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Table 37. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2009–14

Field and primary source of support 2009 2010a,b 2011b 2012 2013 2014oldc 2014newc
All surveyed fields 57,805 63,439 62,639 62,851 61,942 62,379 63,593
Federal 35,533 36,439 35,635 35,794 33,382 32,633 33,269
DOD na 2,524 2,353 2,414 2,393 2,299 2,327
DOE na 2,114 1,872 2,001 1,845 1,774 1,776
HHS na 22,603 22,557 22,576 20,697 20,135 20,671
NIH na 21,788 21,613 21,535 19,784 19,351 19,881
Other HHS na 815 944 1,041 913 784 790
NASA na 646 623 612 598 583 585
NSF na 4,286 4,316 4,324 4,153 4,200 4,243
USDA na 655 696 677 693 697 704
Other na 3,611 3,218 3,190 3,003 2,945 2,963
Nonfederal 22,272 19,526 20,606 22,088 22,712 24,232 24,742
Institutional na 9,618 10,393 11,700 12,254 12,528 12,685
Domestic na 8,271 8,635 8,592 8,713 9,555 9,843
Foreign na 1,637 1,578 1,796 1,745 2,149 2,214
Self-support na 462 459 447 588 575 588
Unknown na 7,012 5,939 4,522 5,260 4,939 4,994
Science and engineering 40,804 44,320 44,121 43,841 43,395 43,476 44,623
Federal 25,996 26,651 25,690 25,678 24,143 23,675 24,295
DOD na 2,172 2,029 2,110 2,070 2,014 2,040
DOE na 2,093 1,851 1,979 1,820 1,753 1,755
HHS na 14,038 13,699 13,534 12,524 12,232 12,755
NIH na 13,528 13,068 12,833 11,923 11,783 12,300
Other HHS na 510 631 701 601 449 455
NASA na 623 604 588 573 565 567
NSF na 4,226 4,265 4,251 4,082 4,136 4,179
USDA na 610 651 641 654 661 668
Other na 2,889 2,591 2,575 2,420 2,314 2,331
Nonfederal 14,808 13,147 14,023 14,430 15,079 16,055 16,517
Institutional na 6,555 7,065 7,366 7,896 8,370 8,519
Domestic na 5,354 5,799 5,825 5,948 6,169 6,422
Foreign na 1,238 1,159 1,239 1,235 1,516 1,576
Self-support na 298 251 275 334 350 361
Unknown na 4,224 4,157 3,458 3,839 3,396 3,450
Science 34,388 37,351 37,335 36,738 36,289 36,184 37,316
Federal 22,270 22,614 21,959 21,824 20,517 20,077 20,690
DOD na 1,283 1,168 1,234 1,215 1,147 1,170
DOE na 1,333 1,252 1,272 1,229 1,184 1,185
HHS na 13,127 12,790 12,609 11,672 11,412 11,935
NIH na 12,692 12,241 11,990 11,157 11,013 11,530
Other HHS na 435 549 619 515 399 405
NASA na 521 511 506 493 474 476
NSF na 3,433 3,527 3,523 3,336 3,365 3,407
USDA na 571 599 588 591 617 624
Other na 2,346 2,112 2,092 1,981 1,878 1,893
Nonfederal 12,118 10,902 11,690 11,936 12,383 12,964 13,418
Institutional na 5,464 6,008 6,317 6,616 6,858 7,002
Domestic na 4,502 4,797 4,704 4,839 4,972 5,224
Foreign na 936 885 915 928 1,134 1,192
Self-support na 232 178 211 263 319 330
Unknown na 3,603 3,508 2,767 3,126 2,824 2,878
Agricultural sciences 1,083 1,190 1,256 1,290 1,319 1,395 1,402
Federal 600 647 619 623 607 661 666
DOD na 15 32 15 19 19 19
DOE na 35 26 35 32 32 33
HHS na 58 40 53 48 54 54
NIH na 49 33 34 40 46 46
Other HHS na 9 7 19 8 8 8
NASA na 1 8 8 11 7 7
NSF na 112 104 127 110 114 116
USDA na 282 288 248 267 290 292
Other na 144 121 137 120 145 145
Nonfederal 483 517 534 578 620 612 614
Institutional na 304 279 298 354 356 358
Domestic na 189 217 263 255 243 243
Foreign na 24 38 17 11 13 13
Self-support na 17 17 22 12 22 22
Unknown na 9 86 67 80 100 100
Biological sciences 20,159 21,726 21,107 20,086 19,330 18,749 19,554
Federal 13,124 13,554 12,842 12,475 11,404 10,919 11,430
DOD na 433 339 351 360 342 357
DOE na 210 186 148 138 107 107
HHS na 10,388 9,949 9,689 8,817 8,447 8,908
NIH na 10,124 9,625 9,333 8,523 8,251 8,707
Other HHS na 264 324 356 294 196 201
NASA na 46 36 26 22 32 32
NSF na 975 1,003 921 822 875 903
USDA na 245 260 272 273 261 266
Other na 1,257 1,069 1,068 972 855 857
Nonfederal 7,035 5,849 6,158 6,212 6,304 6,219 6,497
Institutional na 2,672 2,872 3,092 3,088 2,963 3,084
Domestic na 2,716 2,892 2,697 2,821 2,755 2,880
Foreign na 461 394 423 395 501 533
Self-support na 94 61 69 87 103 114
Unknown na 2,229 2,046 1,330 1,535 1,508 1,513
Communication 38 62 67 58 76 75 75
Federal 10 20 17 20 26 30 30
DOD na 6 5 7 3 4 4
DOE na 0 0 0 0 0 0
HHS na 12 10 5 10 16 16
NIH na 11 10 5 9 10 10
Other HHS na 1 0 0 1 6 6
NASA na 0 0 1 0 0 0
NSF na 2 2 6 12 9 9
USDA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other na 0 0 1 1 1 1
Nonfederal 28 33 42 32 43 31 31
Institutional na 17 17 13 27 16 16
Domestic na 11 16 14 9 12 12
Foreign na 5 9 5 7 3 3
Self-support na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown na 9 8 6 7 14 14
Computer sciences 594 763 759 760 765 833 834
Federal 392 501 477 503 490 512 513
DOD na 119 138 150 148 144 144
DOE na 31 26 22 19 13 13
HHS na 71 54 56 58 62 62
NIH na 65 51 52 52 56 56
Other HHS na 6 3 4 6 6 6
NASA na 10 2 0 3 3 3
NSF na 210 203 226 208 230 231
USDA na 2 2 1 0 2 2
Other na 58 52 48 54 58 58
Nonfederal 202 217 226 220 232 284 284
Institutional na 102 100 96 109 120 120
Domestic na 91 101 96 86 124 124
Foreign na 24 25 28 37 40 40
Self-support na 7 2 2 8 13 13
Unknown na 38 54 35 35 24 24
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1,424 1,740 1,774 1,956 2,032 2,059 2,061
Federal 898 963 948 1,108 1,100 1,094 1,095
DOD na 86 63 58 93 78 78
DOE na 78 75 98 94 72 72
HHS na 83 85 88 96 97 97
NIH na 78 76 78 86 87 87
Other HHS na 5 9 10 10 10 10
NASA na 147 145 164 177 158 158
NSF na 349 393 467 447 464 464
USDA na 15 13 25 13 27 27
Other na 205 174 208 180 198 199
Nonfederal 526 668 691 768 748 773 774
Institutional na 354 399 438 372 391 392
Domestic na 214 197 204 238 251 251
Foreign na 100 95 126 138 131 131
Self-support na 13 14 21 19 21 21
Unknown na 96 121 59 165 171 171
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 22 30 52 58 90 93 114
Federal 8 15 24 29 31 30 36
DOD na 1 0 0 2 0 0
DOE na 0 0 0 0 0 0
HHS na 9 13 19 15 17 18
NIH na 5 11 16 10 14 15
Other HHS na 4 2 3 5 3 3
NASA na 0 0 0 0 0 1
NSF na 1 1 0 0 3 6
USDA na 0 2 3 4 1 1
Other na 4 8 7 10 9 10
Nonfederal 14 10 28 25 38 50 60
Institutional na 6 15 7 14 24 33
Domestic na 4 13 18 23 25 26
Foreign na 0 0 0 1 1 1
Self-support na 0 0 4 9 7 7
Unknown na 5 0 0 12 6 11
Mathematics and statistics 737 791 830 902 932 956 959
Federal 364 335 388 395 394 371 371
DOD na 52 47 79 73 50 50
DOE na 17 13 15 10 11 11
HHS na 59 63 58 50 52 52
NIH na 54 52 49 41 41 41
Other HHS na 5 11 9 9 11 11
NASA na 2 4 4 5 3 3
NSF na 186 236 224 235 238 238
USDA na 1 0 0 0 0 0
Other na 18 25 15 21 17 17
Nonfederal 373 357 358 413 424 478 481
Institutional na 290 280 339 363 406 409
Domestic na 52 59 60 40 50 50
Foreign na 15 19 14 21 22 22
Self-support na 7 3 3 11 12 12
Unknown na 92 81 91 103 95 95
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 459 785 704 742 891 1,045 1,045
Federal 265 459 402 425 491 570 570
DOD na 43 54 41 40 49 49
DOE na 47 41 48 54 60 60
HHS na 231 209 236 275 315 315
NIH na 228 204 230 272 312 312
Other HHS na 3 5 6 3 3 3
NASA na 3 5 6 4 1 1
NSF na 73 62 65 88 98 98
USDA na 2 3 3 5 2 2
Other na 60 28 26 25 45 45
Nonfederal 194 218 258 273 309 338 338
Institutional na 113 169 172 162 183 183
Domestic na 94 82 86 134 137 137
Foreign na 11 7 15 13 18 18
Self-support na 17 16 21 20 62 62
Unknown na 91 28 23 71 75 75
Neurobiology and neuroscience 645 838 1,398 1,525 1,696 1,778 1,878
Federal 447 492 817 856 977 1,031 1,065
DOD na 58 23 34 36 33 33
DOE na 0 3 0 0 0 0
HHS na 391 701 733 823 889 915
NIH na 378 653 682 759 877 902
Other HHS na 13 48 51 64 12 13
NASA na 0 0 1 1 0 0
NSF na 12 16 26 27 38 38
USDA na 0 1 1 1 1 1
Other na 31 73 61 89 70 78
Nonfederal 198 208 428 511 546 598 623
Institutional na 66 172 165 194 210 214
Domestic na 119 220 313 302 348 360
Foreign na 23 36 33 50 40 49
Self-support na 1 2 0 4 3 3
Unknown na 137 151 158 169 146 187
Physical sciences 7,447 7,583 7,490 7,430 7,197 7,089 7,277
Federal 5,177 4,710 4,493 4,424 4,129 3,927 3,979
DOD na 429 405 435 384 360 368
DOE na 910 878 904 874 884 884
HHS na 1,242 1,096 1,075 979 937 969
NIH na 1,164 1,004 950 893 823 855
Other HHS na 78 92 125 86 114 114
NASA na 300 308 287 254 259 260
NSF na 1,392 1,361 1,329 1,254 1,125 1,133
USDA na 10 10 12 6 14 14
Other na 427 435 382 378 348 351
Nonfederal 2,270 2,129 2,234 2,186 2,298 2,612 2,747
Institutional na 1,122 1,246 1,237 1,371 1,558 1,562
Domestic na 798 789 757 721 771 885
Foreign na 209 199 192 206 283 300
Self-support na 38 37 31 43 34 34
Unknown na 706 726 789 727 516 517
Psychology 1,219 1,132 1,124 1,132 1,023 1,062 1,066
Federal 830 704 721 748 630 631 633
DOD na 34 48 47 33 48 48
DOE na 0 1 1 1 1 1
HHS na 512 502 535 438 429 431
NIH na 476 462 503 410 410 412
Other HHS na 36 40 32 28 19 19
NASA na 2 0 0 2 0 0
NSF na 63 84 67 64 79 79
USDA na 0 0 0 2 0 0
Other na 93 86 98 90 74 74
Nonfederal 389 314 333 308 302 367 367
Institutional na 154 182 190 186 211 211
Domestic na 108 106 84 92 110 110
Foreign na 52 45 34 24 46 46
Self-support na 20 14 12 17 10 10
Unknown na 94 56 64 74 54 56
Social sciences 561 711 774 799 938 1,050 1,051
Federal 155 214 211 218 238 301 302
DOD na 7 14 17 24 20 20
DOE na 5 3 1 7 4 4
HHS na 71 68 62 63 97 98
NIH na 60 60 58 62 86 87
Other HHS na 11 8 4 1 11 11
NASA na 10 3 9 14 11 11
NSF na 58 62 65 69 92 92
USDA na 14 20 23 20 19 19
Other na 49 41 41 41 58 58
Nonfederal 406 382 400 410 519 602 602
Institutional na 264 277 270 376 420 420
Domestic na 106 105 112 118 146 146
Foreign na 12 18 28 25 36 36
Self-support na 18 12 26 33 32 32
Unknown na 97 151 145 148 115 115
Engineering 6,416 6,969 6,786 7,103 7,106 7,292 7,307
Federal 3,726 4,037 3,731 3,854 3,626 3,598 3,605
DOD na 889 861 876 855 867 870
DOE na 760 599 707 591 569 570
HHS na 911 909 925 852 820 820
NIH na 836 827 843 766 770 770
Other HHS na 75 82 82 86 50 50
NASA na 102 93 82 80 91 91
NSF na 793 738 728 746 771 772
USDA na 39 52 53 63 44 44
Other na 543 479 483 439 436 438
Nonfederal 2,690 2,245 2,333 2,494 2,696 3,091 3,099
Institutional na 1,091 1,057 1,049 1,280 1,512 1,517
Domestic na 852 1,002 1,121 1,109 1,197 1,198
Foreign na 302 274 324 307 382 384
Self-support na 66 73 64 71 31 31
Unknown na 621 649 691 713 572 572
Aerospace engineering 168 212 202 170 202 220 220
Federal 107 137 112 92 108 122 122
DOD na 49 48 50 57 60 60
DOE na 15 12 7 11 16 16
HHS na 6 18 2 3 2 2
NIH na 6 3 2 3 2 2
Other HHS na 0 15 0 0 0 0
NASA na 11 10 8 8 14 14
NSF na 18 6 11 14 13 13
USDA na 1 1 1 1 0 0
Other na 37 17 13 14 17 17
Nonfederal 61 62 72 69 76 80 80
Institutional na 30 32 35 38 46 46
Domestic na 23 27 27 30 26 26
Foreign na 9 13 7 8 8 8
Self-support na 7 4 3 3 2 2
Unknown na 6 14 6 15 16 16
Agricultural engineering 110 119 129 133 152 146 150
Federal 48 66 79 75 76 63 63
DOD na 5 10 7 3 2 2
DOE na 5 12 5 11 7 7
HHS na 9 5 4 2 7 7
NIH na 8 5 1 0 2 2
Other HHS na 1 0 3 2 5 5
NASA na 0 3 3 6 1 1
NSF na 9 9 17 7 8 8
USDA na 24 27 27 32 22 22
Other na 14 13 12 15 16 16
Nonfederal 62 48 49 54 60 75 79
Institutional na 33 29 31 31 51 54
Domestic na 15 16 15 24 16 17
Foreign na 0 4 8 5 8 8
Self-support na 4 1 4 4 2 2
Unknown na 1 0 0 12 6 6
Architecture 22 10 16 6 17 14 14
Federal 8 2 8 3 7 1 1
DOD na 0 1 0 1 0 0
DOE na 0 0 1 1 0 0
HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NIH na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSF na 2 3 2 4 1 1
USDA na 0 4 0 0 0 0
Other na 0 0 0 1 0 0
Nonfederal 14 7 6 3 9 7 7
Institutional na 5 5 1 6 3 3
Domestic na 0 1 1 2 2 2
Foreign na 2 0 1 1 2 2
Self-support na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown na 1 2 0 1 6 6
Biomedical engineering 960 1,023 1,069 1,161 1,103 1,196 1,198
Federal 679 658 658 701 665 658 658
DOD na 55 70 75 68 61 61
DOE na 22 21 17 21 22 22
HHS na 478 460 495 456 477 477
NIH na 465 455 471 441 469 469
Other HHS na 13 5 24 15 8 8
NASA na 2 2 1 4 5 5
NSF na 58 64 68 80 63 63
USDA na 0 2 0 0 1 1
Other na 43 39 45 36 29 29
Nonfederal 281 260 326 353 353 461 463
Institutional na 125 171 158 185 228 228
Domestic na 102 125 157 130 189 189
Foreign na 33 30 38 38 44 46
Self-support na 7 7 1 5 4 4
Unknown na 98 78 106 80 73 73
Chemical engineering 1,084 1,077 1,137 1,098 1,230 1,244 1,244
Federal 585 526 546 520 544 543 543
DOD na 80 85 102 107 117 117
DOE na 142 139 120 129 123 123
HHS na 111 117 117 120 111 111
NIH na 99 114 115 109 106 106
Other HHS na 12 3 2 11 5 5
NASA na 8 8 10 9 3 3
NSF na 120 150 122 111 133 133
USDA na 4 6 14 15 10 10
Other na 61 41 35 53 46 46
Nonfederal 499 403 454 454 543 604 604
Institutional na 174 178 169 227 269 269
Domestic na 165 215 221 254 233 233
Foreign na 64 61 64 62 102 102
Self-support na 0 0 5 4 5 5
Unknown na 148 137 119 139 92 92
Civil engineering 535 571 551 590 587 629 629
Federal 260 239 265 237 243 253 253
DOD na 33 40 38 32 42 42
DOE na 38 40 43 37 37 37
HHS na 14 25 15 17 18 18
NIH na 13 17 13 14 17 17
Other HHS na 1 8 2 3 1 1
NASA na 15 11 12 12 15 15
NSF na 53 55 49 79 65 65
USDA na 4 5 4 4 3 3
Other na 82 89 76 62 73 73
Nonfederal 275 276 217 266 256 333 333
Institutional na 161 133 130 155 203 203
Domestic na 78 61 104 81 92 92
Foreign na 37 23 32 20 38 38
Self-support na 6 4 4 7 2 2
Unknown na 50 65 83 81 41 41
Electrical engineering 1,025 1,095 1,035 1,152 1,180 1,177 1,179
Federal 586 638 569 632 621 618 619
DOD na 232 225 229 240 237 238
DOE na 77 36 72 62 39 39
HHS na 100 86 89 79 54 54
NIH na 77 66 66 64 43 43
Other HHS na 23 20 23 15 11 11
NASA na 8 9 12 16 16 16
NSF na 162 150 157 149 181 181
USDA na 0 1 1 5 2 2
Other na 59 62 72 70 89 89
Nonfederal 439 316 301 337 364 392 393
Institutional na 157 120 145 171 186 187
Domestic na 125 152 151 146 152 152
Foreign na 34 29 41 47 54 54
Self-support na 6 16 9 18 2 2
Unknown na 135 149 174 177 165 165
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 226 236 281 292 240 270 270
Federal 151 164 176 174 157 133 133
DOD na 42 50 44 44 30 30
DOE na 35 24 39 28 31 31
HHS na 23 40 34 19 20 20
NIH na 23 38 26 11 19 19
Other HHS na 0 2 8 8 1 1
NASA na 10 16 10 9 9 9
NSF na 37 27 32 36 21 21
USDA na 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other na 17 18 15 21 22 22
Nonfederal 75 70 102 115 82 125 125
Institutional na 34 36 43 38 68 68
Domestic na 20 44 41 27 38 38
Foreign na 16 22 31 17 19 19
Self-support na 2 2 2 1 1 1
Unknown na 0 1 1 0 11 11
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 109 151 121 127 133 131 131
Federal 56 78 45 51 39 46 46
DOD na 15 12 11 15 16 16
DOE na 10 4 2 4 4 4
HHS na 21 5 5 6 6 6
NIH na 15 3 5 5 6 6
Other HHS na 6 2 0 1 0 0
NASA na 2 1 0 1 2 2
NSF na 17 13 14 8 13 13
USDA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other na 13 10 19 5 5 5
Nonfederal 53 46 50 44 60 69 69
Institutional na 27 31 25 41 42 42
Domestic na 12 15 13 11 21 21
Foreign na 7 4 6 8 6 6
Self-support na 18 12 15 7 1 1
Unknown na 9 14 17 27 15 15
Mechanical engineering 948 1,021 889 985 1,034 1,055 1,058
Federal 535 635 482 577 544 548 550
DOD na 174 132 163 135 143 143
DOE na 101 79 101 92 87 88
HHS na 76 83 92 103 85 85
NIH na 65 62 74 78 68 68
Other HHS na 11 21 18 25 17 17
NASA na 30 20 19 12 18 18
NSF na 139 113 124 128 148 148
USDA na 3 0 0 2 1 1
Other na 112 55 78 72 66 67
Nonfederal 413 290 284 289 372 421 422
Institutional na 154 137 132 190 207 208
Domestic na 97 102 111 143 168 168
Foreign na 39 45 46 39 46 46
Self-support na 2 14 13 15 1 1
Unknown na 94 109 106 103 85 85
Metallurgical and materials engineering 758 841 860 854 809 776 780
Federal 429 486 489 453 413 403 407
DOD na 138 142 114 119 121 123
DOE na 115 109 112 97 119 119
HHS na 42 35 36 29 22 22
NIH na 40 31 34 24 20 20
Other HHS na 2 4 2 5 2 2
NASA na 9 7 5 2 1 1
NSF na 117 108 101 103 88 89
USDA na 1 5 5 3 4 4
Other na 64 83 80 60 48 49
Nonfederal 329 286 309 338 339 329 329
Institutional na 111 109 114 132 132 132
Domestic na 140 168 189 169 159 159
Foreign na 35 32 35 38 38 38
Self-support na 7 5 6 5 9 9
Unknown na 62 57 57 52 35 35
Mining engineering 4 4 4 5 7 15 15
Federal 2 1 0 2 2 1 1
DOD na 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOE na 1 0 1 1 0 0
HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NIH na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSF na 0 0 0 0 0 0
USDA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other na 0 0 1 1 1 1
Nonfederal 2 2 4 1 3 13 13
Institutional na 2 3 1 2 8 8
Domestic na 0 1 0 1 1 1
Foreign na 0 0 0 0 4 4
Self-support na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown na 1 0 2 2 1 1
Nuclear engineering 90 107 111 120 105 112 112
Federal 63 74 65 77 49 57 57
DOD na 4 2 4 2 7 7
DOE na 50 34 48 30 33 33
HHS na 6 12 11 0 0 0
NIH na 6 12 11 0 0 0
Other HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA na 1 2 0 0 1 1
NSF na 4 7 6 4 10 10
USDA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other na 9 8 8 13 6 6
Nonfederal 27 20 37 32 44 39 39
Institutional na 6 12 14 13 10 10
Domestic na 13 24 17 24 25 25
Foreign na 1 1 1 7 4 4
Self-support na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown na 13 9 11 12 16 16
Petroleum engineering 36 44 35 53 49 66 66
Federal 6 7 7 6 9 8 8
DOD na 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOE na 7 7 5 8 6 6
HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NIH na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other HHS na 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA na 0 0 0 0 1 1
NSF na 0 0 0 0 1 1
USDA na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other na 0 0 1 1 0 0
Nonfederal 30 37 28 45 40 58 58
Institutional na 13 8 6 2 17 17
Domestic na 19 18 33 29 33 33
Foreign na 5 2 6 9 8 8
Self-support na 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown na 0 0 2 0 0 0
Engineering nec 341 458 346 357 258 241 241
Federal 211 326 230 254 149 144 144
DOD na 62 44 39 32 31 31
DOE na 142 82 134 59 45 45
HHS na 25 23 25 18 18 18
NIH na 19 21 25 17 18 18
Other HHS na 6 2 0 1 0 0
NASA na 6 4 2 1 5 5
NSF na 57 33 25 23 26 26
USDA na 2 0 1 1 1 1
Other na 32 44 28 15 18 18
Nonfederal 130 122 94 94 95 85 85
Institutional na 59 53 45 49 42 42
Domestic na 43 33 41 38 42 42
Foreign na 20 8 8 8 1 1
Self-support na 7 8 2 2 2 2
Unknown na 3 14 7 12 10 10
Health 17,001 19,119 18,518 19,010 18,547 18,903 18,970
Federal 9,537 9,788 9,945 10,116 9,239 8,958 8,974
DOD na 352 324 304 323 285 287
DOE na 21 21 22 25 21 21
HHS na 8,565 8,858 9,042 8,173 7,903 7,916
NIH na 8,260 8,545 8,702 7,861 7,568 7,581
Other HHS na 305 313 340 312 335 335
NASA na 23 19 24 25 18 18
NSF na 60 51 73 71 64 64
USDA na 45 45 36 39 36 36
Other na 722 627 615 583 631 632
Nonfederal 7,464 6,379 6,583 7,658 7,633 8,177 8,225
Institutional na 3,063 3,328 4,334 4,358 4,158 4,166
Domestic na 2,917 2,836 2,767 2,765 3,386 3,421
Foreign na 399 419 557 510 633 638
Self-support na 164 208 172 254 225 227
Unknown na 2,788 1,782 1,064 1,421 1,543 1,544
na = not applicable; data were not collected at this level of detail.
DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; nec = not elsewhere classified; NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture.
a In 2010, the postdoc section of the survey was expanded, and significant effort was made to ensure that appropriate personnel were providing postdoc data (see appendix A for more information). Thus, it is unclear how much of the increases in 2010 and later years over 2009 and prior years are from growth in postdoctoral appointments and how much are from improved data collection. More information on the changes to the postdoc data collection is available at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf13334/.
b Postdoc data from 2010 and 2011 were reimputed following the 2012 data collection; these data supersede those contained in previous reports.
c In 2014, the survey frame was updated following a comprehensive frame evaluation study. The study identified potentially eligible but not previously surveyed academic institutions in the United States with master's- or doctorate-granting programs in science, engineering, or health. A total of 151 newly eligible institutions were added, and two private for-profit institutions offering mostly practitioner-based graduate degrees were determined to be ineligible.
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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2014.