Data

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy

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   242   242   243 i   254 i   254   94   73   70   83   82
    Science   96   96   97 i   108 i   108   41   39   25   32   32
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   23   23   23 i   23 i   23   15   13   5   2   1
      Communication   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   10   10   10 i   10 i   10   3   1   10   10   8
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   1 i   12 i   12   6   6   1   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   18   18   18 i   18 i   18   1   3   1   6   7
      Natural resources and conservation   9   9   9 i   9 i   9   4   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   36   36   36 i   36 i   36   12   13   8   11   14
      Psychology   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   2   2
    Engineering   146   146   146 i   146 i   146   53   34   45   51   50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   66   66   66 i   66 i   66   13   8   27   30   24
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   8   8 i   8 i   8   12   10   1   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   8   8 i   8 i   8   3   1   1   1   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   6   6   6 i   6 i   6   5   4   3   5   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   1   1   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   36   36 i   36 i   36   15   10   2   7   13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   22   22   22 i   22 i   22   4   0   4   4   3
      Other engineering   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   7   4   0
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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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