Data

Stanford U.

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   1,661   1,531   1,464   1,444   1,531   1,509   1,407   1,413   1,362   1,361
    Science   1,235   1,143   1,088   1,089   1,174   1,213   1,104   1,094   996   1,010
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   9   8   9   9   9   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   677   651   652   658   706   691   630   634   589   582
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   46   44   47   44   37   48   40   44   31   30
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   72   52   43   42   61   56   47   52   52   52
      Mathematics and statistics   28   30   19   21   18   23   20   25   23   22
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   22   20   4   3   8   2   4   2   1   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   239   206   218   200   210   281   282   261   205   222
      Psychology   39   37   30   36   40   38   35   33   32   36
      Social sciences   103   95   66   76   85   74   46   43   44   50
    Engineering   426   388   376   355   357   296   303   319   366   351
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   12   17   15   14   15   14   8   6   9   9
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   91   74   79   75   81   71   84   81   61   58
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   93   82   85   75   53   77   77   88   73   83
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   61   49   52   68   83   22   28   27   26   23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   64   65   54   53   56   56   53   64   57   31
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   2   5   3   6   5
      Mechanical engineering   74   64   51   38   39   54   48   50   49   57
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   85   44
      Other engineering   31   37   40   32   30   0   0   0   0   41
    Health   984   956   933   888   915   945   897   853   866   903
      Clinical medicine   978   948   927   883   911   934   885   842   853   889
      Other health   6   8   6   5   4   11   12   11   13   14

NOTES:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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