Data

Cornell 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   935   860   939   1,194   845   664   597   567   634   570
    Science   777   723   799   923   703   549   487   472   531   464
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   99   98   155   185   66   66   68   48   60   46
      Biological and biomedical sciences   401   367   346   430   404   318   300   269   300   265
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   35   29   28
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   9   6   6   16   18   9   10   10   10   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   12   16   32   15   14   10   9   2   5
      Mathematics and statistics   5   5   10   8   3   2   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   35   32   31   22   10   12   16   10
      Natural resources and conservation   13   13   32   21   15   10   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   171   167   146   144   110   74   59   63   79   73
      Psychology   9   16   16   18   7   3   7   2   2   3
      Social sciences   54   37   37   37   34   31   22   21   26   21
    Engineering   158   137   140   271   142   115   110   95   103   106
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   34   26   23   42   20   14   12   7   11   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   38   31   21   54   23   12   12   14   14   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   22   13   10   14   9   7   11   12   9   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   9   15   15   22   9   12   15   10   14   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   4   2   2   1   3   1   3   2   4
      Mechanical engineering   23   17   13   20   17   12   14   7   6   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   26   42   18   17   11   15   18   16
      Other engineering   29   31   30   75   45   38   34   27   29   34
    Health   318   308   304   312   328   335   323   271   222   218
      Clinical medicine   318   308   304   312   291   307   274   224   179   175
      Other health   0   0   0   0   37   28   49   47   43   43

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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