Data

Purdue U.

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   479   449   439   567   412   396   367   349   364   349
    Science   295   285   257   310   248   252   234   228   236   233
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   55   44   35   36   39   31   31   24   38   41
      Biological and biomedical sciences   74   79   80   98   85   98   88   85   86   87
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   16   17   8   13   13   14   15   8   11   12
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   11   13   10   12   8   7   2   2   8   5
      Mathematics and statistics   7   4   8   5   4   3   2   4   5   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   10   13   14   16   18   15   21   15   0   0
      Physical sciences   87   85   79   105   67   73   62   70   76   72
      Psychology   13   14   13   16   9   7   6   8   4   6
      Social sciences   22   16   10   9   5   4   7   12   7   3
    Engineering   184   164   182   257   164   144   133   121   128   116
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   7   3   6   12   8   4   4   7   7   7
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   19   12   19   27   13   15   10   8   17   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   36   28   33   21   21   19   18   13   10
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   18   11   22   29   19   17   15   16   9   11
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   31   34   32   54   24   19   18   14   22   16
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   5   3   6   5   5   6   6   5   6
      Mechanical engineering   41   30   36   43   31   23   21   16   17   24
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   14   11   13   19   25   22   16   18   12   5
      Other engineering   19   22   23   34   18   18   24   18   26   20
    Health   55   49   46   56   58   66   58   38   49   42
      Clinical medicine   7   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0
      Other health   48   48   46   56   56   65   58   38   49   42

NOTES:
  • In previous reports the data from Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne have been included with Indiana University. Due to recent clarification of program affiliation, these data are now being counted as part of Purdue University.
  • . = 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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