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Table 46. Institutions ranked by total number of postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health, by field: 2016

Rank Institution All postdoctoral appointees Science and engineering Health
Total Science Engineering
All institutionsa 64,712 45,737 37,941 7,796 18,975
1 Harvard U. 5,873 2,514 2,413 101 3,359
2 Stanford U. 2,228 1,362 996 366 866
3 Johns Hopkins U. 1,697 628 515 113 1,069
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1,503 1,503 818 685 0
5 U. California, San Diego 1,319 838 687 151 481
6 U. Michigan 1,317 901 669 232 416
7 U. Colorado 1,271 1,050 918 132 221
8 U. Washington 1,264 773 640 133 491
9 Columbia U. in the City of New York 1,219 665 560 105 554
10 Yale U. 1,169 777 716 61 392
11 U. California, Los Angeles 1,120 842 733 109 278
12 U. California, San Francisco 1,037 342 285 57 695
13 U. Pennsylvania 964 629 523 106 335
14 U. Minnesota 909 629 488 141 280
15 Cornell U. 838 567 472 95 271
16 U. California, Davis 837 682 566 116 155
17 U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 825 435 434 1 390
18 Northwestern U. 813 599 451 148 214
19 U. California, Berkeley 795 760 578 182 35
20 U. Wisconsin-Madison 745 547 449 98 198
21 U. Pittsburgh 703 360 302 58 343
22 U. Florida 666 422 355 67 244
23 New York U. 647 567 548 19 80
24 Emory U. 641 334 313 21 307
25 Ohio State U. 638 373 271 102 265
26 Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai 635 635 635 0 0
26 U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 635 1 1 0 634
28 Washington U., Saint Louis 629 335 293 42 294
29 Vanderbilt U. 618 386 350 36 232
30 Mayo Clinic, Mayo Graduate School 606 178 154 24 428
30 U. Chicago 606 503 402 101 103
32 Texas A&M U. 602 544 452 92 58
33 California Institute of Technology 601 601 468 133 0
34 Duke U. 587 421 331 90 166
35 U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center 564 361 361 0 203
36 Scripps Research Institute 554 504 504 0 50
37 Baylor C. of Medicine 522 441 441 0 81
37 Michigan State U. 522 496 463 33 26
37 Princeton U. 522 522 416 106 0
40 U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 512 500 395 105 12
41 U. Utah 504 344 315 29 160
42 North Carolina State U. 485 461 304 157 24
43 U. Maryland, College Park 479 462 356 106 17
44 Pennsylvania State U. 461 431 349 82 30
45 U. Arizona 451 390 356 34 61
46 U. Southern California 449 276 226 50 173
47 Indiana U. 439 277 272 5 162
48 Purdue U. 413 364 236 128 49
49 Rutgers, State U. New Jersey 364 335 301 34 29
50 U. Massachusetts, Medical School 359 287 287 0 72
51 U. Virginia 346 250 208 42 96
52 U. Iowa 345 159 142 17 186
53 U. Texas, Austin 343 327 225 102 16
54 U. California, Irvine 338 261 212 49 77
55 U. Cincinnati 337 106 93 13 231
56 U. Maryland Baltimore 334 119 113 6 215
57 Boston U. 328 255 171 84 73
58 Iowa State U. 308 264 208 56 44
59 Brown U. 305 291 242 49 14
60 Oregon Health and Science U. 304 191 181 10 113
61 U. California, Santa Barbara 297 297 196 101 0
62 Georgia Institute of Technology 284 283 122 161 1
63 Rockefeller U. 275 275 275 0 0
64 SUNY, U. Buffalo 273 238 227 11 35
65 U. South Florida, Tampa 272 128 115 13 144
66 U. Miami 268 162 157 5 106
67 SUNY, Stony Brook U. 264 229 207 22 35
68 U. Houston 263 235 166 69 28
69 Case Western Reserve U. 261 185 166 19 76
70 U. Georgia 260 209 200 9 51
71 Arizona State U. 251 246 181 65 5
72 Colorado State U., Fort Collins 249 178 157 21 71
72 U. Rochester 249 186 176 10 63
74 U. Alabama, Birmingham 247 124 113 11 123
74 U. Hawaii, Manoa 247 202 183 19 45
76 U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston 243 1 1 0 242
76 Yeshiva U. 243 199 199 0 44
78 U. Oklahoma 236 166 138 28 70
79 U. Connecticut 233 161 132 29 72
79 U. Kentucky 233 161 141 20 72
81 U. Illinois, Chicago 229 140 117 23 89
82 Texas Tech U. 228 214 146 68 14
83 Carnegie Mellon U. 220 220 117 103 0
84 U. Missouri, Columbia 219 201 175 26 18
84 U. Nebraska-Lincoln 219 213 174 39 6
86 Florida State U. 218 217 185 32 1
87 U. California, Riverside 215 215 193 22 0
88 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 214 205 116 89 9
89 Oregon State U. 213 171 148 23 42
90 Florida International U. 211 192 154 38 19
91 Louisiana State U. 209 177 169 8 32
92 Rice U. 208 207 146 61 1
93 Tufts U. 205 204 154 50 1
94 Temple U. 194 137 126 11 57
95 U. Kansas 190 127 110 17 63
96 U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 183 123 123 0 60
97 Dartmouth C. 176 173 141 32 3
98 Medical U. South Carolina 173 89 87 2 84
99 U. Texas Medical Branch 170 110 109 1 60
100 Augusta U. 166 113 113 0 53
101 Washington State U. 165 130 104 26 35
102 Virginia Commonwealth U. 159 94 77 17 65
103 Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute 158 158 158 0 0
104 City of Hope, Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences 155 155 155 0 0
105 U. Notre Dame 152 150 92 58 2
106 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 151 151 151 0 0
107 Northeastern U. 149 126 88 38 23
108 U. Delaware 137 131 78 53 6
109 U. California, Santa Cruz 136 136 126 10 0
110 U. Massachusetts, Amherst 132 132 94 38 0
110 U. Tennessee, Knoxville 132 132 88 44 0
112 Thomas Jefferson U. 130 78 78 0 52
112 U. South Carolina 130 108 59 49 22
114 Tulane U. 128 99 91 8 29
115 U. Nebraska, Medical Center 121 77 77 0 44
116 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 120 120 120 0 0
116 U. New Mexico 120 96 70 26 24
118 Wayne State U. 117 79 66 13 38
119 U. Tennessee, Health Science Center 107 41 41 0 66
120 Brandeis U. 105 105 105 0 0
121 Georgetown U. 104 101 101 0 3
121 Medical C. Wisconsin 104 44 44 0 60
123 Kansas State U. 102 87 84 3 15
124 George Washington U. 99 91 66 25 8
125 U. Louisville 97 29 29 0 68
126 Wake Forest U. 90 41 41 0 49
127 U. Nevada, Reno 89 89 76 13 0
128 Clemson U. 86 86 35 51 0
128 U. Mississippi 86 41 39 2 45
130 Drexel U. 85 75 58 17 10
130 U. Texas, Dallas 85 85 42 43 0
132 U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 83 40 40 0 43
133 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 82 82 73 9 0
134 U. Texas, San Antonio 81 79 60 19 2
135 Georgia State U. 73 62 62 0 11
136 U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 71 70 46 24 1
137 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 70 70 25 45 0
138 CUNY, City C. 68 68 56 12 0
138 SUNY, U. Albany 68 38 38 0 30
138 U. Texas, Arlington 68 61 38 23 7
141 U. Central Florida 67 67 35 32 0
141 U. Idaho 67 67 58 9 0
143 U. Oregon 66 65 65 0 1
144 Northern Illinois U. 63 60 42 18 3
145 U. Wyoming 60 60 37 23 0
146 Colorado School of Mines 58 58 23 35 0
147 Syracuse U. 56 56 45 11 0
147 U. Texas, El Paso 56 56 47 9 0
149 Auburn U. 55 52 40 12 3
150 West Virginia U. 54 53 39 14 1
151 Loma Linda U. 53 53 53 0 0
151 Oklahoma State U. 53 45 36 9 8
151 Stevens Institute of Technology 53 53 35 18 0
154 U. New Hampshire 52 51 45 6 1
155 U. Vermont 51 32 32 0 19
156 Loyola U., Chicago 50 28 28 0 22
157 Lehigh U. 49 49 17 32 0
158 U. Akron 48 48 20 28 0
159 Montana State U. 47 47 39 8 0
159 Utah State U. 47 47 31 16 0
161 North Dakota State U. 46 46 44 2 0
162 Boston C. 45 44 44 0 1
163 George Mason U. 44 44 37 7 0
164 Saint Louis U. 42 42 41 1 0
165 Mississippi State U. 40 28 21 7 12
166 U. Rhode Island 39 35 33 2 4
167 U. California, Merced 38 36 29 7 2
167 U. North Texas, Health Science Center 38 38 38 0 0
169 Kent State U. 37 37 37 0 0
169 U. Maryland, Baltimore County 37 37 32 5 0
171 U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 36 36 25 11 0
171 U. Montana 36 32 32 0 4
171 U. Nevada, Las Vegas 36 29 25 4 7
171 U. North Dakota 36 36 34 2 0
175 Rush U. 35 35 35 0 0
176 New Jersey Institute of Technology 34 34 16 18 0
176 Old Dominion U. 34 28 16 12 6
176 U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa 34 34 31 3 0
179 American Museum of Natural History 33 33 33 0 0
179 South Dakota State U. 33 27 27 0 6
179 Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences 33 32 32 0 1
179 U. Massachusetts, Lowell 33 27 12 15 6
179 U. South Alabama 33 8 7 1 25
184 Albany Medical C. 32 32 32 0 0
184 U. Alaska, Fairbanks 32 32 27 5 0
186 U. North Texas, Denton 31 31 28 3 0
187 Illinois Institute of Technology 30 30 7 23 0
187 U. South Dakota 30 30 30 0 0
189 East Carolina U. 29 28 28 0 1
189 International Technological U. 29 29 0 29 0
189 Northeastern Ohio Universities, C. of Medicine 29 21 21 0 8
189 San Diego State U. 29 27 23 4 2
189 U. North Carolina, Charlotte 29 29 22 7 0
194 Missouri U. of Science and Technology 28 28 9 19 0
194 U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 28 28 28 0 0
196 C. of William and Mary 27 27 27 0 0
196 Van Andel Institute 27 27 27 0 0
196 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 27 27 12 15 0
199 Florida Institute of Technology 26 26 22 4 0
200 Northern Arizona U. 25 23 20 3 2
201 Brigham Young U. 24 24 22 2 0
201 Ohio U. 24 24 15 9 0
201 Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science 24 24 24 0 0
201 Southern Methodist U. 24 24 18 6 0
201 SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 24 15 15 0 9
201 U. Southern Mississippi 24 24 17 7 0
207 Texas State U. 23 23 20 3 0
208 Creighton U. 22 12 12 0 10
208 Western U. of Health Sciences 22 1 1 0 21
210 New York Medical C. 21 21 21 0 0
210 Wright State U. 21 19 15 4 2
212 Baylor U. 20 20 20 0 0
212 Howard U. 20 19 12 7 1
212 SUNY, Binghamton U. 20 20 14 6 0
215 Boise State U. 19 18 15 3 1
215 Catholic U. of America 19 19 18 1 0
215 Naval Postgraduate School 19 19 13 6 0
215 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 19 19 17 2 0
215 U. Maine 19 19 16 3 0
220 Louisiana Tech U. 18 18 9 9 0
220 Portland State U. 18 18 8 10 0
220 U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 18 11 11 0 7
223 New Mexico State U. 17 17 14 3 0
223 U. North Carolina, Greensboro 17 16 16 0 1
225 Marquette U. 16 14 9 5 2
225 U. Toledo 16 16 14 2 0
227 Delaware State U. 15 15 15 0 0
227 Florida A&M U. 15 2 2 0 13
227 Jackson State U. 15 15 15 0 0
227 U. Alabama, Huntsville 15 15 14 1 0
227 U. Dayton 15 15 14 1 0
227 U. Tulsa 15 15 6 9 0
233 CUNY, Brooklyn C. 14 14 14 0 0
233 Meharry Medical C. 14 14 14 0 0
233 U. Louisiana, Lafayette 14 12 8 4 2
233 U. Memphis 14 14 9 5 0
237 Air Force Institute of Technology 13 13 2 11 0
237 Central Michigan U. 13 13 13 0 0
237 Clarkson U.b 13 13 4 9 0
240 Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 12 12 12 0 0
240 U. Denver 12 12 9 3 0
240 Wesleyan U. 12 12 12 0 0
243 Morehouse School of Medicine 11 11 11 0 0
243 Rochester Institute of Technology 11 11 8 3 0
243 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 11 11 4 7 0
246 Eastern Virginia Medical School 10 9 9 0 1
246 Nova Southeastern U. 10 10 10 0 0
246 Oakland U. 10 10 10 0 0
246 Rowan U. 10 6 6 0 4
250 CUNY, Queens C. 9 9 9 0 0
250 Marshall U. 9 9 9 0 0
250 Miami U. 9 9 9 0 0
250 Michigan Technological U. 9 9 5 4 0
250 SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 9 9 9 0 0
250 SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 9 7 7 0 2
250 U. Arkansas, Little Rock 9 9 9 0 0
257 Chapman U. 8 2 2 0 6
257 CUNY, C. Staten Island 8 8 8 0 0
257 Fisk U. 8 8 8 0 0
257 Mercer U. 8 8 8 0 0
257 SUNY, C. of Optometry 8 8 8 0 0
257 SUNY, Polytechnic Institute 8 8 8 0 0
257 U. Massachusetts, Boston 8 8 8 0 0
257 U. Missouri, Kansas City 8 3 3 0 5
257 U. Missouri, Saint Louis 8 8 8 0 0
257 Villanova U. 8 8 6 2 0
267 Bowling Green State U. 7 7 7 0 0
267 San Francisco State U. 7 7 7 0 0
267 Santa Clara U. 7 7 5 2 0
270 Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science 6 0 0 0 6
270 East Tennessee State U. 6 6 6 0 0
270 Fordham U. 6 6 6 0 0
270 Hampton U. 6 4 4 0 2
270 Midwestern U. 6 3 3 0 3
270 Mount Holyoke C. 6 6 6 0 0
270 U. Alaska, Anchorage 6 6 6 0 0
270 U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 6 6 5 1 0
278 Clark U. 5 5 5 0 0
278 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 5 5 5 0 0
278 Morgan State U. 5 4 4 0 1
278 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 5 5 5 0 0
278 New School 5 5 5 0 0
278 Seton Hall U. 5 5 5 0 0
278 Texas A&M U.-Commerce 5 5 5 0 0
278 Texas Christian U. 5 5 5 0 0
278 U. San Diego 5 5 5 0 0
278 Western Michigan U. 5 5 2 3 0
288 California State U., Long Beach 4 4 2 2 0
288 Clark Atlanta U. 4 4 4 0 0
288 Cleveland State U. 4 4 2 2 0
288 Duquesne U. 4 3 3 0 1
288 Idaho State U. 4 4 3 1 0
288 Illinois State U. 4 4 4 0 0
288 Kennesaw State U. 4 4 4 0 0
288 Loyola Marymount U. 4 4 4 0 0
288 Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 4 4 4 0 0
288 Trinity C., Hartford 4 4 4 0 0
288 Trinity U. 4 4 4 0 0
288 U. Nebraska, Omaha 4 4 4 0 0
288 U. New England 4 1 1 0 3
288 U. New Orleans 4 4 3 1 0
288 U. of the Sciences Philadelphia 4 4 4 0 0
303 Albany C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 3 1 1 0 2
303 Connecticut C. 3 3 3 0 0
303 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 3 3 0 3 0
303 James Madison U. 3 3 3 0 0
303 Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences 3 3 3 0 0
303 St. John's U., Queens 3 3 3 0 0
303 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 3 2 2 0 1
303 U. of the Pacific 3 0 0 0 3
311 A. T. Still U. 2 2 2 0 0
311 Alabama A&M U. 2 2 2 0 0
311 C. Charleston 2 2 2 0 0
311 California State U., Los Angeles 2 2 2 0 0
311 CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice 2 2 2 0 0
311 Furman U. 2 2 2 0 0
311 Indiana State U. 2 2 2 0 0
311 Keck Graduate Institute 2 2 2 0 0
311 Montana Tech of U. Montana 2 2 1 1 0
311 New England C. of Optometry 2 2 2 0 0
311 Prairie View A&M U. 2 2 0 2 0
311 Smith C. 2 2 2 0 0
311 St. Cloud State U. 2 2 2 0 0
311 Toyota Technological Institute, Chicago 2 2 2 0 0
311 U. Central del Caribe 2 2 2 0 0
311 U. of the Virgin Islands 2 2 2 0 0
327 Arkansas State U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 Bryant U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 Colorado State U., Pueblo 1 1 1 0 0
327 Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art 1 1 0 1 0
327 Murray State U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 Norfolk State U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 Oklahoma State U., Center for Health Sciences 1 1 1 0 0
327 Sam Houston State U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 Tennessee Technological U. 1 1 0 1 0
327 Texas Southern U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 1 1 0 1 0
327 U. North Carolina, Wilmington 1 1 1 0 0
327 Valparaiso U. 1 1 0 1 0
327 Wichita State U. 1 1 1 0 0
327 Williams C. 1 1 1 0 0
a Totals for "all institutions" include data imputed for nonresponding institutions; data imputed for nonresponding institutions are not shown separately.
b In 2016, Union College, Schenectady merged with Clarkson University.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2016.