Data

Columbia U. in the City of New York

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   815   738   487   615   642   660   664   682   665   704
    Science   639   583   369   510   528   511   521   530   560   610
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   265   227   215   273   275   262   306   313   311   327
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   12   11   0   4   4   7   2   3   2   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   78   79   28   77   57   60   50   45   53   59
      Mathematics and statistics   19   20   22   18   19   27   27   30   27   15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   117   106   18   20   25   29   24   19   12   27
      Natural resources and conservation   0   5   0   13   17   16   17   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   120   96   71   91   105   87   78   92   86   88
      Psychology   10   15   12   12   14   15   10   7   12   12
      Social sciences   18   24   3   2   8   8   7   6   8   19
    Engineering   176   155   118   105   114   149   143   152   105   94
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   81   67   51   49   60   72   72   76   30   30
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   23   16   0   13   10   13   13   11   11   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   12   8   8   3   8   8   7   8   7   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   21   25   18   18   17   18   17   16   16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   8   3   3   4   5   5   3   4   4
      Mechanical engineering   12   9   11   7   8   8   8   8   6   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   34   26   20   12   6   26   20   29   31   26
    Health   803   432   491   732   727   691   630   590   554   545
      Clinical medicine   765   408   483   724   719   678   617   577   545   523
      Other health   38   24   8   8   8   13   13   13   9   22

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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