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   1,531   1,464   1,444   1,531   1,509   1,407   1,413   1,362   1,361   1,202
    Science   1,143   1,088   1,089   1,174   1,213   1,104   1,094   996   1,010   881
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   8   9   9   9   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   651   652   658   706   691   630   634   589   582   560
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   44   47   44   37   48   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   52   43   42   61   56   47   52   52   52   50
      Mathematics and statistics   30   19   21   18   23   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   206   218   200   210   281   282   261   205   222   137
      Psychology   37   30   36   40   38   35   33   32   36   41
      Social sciences   95   66   76   85   74   46   43   44   50   32
    Engineering   388   376   355   357   296   303   319   366   351   321
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   17   15   14   15   14   8   6   9   9   8
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   74   79   75   81   71   84   81   61   58   55
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   82   85   75   53   77   77   88   73   83   67
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   49   52   68   83   22   28   27   26   23   25
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   65   54   53   56   56   53   64   57   31   28
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   2   5   3   6   5   5
      Mechanical engineering   64   51   38   39   54   48   50   49   57   41
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   85   44   40
      Other engineering   37   40   32   30   0   0   0   0   41   52
  Health   956   933   888   915   945   897   853   866   903   846
    Clinical medicine   948   927   883   911   934   885   842   853   889   834
    Other health   8   6   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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