Table 46. Institutions ranked by total number of postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health, by field: 2014

Rank Institution All postdoctoral appointees Science and engineering Health
Total Science Engineering
All institutionsa 63,593 44,623 37,316 7,307 18,970
1 Harvard U. 5,761 2,274 2,195 79 3,487
2 Stanford U. 2,048 1,202 881 321 846
3 Johns Hopkins U. 1,715 606 515 91 1,109
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1,516 1,516 780 736 0
5 U. California, San Diego 1,338 890 754 136 448
6 U. Michigan 1,276 864 658 206 412
7 Columbia U. in the City of New York 1,274 724 646 78 550
8 Yale U. 1,201 799 727 72 402
9 U. Washington 1,184 719 575 144 465
10 U. California, Berkeley 1,148 1,096 810 286 52
11 U. Colorado 1,146 983 865 118 163
12 U. California, Los Angeles 1,088 810 689 121 278
13 U. California, San Francisco 1,051 352 297 55 699
14 U. Pennsylvania 919 578 495 83 341
15 U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 802 440 432 8 362
16 Cornell U. 788 570 464 106 218
17 U. Wisconsin-Madison 767 552 468 84 215
18 U. California, Davis 765 613 491 122 152
19 Northwestern U. 708 530 403 127 178
20 U. Minnesota 688 538 412 126 150
21 Emory U. 674 365 347 18 309
22 Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai 670 670 670 0 0
23 U. Pittsburgh 659 315 271 44 344
24 Duke U. 656 399 317 82 257
25 Scripps Research Institute 648 600 600 0 48
26 U. Florida 644 455 383 72 189
27 U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 640 231 231 0 409
28 Vanderbilt U. 634 380 356 24 254
29 Ohio State U. 629 375 267 108 254
30 Washington U., Saint Louis 625 332 290 42 293
31 New York U.b 609 609 598 11 0
32 Baylor C. of Medicine 594 409 409 0 185
33 U. Chicago 583 454 413 41 129
34 U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center 571 359 359 0 212
35 California Institute of Technology 552 552 453 99 0
36 U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 525 515 398 117 10
37 Mayo Clinic, Mayo Graduate School 523 187 168 19 336
38 Texas A&M U.c 508 465 407 58 43
39 U. Southern California 480 296 241 55 184
40 North Carolina State U. 473 454 298 156 19
41 U. Cincinnati 466 92 71 21 374
42 Princeton U. 464 464 352 112 0
43 Pennsylvania State U. 456 422 310 112 34
44 U. Arizona 451 377 346 31 74
45 Michigan State U. 450 427 393 34 23
46 U. Virginia 447 224 190 34 223
47 Boston U. 444 308 200 108 136
48 U. Maryland, College Park 437 431 341 90 6
49 U. Utah 429 326 296 30 103
50 Rutgers, State U. New Jersey 400 350 322 28 50
51 Indiana U. 393 247 240 7 146
52 U. Texas, Austin 370 348 190 158 22
53 Purdue U. 360 309 212 97 51
54 U. Maryland Baltimore 358 129 125 4 229
55 U. Iowa 355 166 150 16 189
56 Iowa State U. 331 307 249 58 24
57 U. California, Irvine 315 256 224 32 59
57 U. Massachusetts, Medical School 315 238 238 0 77
59 Yeshiva U. 303 244 244 0 59
60 SUNY, U. Buffalo 301 211 185 26 90
61 U. South Florida, Tampa 300 150 138 12 150
62 Rockefeller U. 298 298 298 0 0
63 Colorado State U., Fort Collins 297 208 183 25 89
64 U. California, Santa Barbara 285 285 181 104 0
65 Oregon Health and Science U. 270 170 165 5 100
66 U. Kansas 265 149 127 22 116
67 U. Houston 258 243 181 62 15
68 Arizona State U. 253 245 219 26 8
69 Virginia Commonwealth U. 249 158 139 19 91
70 Brown U. 244 239 205 34 5
71 U. Hawaii, Manoa 243 217 194 23 26
72 U. Illinois, Chicago 238 136 125 11 102
73 U. Oklahoma 234 176 140 36 58
74 U. Georgia 231 196 192 4 35
75 U. Alabama, Birmingham 228 117 116 1 111
76 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 226 204 122 82 22
77 Louisiana State U. 225 195 181 14 30
77 U. Connecticut 225 162 136 26 63
79 SUNY, Stony Brook U. 224 198 186 12 26
80 Dartmouth C. 222 195 151 44 27
80 U. Rochester 222 162 151 11 60
82 Georgia Institute of Technology 217 217 93 124 0
83 Carnegie Mellon U. 215 215 122 93 0
84 U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston 212 0 0 0 212
85 Florida State U. 211 211 184 27 0
86 Rice U. 206 206 144 62 0
87 Oregon State U. 201 169 148 21 32
87 U. Nebraska-Lincoln 201 190 154 36 11
89 U. Miami 198 132 131 1 66
90 Tufts U. 194 193 152 41 1
91 Temple U. 192 129 112 17 63
92 Case Western Reserve U. 190 143 127 16 47
93 Georgia Regents U. 188 110 110 0 78
94 Texas Tech U. 186 181 130 51 5
95 Wayne State U. 185 102 86 16 83
96 U. Missouri, Columbia 184 168 151 17 16
97 Medical C. Wisconsin 175 56 56 0 119
98 Medical U. South Carolina 173 88 88 0 85
99 U. Notre Dame 171 170 115 55 1
100 Washington State U. 169 148 111 37 21
101 Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute 167 167 167 0 0
102 U. Delaware 166 151 95 56 15
103 U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 165 77 77 0 88
104 U. Kentucky 155 99 90 9 56
105 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 153 153 153 0 0
105 U. Massachusetts, Amherst 153 150 107 43 3
107 Wake Forest U. 152 57 57 0 95
108 U. South Carolina 144 130 86 44 14
109 U. Tennessee, Knoxville 143 143 96 47 0
110 Kansas State U. 142 132 122 10 10
111 U. California, Riverside 141 141 130 11 0
112 U. New Mexico 139 107 85 22 32
113 U. Texas Medical Branch 131 74 74 0 57
114 Georgetown U. 127 120 120 0 7
115 Tulane U. 124 101 97 4 23
116 U. California, Santa Cruz 120 120 117 3 0
117 Thomas Jefferson U. 119 77 77 0 42
118 City of Hope, Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences 117 117 117 0 0
118 Northeastern U. 117 96 72 24 21
120 U. Tennessee, Health Science Center 113 52 52 0 61
121 U. Nebraska, Medical Center 110 47 47 0 63
122 Brandeis U. 102 102 102 0 0
123 U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 100 97 70 27 3
124 U. Louisville 97 23 23 0 74
124 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 97 97 85 12 0
126 U. Vermont 95 73 72 1 22
127 George Washington U. 94 82 65 17 12
128 U. Mississippi 87 44 41 3 43
129 U. Oregon 85 85 83 2 0
130 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troyd 82 82 32 50 0
131 U. Texas, Dallas 78 78 48 30 0
132 Georgia State U. 76 69 69 0 7
133 Drexel U. 74 70 52 18 4
134 Northern Illinois U. 69 66 48 18 3
134 SUNY, U. Albany 69 47 47 0 22
136 West Virginia U. 67 64 50 14 3
137 Clemson U. 65 62 34 28 3
137 U. Nevada, Reno 65 65 57 8 0
139 Florida International U. 64 58 51 7 6
140 U. Maryland, Baltimore County 63 63 59 4 0
141 U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 62 62 49 13 0
142 Syracuse U. 61 61 51 10 0
143 CUNY, City C. 57 57 39 18 0
143 Loyola U., Chicago 57 36 36 0 21
143 Oklahoma State U. 57 46 40 6 11
143 U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 57 32 32 0 25
147 U. Idaho 56 56 48 8 0
148 U. Wyoming 55 55 43 12 0
149 Loma Linda U. 53 53 53 0 0
150 U. Texas, San Antonio 52 51 40 11 1
151 Colorado School of Mines 49 49 14 35 0
151 U. Texas, Arlington 49 49 24 25 0
153 North Dakota State U. 48 48 47 1 0
153 U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa 48 48 40 8 0
155 U. Alaska, Fairbanks 47 47 45 2 0
155 U. Central Florida 47 47 28 19 0
155 Utah State U. 47 47 32 15 0
158 Boston C. 46 46 46 0 0
158 Mississippi State U. 46 29 16 13 17
160 U. New Hampshire 45 45 43 2 0
161 East Carolina U. 42 39 39 0 3
161 U. Akron 42 42 19 23 0
163 Saint Louis U. 41 40 39 1 1
164 Auburn U. 40 36 27 9 4
164 U. North Texas, Denton 40 40 29 11 0
164 U. South Alabama 40 9 9 0 31
167 Kent State U. 38 38 38 0 0
167 Montana State U. 38 38 33 5 0
169 Albany Medical C. 36 36 36 0 0
169 Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences 36 35 35 0 1
169 U. California, Merced 36 36 28 8 0
169 U. Montana 36 36 36 0 0
173 Lehigh U. 34 34 14 20 0
174 George Mason U. 33 32 30 2 1
174 Rush U. 33 33 32 1 0
176 San Diego State U. 32 26 22 4 6
176 U. Nevada, Las Vegas 32 24 22 2 8
178 American Museum of Natural History 30 30 30 0 0
178 Old Dominion U. 30 29 14 15 1
180 Northern Arizona U. 29 29 26 3 0
180 Ohio U. 29 29 17 12 0
182 New Mexico State U. 28 28 25 3 0
182 U. Toledo 28 28 27 1 0
184 U. Massachusetts, Lowell 27 22 15 7 5
184 U. Rhode Island 27 24 23 1 3
186 U. North Texas, Health Science Center 26 26 26 0 0
187 Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science 25 25 25 0 0
187 Southern Methodist U. 25 25 20 5 0
189 Creighton U. 24 24 24 0 0
189 New Jersey Institute of Technology 24 24 15 9 0
191 SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 23 16 16 0 7
192 Baylor U. 22 22 22 0 0
192 Northeastern Ohio Universities, C. of Medicine 22 22 22 0 0
192 Texas State U. 22 22 16 6 0
192 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 22 22 10 12 0
196 Illinois Institute of Technology 21 21 8 13 0
196 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 21 21 10 11 0
196 U. North Dakota 21 21 20 1 0
199 Brigham Young U. 20 20 17 3 0
199 C. of William and Mary 20 20 20 0 0
199 Eastern Virginia Medical School 20 14 14 0 6
199 Michigan Technological U. 20 20 14 6 0
199 South Dakota State U. 20 19 16 3 1
204 CUNY, Brooklyn C. 19 19 19 0 0
204 Jackson State U. 19 19 14 5 0
204 U. Alabama, Huntsville 19 19 18 1 0
204 U. Memphis 19 19 16 3 0
204 U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 19 19 19 0 0
209 Catholic U. of America 18 18 16 2 0
209 Florida A&M U. 18 4 4 0 14
211 Marquette U. 17 15 10 5 2
211 U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 17 12 12 0 5
213 Clarkson U. 16 16 7 9 0
213 Howard U. 16 16 10 6 0
213 Naval Postgraduate School 16 16 12 4 0
213 Western U. of Health Sciences 16 4 4 0 12
217 Delaware State U. 15 15 15 0 0
217 Meharry Medical C. 15 15 15 0 0
217 New York Medical C. 15 15 15 0 0
217 Stevens Institute of Technology 15 15 3 12 0
217 U. Missouri, Kansas City 15 5 5 0 10
217 U. North Carolina, Charlotte 15 15 10 5 0
217 Villanova U. 15 15 8 7 0
224 Bowling Green State U. 14 14 14 0 0
224 Mercer U. 14 12 12 0 2
224 Missouri U. of Science and Technology 14 14 0 14 0
224 Morehouse School of Medicine 14 14 14 0 0
224 Morgan State U. 14 14 0 14 0
224 SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 14 14 12 2 0
224 SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 14 6 6 0 8
224 U. Maine 14 14 13 1 0
224 U. Southern Mississippi 14 14 5 9 0
233 California State U., Los Angeles 13 13 12 1 0
233 Oakland U. 13 13 11 2 0
233 San Francisco State U. 13 13 13 0 0
233 SUNY, Binghamton U. 13 13 9 4 0
233 U. South Dakota 13 13 13 0 0
238 Central Michigan U. 12 12 7 5 0
238 CUNY, Queens C. 12 12 12 0 0
238 Duquesne U. 12 11 11 0 1
238 Marshall U. 12 12 12 0 0
238 Miami U. 12 12 12 0 0
238 Rochester Institute of Technology 12 12 10 2 0
238 U. Massachusetts, Boston 12 10 10 0 2
238 U. Texas, El Paso 12 12 9 3 0
246 Florida Atlantic U. 11 11 10 1 0
246 Keck Graduate Institute 11 11 11 0 0
246 Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 11 11 11 0 0
249 SUNY, C. of Optometry 10 10 10 0 0
249 U. Dayton 10 10 9 1 0
249 U. Denver 10 10 7 3 0
249 U. Louisiana, Lafayette 10 10 10 0 0
253 Florida Institute of Technology 9 9 7 2 0
253 Portland State U. 9 9 4 5 0
253 U. Missouri, Saint Louis 9 9 9 0 0
253 U. New Orleans 9 9 7 2 0
257 Boise State U. 8 8 6 2 0
257 Clark Atlanta U. 8 8 8 0 0
257 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 8 8 8 0 0
257 Texas A&M U.-Commerce 8 8 8 0 0
257 Texas Christian U. 8 8 8 0 0
257 U. Nebraska, Omaha 8 4 4 0 4
257 U. North Carolina, Greensboro 8 8 8 0 0
257 U. San Diego 8 8 8 0 0
265 Albany C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 7 1 1 0 6
265 Fordham U. 7 7 7 0 0
265 Western Michigan U. 7 7 3 4 0
268 CUNY, C. Staten Island 6 6 6 0 0
268 Hampton U. 6 6 6 0 0
268 Montclair State U. 6 6 6 0 0
268 Norfolk State U. 6 6 1 5 0
268 Rowan U. 6 3 3 0 3
268 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 6 6 2 4 0
268 U. Tulsa 6 6 1 5 0
275 Chapman U. 5 3 3 0 2
275 Idaho State U. 5 5 5 0 0
275 Mount Holyoke C. 5 5 5 0 0
275 Nova Southeastern U. 5 5 5 0 0
275 Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 5 5 1 4 0
275 Southern U. and A&M C. 5 5 5 0 0
275 Trinity U. 5 5 5 0 0
275 U. Arkansas, Little Rock 5 5 4 1 0
275 U. Hawaii, Hilo 5 4 4 0 1
275 U. of the Sciences Philadelphia 5 5 5 0 0
275 Wesleyan U. 5 5 5 0 0
286 C. Charleston 4 4 4 0 0
286 Kennesaw State U. 4 4 4 0 0
286 Midwestern U. 4 1 1 0 3
286 Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences 4 4 4 0 0
286 Sam Houston State U. 4 4 4 0 0
286 St. John's U., Queens 4 4 4 0 0
286 Trinity C., Hartford 4 4 4 0 0
286 Tuskegee U. 4 4 4 0 0
286 U. Alaska, Anchorage 4 3 3 0 1
286 U. of the Pacific 4 1 1 0 3
296 Arkansas State U. 3 3 3 0 0
296 Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science 3 0 0 0 3
296 Clark U. 3 3 3 0 0
296 Cleveland State U. 3 3 3 0 0
296 CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice 3 3 3 0 0
296 East Tennessee State U. 3 3 3 0 0
296 Illinois State U. 3 3 3 0 0
296 Lamar U. 3 3 1 2 0
296 Loyola Marymount U. 3 3 3 0 0
296 Swarthmore C. 3 3 3 0 0
296 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 3 3 2 1 0
296 U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 3 3 3 0 0
296 U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 3 3 0 3 0
309 Alabama A&M U. 2 2 2 0 0
309 Connecticut C. 2 2 2 0 0
309 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 2 2 0 2 0
309 Fisk U. 2 2 2 0 0
309 Furman U. 2 2 2 0 0
309 James Madison U. 2 2 2 0 0
309 Murray State U. 2 2 2 0 0
309 Santa Clara U. 2 2 0 2 0
309 Smith C. 2 2 2 0 0
309 U. Central del Caribe 2 2 2 0 0
309 Valparaiso U. 2 2 1 1 0
309 Wichita State U. 2 2 2 0 0
309 Winston-Salem State U. 2 2 0 2 0
309 Wright State U. 2 2 2 0 0
323 A. T. Still U. 1 1 1 0 0
323 Hofstra U. 1 1 0 1 0
323 Hood C. 1 1 1 0 0
323 Montana Tech of U. Montana 1 1 1 0 0
323 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 1 1 0 1 0
323 Oklahoma State U., Center for Health Sciences 1 1 1 0 0
323 Prairie View A&M U. 1 1 1 0 0
323 Savannah State U. 1 1 1 0 0
323 Texas Southern U. 1 1 1 0 0
323 Toyota Technological Institute, Chicago 1 1 1 0 0
323 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 1 1 1 0 0
323 U. Detroit Mercy 1 1 1 0 0
323 U. New England 1 1 1 0 0
323 U. of Saint Joseph 1 0 0 0 1
323 U. of the Incarnate Word 1 1 1 0 0
323 U. of the Virgin Islands 1 1 1 0 0
323 U. Texas, Brownsville 1 1 1 0 0
323 Vassar C. 1 1 1 0 0