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Table 37. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by field and primary source of support: 2011–16

Field and primary source of support 2011a 2012 2013 2014oldb 2014newb 2015 2016
All surveyed fields 62,639 62,851 61,942 62,379 63,593 63,861 64,712
Federal 35,635 35,794 33,382 32,633 33,269 33,284 33,184
DOD 2,353 2,414 2,393 2,299 2,327 2,321 2,309
DOE 1,872 2,001 1,845 1,774 1,776 1,999 1,755
HHS 22,557 22,576 20,697 20,135 20,671 20,576 20,725
NIH 21,613 21,535 19,784 19,351 19,881 19,720 19,896
Other HHS 944 1,041 913 784 790 856 829
NASA 623 612 598 583 585 647 641
NSF 4,316 4,324 4,153 4,200 4,243 4,130 4,113
USDA 696 677 693 697 704 787 754
Other 3,218 3,190 3,003 2,945 2,963 2,824 2,887
Nonfederal 20,606 22,088 22,712 24,232 24,742 25,530 25,945
Institutional 10,393 11,700 12,254 12,528 12,685 13,173 13,540
Domestic 8,635 8,592 8,713 9,555 9,843 10,240 10,374
Foreign 1,578 1,796 1,745 2,149 2,214 2,117 2,031
Self-support 459 447 588 575 588 867 719
Unknown 5,939 4,522 5,260 4,939 4,994 4,180 4,864
Science and engineering 44,121 43,841 43,395 43,476 44,623 45,295 45,737
Federal 25,690 25,678 24,143 23,675 24,295 24,579 24,289
DOD 2,029 2,110 2,070 2,014 2,040 2,071 2,065
DOE 1,851 1,979 1,820 1,753 1,755 1,966 1,735
HHS 13,699 13,534 12,524 12,232 12,755 12,838 12,777
NIH 13,068 12,833 11,923 11,783 12,300 12,298 12,254
Other HHS 631 701 601 449 455 540 523
NASA 604 588 573 565 567 627 627
NSF 4,265 4,251 4,082 4,136 4,179 4,067 4,031
USDA 651 641 654 661 668 738 700
Other 2,591 2,575 2,420 2,314 2,331 2,272 2,354
Nonfederal 14,023 14,430 15,079 16,055 16,517 17,557 17,810
Institutional 7,065 7,366 7,896 8,370 8,519 8,997 9,480
Domestic 5,799 5,825 5,948 6,169 6,422 7,059 6,892
Foreign 1,159 1,239 1,235 1,516 1,576 1,501 1,438
Self-support 251 275 334 350 361 430 419
Unknown 4,157 3,458 3,839 3,396 3,450 2,729 3,219
Science 37,335 36,738 36,289 36,184 37,316 37,639 37,941
Federal 21,959 21,824 20,517 20,077 20,690 20,837 20,493
DOD 1,168 1,234 1,215 1,147 1,170 1,181 1,099
DOE 1,252 1,272 1,229 1,184 1,185 1,346 1,225
HHS 12,790 12,609 11,672 11,412 11,935 12,006 11,881
NIH 12,241 11,990 11,157 11,013 11,530 11,520 11,404
Other HHS 549 619 515 399 405 486 477
NASA 511 506 493 474 476 551 536
NSF 3,527 3,523 3,336 3,365 3,407 3,261 3,234
USDA 599 588 591 617 624 687 646
Other 2,112 2,092 1,981 1,878 1,893 1,805 1,872
Nonfederal 11,690 11,936 12,383 12,964 13,418 14,253 14,436
Institutional 6,008 6,317 6,616 6,858 7,002 7,481 7,794
Domestic 4,797 4,704 4,839 4,972 5,224 5,642 5,572
Foreign 885 915 928 1,134 1,192 1,130 1,070
Self-support 178 211 263 319 330 365 338
Unknown 3,508 2,767 3,126 2,824 2,878 2,184 2,674
Agricultural sciences 1,256 1,290 1,319 1,395 1,402 1,525 1,484
Federal 619 623 607 661 666 729 677
DOD 32 15 19 19 19 21 22
DOE 26 35 32 32 33 42 36
HHS 40 53 48 54 54 47 35
NIH 33 34 40 46 46 36 30
Other HHS 7 19 8 8 8 11 5
NASA 8 8 11 7 7 11 12
NSF 104 127 110 114 116 141 139
USDA 288 248 267 290 292 318 295
Other 121 137 120 145 145 149 138
Nonfederal 534 578 620 612 614 681 670
Institutional 279 298 354 356 358 369 397
Domestic 217 263 255 243 243 297 255
Foreign 38 17 11 13 13 15 18
Self-support 17 22 12 22 22 30 14
Unknown 86 67 80 100 100 85 123
Biological sciences 21,107 20,086 19,330 18,749 19,554 19,304 19,427
Federal 12,842 12,475 11,404 10,919 11,430 11,304 11,054
DOD 339 351 360 342 357 327 265
DOE 186 148 138 107 107 131 120
HHS 9,949 9,689 8,817 8,447 8,908 8,895 8,769
NIH 9,625 9,333 8,523 8,251 8,707 8,583 8,444
Other HHS 324 356 294 196 201 312 325
NASA 36 26 22 32 32 37 35
NSF 1,003 921 822 875 903 874 839
USDA 260 272 273 261 266 291 288
Other 1,069 1,068 972 855 857 749 738
Nonfederal 6,158 6,212 6,304 6,219 6,497 6,735 6,779
Institutional 2,872 3,092 3,088 2,963 3,084 3,351 3,346
Domestic 2,892 2,697 2,821 2,755 2,880 2,927 2,986
Foreign 394 423 395 501 533 457 447
Self-support 61 69 87 103 114 151 106
Unknown 2,046 1,330 1,535 1,508 1,513 1,114 1,488
Communication 67 58 76 75 75 83 86
Federal 17 20 26 30 30 33 29
DOD 5 7 3 4 4 2 2
DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HHS 10 5 10 16 16 25 18
NIH 10 5 9 10 10 18 18
Other HHS 0 0 1 6 6 7 0
NASA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
NSF 2 6 12 9 9 6 9
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 1 1 1 1 0 0
Nonfederal 42 32 43 31 31 44 50
Institutional 17 13 27 16 16 19 28
Domestic 16 14 9 12 12 17 10
Foreign 9 5 7 3 3 8 12
Self-support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 8 6 7 14 14 6 7
Computer sciences 759 760 765 833 834 888 914
Federal 477 503 490 512 513 497 478
DOD 138 150 148 144 144 134 132
DOE 26 22 19 13 13 20 21
HHS 54 56 58 62 62 51 67
NIH 51 52 52 56 56 50 62
Other HHS 3 4 6 6 6 1 5
NASA 2 0 3 3 3 4 2
NSF 203 226 208 230 231 237 201
USDA 2 1 0 2 2 2 0
Other 52 48 54 58 58 49 55
Nonfederal 226 220 232 284 284 334 356
Institutional 100 96 109 120 120 152 200
Domestic 101 96 86 124 124 146 127
Foreign 25 28 37 40 40 36 29
Self-support 2 2 8 13 13 5 7
Unknown 54 35 35 24 24 52 73
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1,774 1,956 2,032 2,059 2,061 2,129 2,104
Federal 948 1,108 1,100 1,094 1,095 1,191 1,212
DOD 63 58 93 78 78 98 96
DOE 75 98 94 72 72 86 71
HHS 85 88 96 97 97 103 100
NIH 76 78 86 87 87 100 98
Other HHS 9 10 10 10 10 3 2
NASA 145 164 177 158 158 197 210
NSF 393 467 447 464 464 466 442
USDA 13 25 13 27 27 24 21
Other 174 208 180 198 199 217 272
Nonfederal 691 768 748 773 774 826 797
Institutional 399 438 372 391 392 387 380
Domestic 197 204 238 251 251 288 256
Foreign 95 126 138 131 131 151 161
Self-support 14 21 19 21 21 31 24
Unknown 121 59 165 171 171 81 71
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 52 58 90 93 114 103 116
Federal 24 29 31 30 36 40 49
DOD 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
DOE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HHS 13 19 15 17 18 23 31
NIH 11 16 10 14 15 17 30
Other HHS 2 3 5 3 3 6 1
NASA 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
NSF 1 0 0 3 6 3 4
USDA 2 3 4 1 1 7 6
Other 8 7 10 9 10 6 7
Nonfederal 28 25 38 50 60 51 51
Institutional 15 7 14 24 33 31 38
Domestic 13 18 23 25 26 19 13
Foreign 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Self-support 0 4 9 7 7 5 3
Unknown 0 0 12 6 11 7 13
Mathematics and statistics 830 902 932 956 959 1,011 1,005
Federal 388 395 394 371 371 345 337
DOD 47 79 73 50 50 50 63
DOE 13 15 10 11 11 15 19
HHS 63 58 50 52 52 54 36
NIH 52 49 41 41 41 52 35
Other HHS 11 9 9 11 11 2 1
NASA 4 4 5 3 3 4 3
NSF 236 224 235 238 238 203 187
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Other 25 15 21 17 17 17 26
Nonfederal 358 413 424 478 481 578 571
Institutional 280 339 363 406 409 474 483
Domestic 59 60 40 50 50 83 73
Foreign 19 14 21 22 22 21 15
Self-support 3 3 11 12 12 18 24
Unknown 81 91 103 95 95 70 73
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 704 742 891 1,045 1,045 972 1,095
Federal 402 425 491 570 570 546 622
DOD 54 41 40 49 49 57 48
DOE 41 48 54 60 60 65 66
HHS 209 236 275 315 315 282 313
NIH 204 230 272 312 312 254 292
Other HHS 5 6 3 3 3 28 21
NASA 5 6 4 1 1 7 4
NSF 62 65 88 98 98 80 111
USDA 3 3 5 2 2 6 6
Other 28 26 25 45 45 49 74
Nonfederal 258 273 309 338 338 349 383
Institutional 169 172 162 183 183 196 222
Domestic 82 86 134 137 137 141 149
Foreign 7 15 13 18 18 12 12
Self-support 16 21 20 62 62 24 25
Unknown 28 23 71 75 75 53 65
Neurobiology and neuroscience 1,398 1,525 1,696 1,778 1,878 1,957 2,071
Federal 817 856 977 1,031 1,065 1,125 1,139
DOD 23 34 36 33 33 26 19
DOE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
HHS 701 733 823 889 915 990 1,012
NIH 653 682 759 877 902 972 987
Other HHS 48 51 64 12 13 18 25
NASA 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
NSF 16 26 27 38 38 37 37
USDA 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Other 73 61 89 70 78 71 69
Nonfederal 428 511 546 598 623 689 734
Institutional 172 165 194 210 214 247 289
Domestic 220 313 302 348 360 385 404
Foreign 36 33 50 40 49 57 41
Self-support 2 0 4 3 3 7 0
Unknown 151 158 169 146 187 136 198
Physical sciences 7,490 7,430 7,197 7,089 7,277 7,358 7,269
Federal 4,493 4,424 4,129 3,927 3,979 4,058 3,960
DOD 405 435 384 360 368 413 404
DOE 878 904 874 884 884 979 887
HHS 1,096 1,075 979 937 969 985 994
NIH 1,004 950 893 823 855 915 932
Other HHS 92 125 86 114 114 70 62
NASA 308 287 254 259 260 270 249
NSF 1,361 1,329 1,254 1,125 1,133 1,028 1,070
USDA 10 12 6 14 14 14 6
Other 435 382 378 348 351 369 350
Nonfederal 2,234 2,186 2,298 2,612 2,747 2,857 2,855
Institutional 1,246 1,237 1,371 1,558 1,562 1,549 1,601
Domestic 789 757 721 771 885 1,019 996
Foreign 199 192 206 283 300 289 258
Self-support 37 31 43 34 34 52 65
Unknown 726 789 727 516 517 391 389
Psychology 1,124 1,132 1,023 1,062 1,066 1,130 1,177
Federal 721 748 630 631 633 671 646
DOD 48 47 33 48 48 35 32
DOE 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
HHS 502 535 438 429 431 468 430
NIH 462 503 410 410 412 451 406
Other HHS 40 32 28 19 19 17 24
NASA 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
NSF 84 67 64 79 79 88 94
USDA 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Other 86 98 90 74 74 80 88
Nonfederal 333 308 302 367 367 402 452
Institutional 182 190 186 211 211 240 278
Domestic 106 84 92 110 110 123 136
Foreign 45 34 24 46 46 39 38
Self-support 14 12 17 10 10 13 25
Unknown 56 64 74 54 56 44 54
Social sciences 774 799 938 1,050 1,051 1,179 1,193
Federal 211 218 238 301 302 298 290
DOD 14 17 24 20 20 18 16
DOE 3 1 7 4 4 8 5
HHS 68 62 63 97 98 83 76
NIH 60 58 62 86 87 72 70
Other HHS 8 4 1 11 11 11 6
NASA 3 9 14 11 11 19 16
NSF 62 65 69 92 92 98 101
USDA 20 23 20 19 19 23 21
Other 41 41 41 58 58 49 55
Nonfederal 400 410 519 602 602 707 738
Institutional 277 270 376 420 420 466 532
Domestic 105 112 118 146 146 197 167
Foreign 18 28 25 36 36 44 39
Self-support 12 26 33 32 32 29 45
Unknown 151 145 148 115 115 145 120
Engineering 6,786 7,103 7,106 7,292 7,307 7,656 7,796
Federal 3,731 3,854 3,626 3,598 3,605 3,742 3,796
DOD 861 876 855 867 870 890 966
DOE 599 707 591 569 570 620 510
HHS 909 925 852 820 820 832 896
NIH 827 843 766 770 770 778 850
Other HHS 82 82 86 50 50 54 46
NASA 93 82 80 91 91 76 91
NSF 738 728 746 771 772 806 797
USDA 52 53 63 44 44 51 54
Other 479 483 439 436 438 467 482
Nonfederal 2,333 2,494 2,696 3,091 3,099 3,304 3,374
Institutional 1,057 1,049 1,280 1,512 1,517 1,516 1,686
Domestic 1,002 1,121 1,109 1,197 1,198 1,417 1,320
Foreign 274 324 307 382 384 371 368
Self-support 73 64 71 31 31 65 81
Unknown 649 691 713 572 572 545 545
Aerospace engineering 202 170 202 220 220 217 201
Federal 112 92 108 122 122 96 89
DOD 48 50 57 60 60 50 46
DOE 12 7 11 16 16 19 11
HHS 18 2 3 2 2 0 3
NIH 3 2 3 2 2 0 2
Other HHS 15 0 0 0 0 0 1
NASA 10 8 8 14 14 11 12
NSF 6 11 14 13 13 9 10
USDA 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Other 17 13 14 17 17 7 7
Nonfederal 72 69 76 80 80 89 92
Institutional 32 35 38 46 46 40 45
Domestic 27 27 30 26 26 40 42
Foreign 13 7 8 8 8 9 5
Self-support 4 3 3 2 2 6 0
Unknown 14 6 15 16 16 26 20
Agricultural engineering 129 133 152 146 150 221 165
Federal 79 75 76 63 63 99 72
DOD 10 7 3 2 2 2 1
DOE 12 5 11 7 7 21 5
HHS 5 4 2 7 7 20 15
NIH 5 1 0 2 2 17 14
Other HHS 0 3 2 5 5 3 1
NASA 3 3 6 1 1 1 2
NSF 9 17 7 8 8 14 11
USDA 27 27 32 22 22 26 28
Other 13 12 15 16 16 15 10
Nonfederal 49 54 60 75 79 102 76
Institutional 29 31 31 51 54 57 52
Domestic 16 15 24 16 17 43 20
Foreign 4 8 5 8 8 2 4
Self-support 1 4 4 2 2 7 5
Unknown 0 0 12 6 6 13 12
Architecture 16 6 17 14 14 17 16
Federal 8 3 7 1 1 4 5
DOD 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
DOE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
NIH 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSF 3 2 4 1 1 2 2
USDA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 1 0 0 2 2
Nonfederal 6 3 9 7 7 12 11
Institutional 5 1 6 3 3 7 6
Domestic 1 1 2 2 2 5 5
Foreign 0 1 1 2 2 0 0
Self-support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 2 0 1 6 6 1 0
Biomedical engineering 1,069 1,161 1,103 1,196 1,198 1,201 1,278
Federal 658 701 665 658 658 671 714
DOD 70 75 68 61 61 92 94
DOE 21 17 21 22 22 3 5
HHS 460 495 456 477 477 489 524
NIH 455 471 441 469 469 479 517
Other HHS 5 24 15 8 8 10 7
NASA 2 1 4 5 5 2 1
NSF 64 68 80 63 63 45 52
USDA 2 0 0 1 1 1 3
Other 39 45 36 29 29 39 35
Nonfederal 326 353 353 461 463 451 481
Institutional 171 158 185 228 228 225 239
Domestic 125 157 130 189 189 179 184
Foreign 30 38 38 44 46 47 58
Self-support 7 1 5 4 4 6 4
Unknown 78 106 80 73 73 73 79
Chemical engineering 1,137 1,098 1,230 1,244 1,244 1,283 1,218
Federal 546 520 544 543 543 565 485
DOD 85 102 107 117 117 95 76
DOE 139 120 129 123 123 130 87
HHS 117 117 120 111 111 122 109
NIH 114 115 109 106 106 109 102
Other HHS 3 2 11 5 5 13 7
NASA 8 10 9 3 3 7 8
NSF 150 122 111 133 133 140 136
USDA 6 14 15 10 10 8 7
Other 41 35 53 46 46 63 62
Nonfederal 454 454 543 604 604 614 632
Institutional 178 169 227 269 269 241 287
Domestic 215 221 254 233 233 275 263
Foreign 61 64 62 102 102 98 82
Self-support 0 5 4 5 5 8 10
Unknown 137 119 139 92 92 96 91
Civil engineering 551 590 587 629 629 670 706
Federal 265 237 243 253 253 258 306
DOD 40 38 32 42 42 37 50
DOE 40 43 37 37 37 29 38
HHS 25 15 17 18 18 13 11
NIH 17 13 14 17 17 12 11
Other HHS 8 2 3 1 1 1 0
NASA 11 12 12 15 15 15 11
NSF 55 49 79 65 65 67 80
USDA 5 4 4 3 3 8 7
Other 89 76 62 73 73 89 109
Nonfederal 217 266 256 333 333 354 342
Institutional 133 130 155 203 203 193 193
Domestic 61 104 81 92 92 132 121
Foreign 23 32 20 38 38 29 28
Self-support 4 4 7 2 2 6 14
Unknown 65 83 81 41 41 52 44
Electrical engineering 1,035 1,152 1,180 1,177 1,179 1,160 1,186
Federal 569 632 621 618 619 638 632
DOD 225 229 240 237 238 261 270
DOE 36 72 62 39 39 46 50
HHS 86 89 79 54 54 53 63
NIH 66 66 64 43 43 48 59
Other HHS 20 23 15 11 11 5 4
NASA 9 12 16 16 16 9 10
NSF 150 157 149 181 181 182 162
USDA 1 1 5 2 2 0 1
Other 62 72 70 89 89 87 76
Nonfederal 301 337 364 392 393 417 438
Institutional 120 145 171 186 187 154 215
Domestic 152 151 146 152 152 208 172
Foreign 29 41 47 54 54 55 51
Self-support 16 9 18 2 2 17 28
Unknown 149 174 177 165 165 88 88
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics 281 292 240 270 270 251 284
Federal 176 174 157 133 133 129 138
DOD 50 44 44 30 30 46 42
DOE 24 39 28 31 31 29 24
HHS 40 34 19 20 20 19 18
NIH 38 26 11 19 19 16 13
Other HHS 2 8 8 1 1 3 5
NASA 16 10 9 9 9 6 5
NSF 27 32 36 21 21 23 27
USDA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Other 18 15 21 22 22 5 22
Nonfederal 102 115 82 125 125 114 140
Institutional 36 43 38 68 68 66 91
Domestic 44 41 27 38 38 37 37
Foreign 22 31 17 19 19 11 12
Self-support 2 2 1 1 1 0 0
Unknown 1 1 0 11 11 8 6
Industrial and manufacturing engineering 121 127 133 131 131 142 130
Federal 45 51 39 46 46 55 51
DOD 12 11 15 16 16 13 17
DOE 4 2 4 4 4 4 5
HHS 5 5 6 6 6 9 12
NIH 3 5 5 6 6 9 11
Other HHS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1
NASA 1 0 1 2 2 3 0
NSF 13 14 8 13 13 16 11
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 10 19 5 5 5 10 6
Nonfederal 50 44 60 69 69 71 63
Institutional 31 25 41 42 42 39 44
Domestic 15 13 11 21 21 27 13
Foreign 4 6 8 6 6 5 6
Self-support 12 15 7 1 1 1 1
Unknown 14 17 27 15 15 15 15
Mechanical engineering 889 985 1,034 1,055 1,058 1,161 1,080
Federal 482 577 544 548 550 604 559
DOD 132 163 135 143 143 142 178
DOE 79 101 92 87 88 122 94
HHS 83 92 103 85 85 75 71
NIH 62 74 78 68 68 60 57
Other HHS 21 18 25 17 17 15 14
NASA 20 19 12 18 18 14 34
NSF 113 124 128 148 148 170 130
USDA 0 0 2 1 1 3 0
Other 55 78 72 66 67 78 52
Nonfederal 284 289 372 421 422 477 425
Institutional 137 132 190 207 208 256 225
Domestic 102 111 143 168 168 177 155
Foreign 45 46 39 46 46 44 45
Self-support 14 13 15 1 1 1 6
Unknown 109 106 103 85 85 79 90
Metallurgical and materials engineering 860 854 809 776 780 911 882
Federal 489 453 413 403 407 420 437
DOD 142 114 119 121 123 123 142
DOE 109 112 97 119 119 131 108
HHS 35 36 29 22 22 21 34
NIH 31 34 24 20 20 18 28
Other HHS 4 2 5 2 2 3 6
NASA 7 5 2 1 1 3 5
NSF 108 101 103 88 89 104 94
USDA 5 5 3 4 4 3 6
Other 83 80 60 48 49 35 48
Nonfederal 309 338 339 329 329 410 379
Institutional 109 114 132 132 132 149 171
Domestic 168 189 169 159 159 208 163
Foreign 32 35 38 38 38 53 45
Self-support 5 6 5 9 9 4 1
Unknown 57 57 52 35 35 77 65
Mining engineering 4 5 7 15 15 15 10
Federal 0 2 2 1 1 1 3
DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NIH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NSF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 1 1 1 1 1 3
Nonfederal 4 1 3 13 13 10 6
Institutional 3 1 2 8 8 6 4
Domestic 1 0 1 1 1 4 2
Foreign 0 0 0 4 4 0 0
Self-support 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 2 2 1 1 4 1
Nuclear engineering 111 120 105 112 112 107 100
Federal 65 77 49 57 57 76 59
DOD 2 4 2 7 7 4 0
DOE 34 48 30 33 33 53 35
HHS 12 11 0 0 0 0 0
NIH 12 11 0 0 0 0 0
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA 2 0 0 1 1 0 1
NSF 7 6 4 10 10 8 7
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 8 8 13 6 6 11 16
Nonfederal 37 32 44 39 39 26 30
Institutional 12 14 13 10 10 7 10
Domestic 24 17 24 25 25 15 16
Foreign 1 1 7 4 4 4 4
Self-support 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Unknown 9 11 12 16 16 4 11
Petroleum engineering 35 53 49 66 66 73 72
Federal 7 6 9 8 8 16 14
DOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DOE 7 5 8 6 6 11 11
HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NIH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other HHS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NASA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
NSF 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
USDA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 1 1 0 0 5 1
Nonfederal 28 45 40 58 58 56 54
Institutional 8 6 2 17 17 15 12
Domestic 18 33 29 33 33 30 36
Foreign 2 6 9 8 8 11 6
Self-support 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Unknown 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Engineering nec 346 357 258 241 241 227 468
Federal 230 254 149 144 144 110 232
DOD 44 39 32 31 31 25 49
DOE 82 134 59 45 45 22 37
HHS 23 25 18 18 18 11 35
NIH 21 25 17 18 18 10 35
Other HHS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
NASA 4 2 1 5 5 5 2
NSF 33 25 23 26 26 26 74
USDA 0 1 1 1 1 1 2
Other 44 28 15 18 18 20 33
Nonfederal 94 94 95 85 85 101 205
Institutional 53 45 49 42 42 61 92
Domestic 33 41 38 42 42 37 91
Foreign 8 8 8 1 1 3 22
Self-support 8 2 2 2 2 7 10
Unknown 14 7 12 10 10 9 21
Health 18,518 19,010 18,547 18,903 18,970 18,566 18,975
Federal 9,945 10,116 9,239 8,958 8,974 8,705 8,895
DOD 324 304 323 285 287 250 244
DOE 21 22 25 21 21 33 20
HHS 8,858 9,042 8,173 7,903 7,916 7,738 7,948
NIH 8,545 8,702 7,861 7,568 7,581 7,422 7,642
Other HHS 313 340 312 335 335 316 306
NASA 19 24 25 18 18 20 14
NSF 51 73 71 64 64 63 82
USDA 45 36 39 36 36 49 54
Other 627 615 583 631 632 552 533
Nonfederal 6,583 7,658 7,633 8,177 8,225 7,973 8,135
Institutional 3,328 4,334 4,358 4,158 4,166 4,176 4,060
Domestic 2,836 2,767 2,765 3,386 3,421 3,181 3,482
Foreign 419 557 510 633 638 616 593
Self-support 208 172 254 225 227 437 300
Unknown 1,782 1,064 1,421 1,543 1,544 1,451 1,645
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 = Department of Agriculture.
a Postdoctoral appointee (postdoc) data from 2010 and 2011 were reimputed following the 2012 data collection; these data supersede those contained in previous reports.
b 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.