Data

Stanford U.

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering   1,623   1,454   1,432   1,521   1,613   1,407   1,413   1,362   1,361   1,202
    Science   1,205   1,084   1,084   1,170   1,288   1,104   1,094   996   1,010   881
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   7   8   8   9   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   693   662   664   709   730   630   634   589   582   560
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   16   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   44   46   42   36   49   40   44   31   30   25
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   51   41   40   60   61   47   52   52   52   50
      Mathematics and statistics   29   19   21   18   26   20   25   23   22   17
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   20   4   3   8   2   4   2   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   213   212   196   209   303   282   261   205   222   137
      Psychology   39   28   35   39   41   35   33   32   36   41
      Social sciences   109   64   75   82   76   46   43   44   50   32
    Engineering   418   370   348   351   325   303   319   366   351   321
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   22   15   14   14   15   8   6   9   9   8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   76   75   71   79   76   84   81   61   58   55
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   83   85   75   53   80   77   88   73   83   67
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   50   51   65   81   25   28   27   26   23   25
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   75   54   53   56   62   53   64   57   31   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   1   5   3   6   5   5
      Mechanical engineering   72   50   38   39   66   48   50   49   57   41
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   85   44   40
      Other engineering   40   40   32   29   0   0   0   0   41   52
    Health   988   951   911   928   985   897   853   866   903   846
      Clinical medicine   980   946   906   924   974   885   842   853   889   834
      Other health   8   5   5   4   11   12   11   13   14   12

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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