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   748   680   776   695   736   664   597   567   634   570
    Science   602   552   641   559   600   549   487   472   531   464
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   63   58   123   93   62   66   68   48   60   46
      Biological and biomedical sciences   325   301   299   299   363   318   300   269   300   265
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   8   6   6   8   13   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   15   12   16   16   13   14   10   9   2   5
      Mathematics and statistics   4   4   7   4   2   2   1   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   20   21   23   22   10   12   16   10
      Natural resources and conservation   12   12   27   11   14   10   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   119   116   100   73   76   74   59   63   79   73
      Psychology   8   12   12   9   7   3   7   2   2   3
      Social sciences   48   29   31   25   27   31   22   21   26   21
    Engineering   146   128   135   136   136   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   30   25   23   21   19   14   12   7   11   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   30   27   21   27   21   12   12   14   14   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   23   13   9   7   9   7   11   12   9   3
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   9   15   14   11   9   12   15   10   14   15
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   4   2   1   1   3   1   3   2   4
      Mechanical engineering   22   16   12   10   16   12   14   7   6   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   24   21   16   17   11   15   18   16
      Other engineering   29   28   30   38   45   38   34   27   29   34
  Health   328   308   306   314   353   335   323   271   222   218
    Clinical medicine   328   308   306   314   320   307   274   224   179   175
    Other health   0   0   0   0   33   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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