Data

Northwestern 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   685   694   660   647   665   633   678   599   566   530
    Science   549   564   488   482   509   462   508   451   426   403
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   196   208   183   187   196   185   210   194   179   160
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   3
      Computer and information sciences   10   9   13   7   9   1   1   0   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   4   2   0   1   0   2   4   1   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   21   24   21   22   24   9   7   5   2   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   83   79   44   21   56   51   63   44   42   43
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   188   193   179   185   180   175   184   175   167   164
      Psychology   20   17   16   21   15   13   15   11   15   14
      Social sciences   27   32   32   31   29   26   24   19   17   14
    Engineering   136   130   172   165   156   171   170   148   140   127
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   25   19   62   49   18   22   29   25   30   27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   24   35   40   38   27   28   25   22   17   29
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   16   12   11   16   13   13   13   16   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   8   8   11   13   20   18   16   19   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   3   6   7   4   2   4   5   4
      Mechanical engineering   21   12   9   7   8   12   17   16   12   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   33   31   29   37   45   48   51   52   41   31
      Other engineering   6   8   9   6   22   24   15   0   0   0
  Health   292   267   269   292   279   287   311   214   180   178
    Clinical medicine   247   230   225   250   230   246   271   186   152   150
    Other health   45   37   44   42   49   41   40   28   28   28

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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