| Field | Total | Fellowships | Research grants | Traineeships | Other types of support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All surveyed fields | 61,942 | 6,483 | 39,635 | 3,683 | 12,141 |
| Science and engineering | 43,395 | 4,162 | 30,128 | 1,617 | 7,488 |
| Science | 36,289 | 3,667 | 24,587 | 1,534 | 6,501 |
| Agricultural sciences | 1,319 | 56 | 1,022 | 13 | 228 |
| Biological sciences | 19,330 | 1,903 | 12,793 | 1,018 | 3,616 |
| Anatomy | 258 | 20 | 187 | 11 | 40 |
| Biochemistry | 2,097 | 191 | 1,407 | 62 | 437 |
| Biology | 2,141 | 289 | 1,489 | 48 | 315 |
| Biometry and epidemiology | 638 | 55 | 324 | 128 | 131 |
| Biophysics | 164 | 12 | 93 | 4 | 55 |
| Botany | 614 | 22 | 465 | 10 | 117 |
| Cell biology | 2,387 | 369 | 1,423 | 97 | 498 |
| Ecology | 107 | 5 | 69 | 4 | 29 |
| Entomology and parasitology | 258 | 11 | 203 | 2 | 42 |
| Genetics | 1,394 | 102 | 909 | 95 | 288 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology | 2,188 | 228 | 1,455 | 142 | 363 |
| Nutrition | 214 | 11 | 139 | 15 | 49 |
| Pathology | 1,505 | 141 | 901 | 107 | 356 |
| Pharmacology | 1,284 | 116 | 826 | 115 | 227 |
| Physiology | 1,412 | 169 | 858 | 109 | 276 |
| Zoology | 94 | 8 | 78 | 3 | 5 |
| Biological sciences nec | 2,575 | 154 | 1,967 | 66 | 388 |
| Communication | 76 | 19 | 45 | 1 | 11 |
| Computer sciences | 765 | 68 | 600 | 9 | 88 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences | 2,032 | 299 | 1,366 | 18 | 349 |
| Atmospheric sciences | 209 | 30 | 156 | 2 | 21 |
| Geosciences | 730 | 101 | 498 | 9 | 122 |
| Oceanography | 423 | 59 | 334 | 5 | 25 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec | 670 | 109 | 378 | 2 | 181 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences | 90 | 13 | 44 | 7 | 26 |
| Mathematical sciences | 932 | 123 | 410 | 118 | 281 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics | 787 | 109 | 317 | 105 | 256 |
| Statistics | 145 | 14 | 93 | 13 | 25 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies | 891 | 95 | 606 | 66 | 124 |
| Neuroscience | 1,696 | 204 | 1,088 | 100 | 304 |
| Physical sciences | 7,197 | 569 | 5,530 | 56 | 1,042 |
| Astronomy | 407 | 64 | 302 | 5 | 36 |
| Chemistry | 3,850 | 343 | 2,866 | 37 | 604 |
| Physics | 2,682 | 155 | 2,138 | 14 | 375 |
| Physical sciences nec | 258 | 7 | 224 | 0 | 27 |
| Psychology | 1,023 | 150 | 664 | 79 | 130 |
| Clinical psychology | 104 | 37 | 35 | 6 | 26 |
| Psychology, general | 568 | 48 | 414 | 47 | 59 |
| Psychology nec | 351 | 65 | 215 | 26 | 45 |
| Social sciences | 938 | 168 | 419 | 49 | 302 |
| Agricultural economics | 61 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 9 |
| Anthropology (cultural and social) | 118 | 27 | 43 | 2 | 46 |
| Economics (except agricultural) | 62 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 20 |
| Geography | 89 | 6 | 65 | 1 | 17 |
| History and philosophy of science | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Linguistics | 33 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
| Political science | 239 | 31 | 99 | 20 | 89 |
| Sociology | 93 | 14 | 35 | 15 | 29 |
| Sociology and anthropology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Social sciences nec | 226 | 57 | 85 | 8 | 76 |
| Engineering | 7,106 | 495 | 5,541 | 83 | 987 |
| Aerospace engineering | 202 | 18 | 142 | 7 | 35 |
| Agricultural engineering | 152 | 0 | 125 | 4 | 23 |
| Architecture | 17 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| Biomedical engineering | 1,103 | 89 | 843 | 31 | 140 |
| Chemical engineering | 1,230 | 62 | 957 | 17 | 194 |
| Civil engineering | 587 | 37 | 467 | 0 | 83 |
| Electrical engineering | 1,180 | 113 | 913 | 7 | 147 |
| Engineering science | 240 | 35 | 201 | 0 | 4 |
| Industrial engineering | 133 | 8 | 92 | 1 | 32 |
| Mechanical engineering | 1,034 | 75 | 796 | 5 | 158 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering | 809 | 29 | 674 | 10 | 96 |
| Mining engineering | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Nuclear engineering | 105 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 8 |
| Petroleum engineering | 49 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 12 |
| Engineering nec | 258 | 17 | 191 | 1 | 49 |
| Health | 18,547 | 2,321 | 9,507 | 2,066 | 4,653 |
| Clinical medicine | 15,831 | 2,002 | 7,893 | 1,837 | 4,099 |
| Anesthesiology | 439 | 46 | 281 | 38 | 74 |
| Cardiology | 777 | 121 | 440 | 94 | 122 |
| Endocrinology | 441 | 78 | 215 | 74 | 74 |
| Gastroenterology | 317 | 38 | 145 | 47 | 87 |
| Hematology | 348 | 52 | 143 | 50 | 103 |
| Neurology | 941 | 118 | 567 | 57 | 199 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 301 | 53 | 129 | 24 | 95 |
| Oncology and cancer research | 1,859 | 186 | 902 | 138 | 633 |
| Ophthalmology | 528 | 50 | 354 | 17 | 107 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 160 | 17 | 101 | 22 | 20 |
| Pediatrics | 1,584 | 271 | 666 | 195 | 452 |
| Preventive medicine and community health | 703 | 88 | 344 | 116 | 155 |
| Psychiatry | 1,008 | 130 | 451 | 198 | 229 |
| Pulmonary disease | 288 | 69 | 95 | 59 | 65 |
| Radiology | 921 | 156 | 513 | 49 | 203 |
| Surgery | 1,297 | 98 | 600 | 109 | 490 |
| Clinical medicine nec | 3,919 | 431 | 1,947 | 550 | 991 |
| Other health | 2,716 | 319 | 1,614 | 229 | 554 |
| Dental sciences | 303 | 12 | 180 | 44 | 67 |
| Nursing | 77 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences | 995 | 107 | 630 | 31 | 227 |
| Speech pathology and audiology | 49 | 1 | 30 | 11 | 7 |
| Veterinary sciences | 564 | 89 | 310 | 29 | 136 |
| Other health nec | 728 | 90 | 441 | 95 | 102 |
| nec = not elsewhere classified. |
| NOTE: "Field" refers to the field of the unit that reports postdocs to the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2013. |
| Data from survey cycle Fall 2013, as of 8 August 2014. |
