Data

U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields   558   541   579   564   525   544   599   550   616   571
  Science and engineering   318   344   331   342   342   347   340   318   340   325
    Science   309   334   322   331   331   347   340   318   340   325
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   211   223   217   221   222   233   210   209   221   204
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   5   5   2   2   4   3   3   1   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   7   11   7
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7   6   10   8   5   6   8   9   5   2
      Mathematics and statistics   2   4   5   7   9   8   15   8   9   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   13   8   6   7   11   9   16   12   23   16
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4   7   10
      Psychology   27   34   42   26   20   26   26   23   21   23
      Physical sciences   36   42   30   30   38   38   34   32   32   41
      Social sciences   10   12   7   30   24   23   13   11   10   11
    Engineering   9   10   9   11   11   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   10   9   11   11   0   0   0   0   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   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Health   240   197   248   222   183   197   259   232   276   246
      Clinical medicine   130   116   177   150   145   170   208   187   215   185
      Other health   110   81   71   72   38   27   51   45   61   61

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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