Data

Purdue 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   449   439   567   412   396   367   349   364   349   309
    Science   285   257   310   248   252   234   228   236   233   212
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   44   35   36   39   31   31   24   38   41   45
      Biological and biomedical sciences   79   80   98   85   98   88   85   86   87   79
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   17   8   13   13   14   15   8   11   12   11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   10   12   8   7   2   2   8   5   3
      Mathematics and statistics   4   8   5   4   3   2   4   5   5   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   13   14   16   18   15   21   15   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   85   79   105   67   73   62   70   76   72   60
      Psychology   14   13   16   9   7   6   8   4   6   2
      Social sciences   16   10   9   5   4   7   12   7   3   7
    Engineering   164   182   257   164   144   133   121   128   116   97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   3   6   12   8   4   4   7   7   7   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   19   27   13   15   10   8   17   17   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   36   28   33   21   21   19   18   13   10   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   11   22   29   19   17   15   16   9   11   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   32   54   24   19   18   14   22   16   18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   3   6   5   5   6   6   5   6   4
      Mechanical engineering   30   36   43   31   23   21   16   17   24   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   11   13   19   25   22   16   18   12   5   2
      Other engineering   22   23   34   18   18   24   18   26   20   15
  Health   49   46   56   58   66   58   38   49   42   51
    Clinical medicine   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   48   46   56   56   65   58   38   49   42   51

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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