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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   270   267   264   283   314   324   282   246   252   245
    Science   179   191   195   210   245   251   215   181   205   219
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   6   8
      Biological and biomedical sciences   75   89   89   59   74   85   78   70   78   62
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   9   10   9   9   9   7   7   16   25
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   11
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   25   22   24   26   30   35   24   22   26   31
      Mathematics and statistics   9   3   7   10   14   15   12   9   9   6
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   5   0   2   5   1   9   0   3   24
      Natural resources and conservation   4   7   0   5   6   10   13   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   26   27   51   55   47   32   22   24   27
      Psychology   8   10   10   8   10   7   7   8   8   5
      Social sciences   28   20   28   40   42   42   33   33   30   20
    Engineering   91   76   69   73   69   73   67   65   47   26
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   10   7   6   5   4   5   7   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   11   6   6   9   8   3   4   8   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   27   18   21   13   11   10   12   13   4   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   17   20   19   24   20   29   27   22   17   9
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   5   7   14   12   7   7   4   3   3
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   5   3
      Other engineering   20   14   9   10   10   14   10   22   9   4
  Health   10   10   4   6   5   7   6   5   5   8
    Clinical medicine   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   10   8   4   6   5   7   6   5   5   8

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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