Page_part
#F6F7F8
#010101
page-part
In keeping with the VSPA Value of transparency, we are happy to provide these snapshot data of all current postdocs at UC Berkeley. Here you will find a breakdown of various data points of where our postdocs come from and where they choose to conduct their postdoc training at UC Berkeley.
Postdoc Demographic Data as of August 2022
Total Postdocs | Female | Male | Non-Binary | USPR* | International |
1333 | 543 | 787 | 3 | 37.0% (494) | 62.9% (839) |
* United States Citizen or Permanent Resident
Postdocs by Funding Type
Funding Type | # of Postdocs |
Postdocs with Institutional Funding | 1090 |
Postdocs with Fellowship Funding | 129 |
Postdocs with Paid-Direct External Funding | 114 |
Top 10 Citizenship Countries
Country | # of Postdocs |
United States of America | 494 (37.1%) |
China | 226 (17.0%) |
India | 96 (7.2%) |
South Korea | 72 (5.4%) |
Germany | 45 (3.4%) |
Canada | 34 (2.6%) |
France | 30 (2.3%) |
Israel | 29 (2.2%) |
Italy | 28 (2.1%) |
Iran | 25 (1.9%) |
Postdocs by Department & Research Unit
We collated the total number of postdocs in each department and research unit on campus.
Postdoc Ph.D. Alma Mater (Top 10)
University | # by University |
UC Berkeley | 140 (10.5%) |
Stanford University | 47 (3.5%) |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 36 (2.7%) |
UC Davis | 30 (2.3%) |
Harvard University | 28 (2.1%) |
Princeton University | 25 (1.9%) |
Yale University | 19 (1.4%) |
University of Michigan | 19 (1.4%) |
Cornell University | 19 (1.4%) |
California Institute of Technology | 18 (1.4%) |
UC San Diego | 17 (1.28%) |
Johns Hopkins University | 17 (1.28%) |
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | 17 (1.28%) |