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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   224   230   236   221   236   224   259   220   193   215
    Science   139   151   146   135   147   137   179   117   107   122
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   12   8   16   20   23   20   31   20   19   20
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   35   31   31   21   29   20   48   27   26   26
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   23   29   26   11   14   16   20   15   12   14
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   13   16   10   12   9   9   10   0   5   9
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   32   32   33   39   38   31   34   32   28   28
      Psychology   12   21   21   19   19   21   19   18   16   21
      Social sciences   12   14   9   13   15   20   17   5   0   2
    Engineering   85   79   90   86   89   87   80   103   86   93
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   10   8   9   7   6   5   6   4   5
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   9   12   11   14   11   5   6   15   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   6   10   8   4   3   6   7   6   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   15   13   15   18   17   19   23   28   20   29
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   2   0   2
      Mechanical engineering   43   38   40   34   40   43   35   50   40   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   1   3   2   6   6   5   5   4   1   4
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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