Data

Georgia Institute of Technology

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   113   112   158   142   173   122   121   20   0   150
  Science and engineering   113   112   158   142   173   122   121   20   0   150
    Science   42   43   58   53   73   61   77   12   0   68
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   8   10   14   13   16   16   53   2   0   15
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   3   6   7   3   0   6   0   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   3   9   6   10   5   7   0   0   2
      Mathematics and statistics   1   3   9   6   5   3   0   1   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   22   19   21   33   31   17   0   0   38
      Psychology   3   3   3   1   2   2   0   0   0   1
      Social sciences   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0   2
    Engineering   71   69   100   89   100   61   44   8   0   82
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   1   4   6   5   3   2   0   0   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   11   26   23   24   18   10   0   0   21
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   16   13   14   11   18   8   10   0   0   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   2   6   6   6   3   3   2   0   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   5   8   12   15   13   6   4   0   0   14
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   4   4   3   2   0   2   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   13   19   23   17   18   17   9   0   0   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   8   11   11   8   12   5   4   1   0   7
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   4   0   0
  Health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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