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Table A-20. Imputed amounts for headcount of R&D postdocs, by highest degree granted and institutional control: FY 2015

Highest degree granted and institutional control All R&D Postdocs Imputed amount Imputed amount as % of total
All institutions 65,735 7,266 11.1
Doctorate 65,324 7,230 11.1
Nondoctorate 411 36 8.8
Public 41,016 3,367 8.2
Private 24,719 3,899 15.8
NOTE: This table includes only institutions reporting $1 million or more in total R&D expenditures in FY 2014. Institutions reporting less than $1 million in total R&D expenditures in FY 2014 completed a shorter version of the survey form in FY 2015, and that form did not include this question.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2015.