Data

Columbia U. in the City of New York

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   739   481   610   637   650   664   682   665   704   724
    Science   584   364   505   524   503   521   530   560   610   646
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   224   214   272   272   254   306   313   311   327   354
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   49   53   63
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   11   0   4   4   7   2   3   2   10   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   82   27   77   57   60   50   45   53   59   64
      Mathematics and statistics   20   22   18   19   27   27   30   27   15   13
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   104   18   20   25   29   24   19   12   27   29
      Natural resources and conservation   5   0   13   17   16   17   15   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   98   68   87   104   87   78   92   86   88   71
      Psychology   16   12   12   14   15   10   7   12   12   18
      Social sciences   24   3   2   8   8   7   6   8   19   17
    Engineering   155   117   105   113   147   143   152   105   94   78
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   67   50   49   60   71   72   76   30   30   26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   15   0   13   10   13   13   11   11   14   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   8   3   8   8   7   8   7   3   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   22   25   18   17   16   18   17   16   16   10
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   3   3   4   5   5   3   4   4   4
      Mechanical engineering   9   11   7   8   8   8   8   6   1   4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   26   20   12   6   26   20   29   31   26   17
    Health   429   488   725   724   690   630   590   554   545   550
      Clinical medicine   403   480   717   717   677   617   577   545   523   527
      Other health   26   8   8   7   13   13   13   9   22   23

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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