Data

U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
All surveyed fields   1,204   1,109   912   922   911   897   967   1,018   1,045   984   0
  Science and engineering   1,063   1,013   826   837   829   808   876   934   970   845   0
    Science   1,054   1,003   813   827   819   799   862   927   960   830   0
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   44   37   46   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   553   558   432   439   432   418   429   472   502   470   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   5   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   95   88   81   80   82   75   82   81   60   45   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   22   21   19   20   9   10   13   13   11   9   0
      Mathematics and statistics   37   27   30   40   37   36   21   27   35   41   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   43   38   1   1   6   6   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   39   31   20   30   16   17   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   28   32   39   45   0
      Psychology   4   7   35   32   44   44   43   44   44   43   0
      Physical sciences   205   192   169   170   171   173   166   163   151   129   0
      Social sciences   56   41   26   15   22   20   35   56   67   48   0
    Engineering   9   10   13   10   10   9   14   7   10   15   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   10   13   10   10   9   8   1   0   2   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   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   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   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   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   6   10   13   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   141   96   86   85   82   89   91   84   75   139   0
      Clinical medicine   30   43   34   34   33   38   59   41   33   88   0
      Other health   111   53   52   51   49   51   32   43   42   51   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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