60
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   17   22   21   19   20   9   10   13   13   11
      Mathematics and statistics   31   37   27   30   40   37   36   21   27   35
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   31   43   38   1   1   6   6   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   40   39   31   20   30   16   17   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   202   205   192   169   170   171   173   166   163   151
      Psychology   4   4   7   35   32   44   44   43   44   44
      Social sciences   59   56   41   26   15   22   20   35   56   67
    Engineering   10   9   10   13   10   10   9   14   7   10
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   9   10   13   10   10   9   8   1   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6   10
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   123   141   96   86   85   82   89   91   84   75
    Clinical medicine   14   30   43   34   34   33   38   59   41   33
    Other health   109   111   53   52   51   49   51   32   43   42

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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