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   718   465   883   397   381   367   349   364   349   309
    Science   457   271   464   238   242   234   228   236   233   212
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   69   38   53   38   29   31   24   38   41   45
      Biological and biomedical sciences   123   83   133   82   96   88   85   86   87   79
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   32   8   20   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   25   9   19   7   7   2   2   8   5   3
      Mathematics and statistics   8   9   8   3   3   2   4   5   5   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   17   15   27   15   11   21   15   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   137   84   164   66   72   62   70   76   72   60
      Psychology   20   14   25   9   7   6   8   4   6   2
      Social sciences   26   11   15   5   3   7   12   7   3   7
    Engineering   261   194   419   159   139   133   121   128   116   97
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   5   6   21   8   4   4   7   7   7   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   18   20   41   12   15   10   8   17   17   17
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   60   29   56   19   19   19   18   13   10   9
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   25   51   18   16   15   16   9   11   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   58   34   91   24   18   18   14   22   16   18
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   8   4   9   5   5   6   6   5   6   4
      Mechanical engineering   50   38   69   30   22   21   16   17   24   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   16   14   26   25   22   16   18   12   5   2
      Other engineering   31   24   55   18   18   24   18   26   20   15
    Health   83   49   80   56   63   58   38   49   42   51
      Clinical medicine   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   81   49   80   54   62   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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