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   1,368   1,385   1,315   1,289   1,323   633   678   599   566   530
    Science   1,097   1,126   973   961   1,012   462   508   451   426   403
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   392   416   366   374   389   185   210   194   179   160
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2   3
      Computer and information sciences   20   18   26   14   17   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   8   4   0   2   0   2   4   1   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   42   48   41   43   47   9   7   5   2   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   165   158   87   42   111   51   63   44   42   43
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   14   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   376   385   357   369   360   175   184   175   167   164
      Psychology   40   34   32   42   30   13   15   11   15   14
      Social sciences   54   63   64   61   58   26   24   19   17   14
    Engineering   271   259   342   328   311   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   49   37   123   98   36   22   29   25   30   27
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   48   70   80   76   54   28   25   22   17   29
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   40   32   24   22   32   13   13   13   16   14
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   16   16   22   25   20   18   16   19   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   6   12   14   4   2   4   5   4
      Mechanical engineering   42   24   18   13   16   12   17   16   12   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   66   62   57   73   90   48   51   52   41   31
      Other engineering   12   16   18   12   44   24   15   0   0   0
    Health   582   533   536   581   556   287   311   214   180   178
      Clinical medicine   493   459   449   498   458   246   271   186   152   150
      Other health   89   74   87   83   98   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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