Data

Harvard 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   2,268   2,002   2,327   2,476   2,619   2,590   2,519   2,514   2,292 i   2,274 i
    Science   2,042   1,819   2,112   2,262   2,377   2,360   2,293   2,413   2,211 i   2,195 i
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   5 i   3 i
      Biological and biomedical sciences   1,457   1,372   1,696   1,860   1,936   1,944   1,969   1,783   1,597 i   1,597 i
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Computer and information sciences   39   33   37   27   38   32   29   25   21 i   20 i
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   17   21 i   27 i
      Mathematics and statistics   78   40   26   33   46   33   26   43   71 i   69 i
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   15   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Physical sciences   300   229   225   231   247   242   225   320   329 i   327 i
      Psychology   76   71   61   47   42   63   0   60   46 i   37 i
      Social sciences   77   74   67   61   68   46   44   57   47 i   46 i
    Engineering   226   183   215   214   242   230   226   101   81 i   79 i
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   37   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   88   70   75   95   105   61   57   2   2 i   2 i
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   24   26   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   6   11   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   52   53   0   0   0   0 i   0 i
      Other engineering   138   113   103   37   47   169   169   99   79 i   77 i
  Health   3,436   3,172   3,164   3,311   3,410   3,434   3,504   3,359   3,382 i   3,487 i
    Clinical medicine   3,378   3,130   3,115   3,254   3,331   3,355   3,383   3,253   3,295 i   3,389 i
    Other health   58   42   49   57   79   79   121   106   87 i   98 i

i=imputed

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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