Data

U. California, Berkeley

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   1,282   1,434   1,467   1,198   1,358   1,175   1,112   760   1,136   1,096
    Science   1,010   1,146   1,171   907   1,004   892   831   578   834   810
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   33   53   54
      Biological and biomedical sciences   463   544   543   435   504   413   420   258   310   293
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   41   42   52   14   18   20   12   9   19   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   39   38   29   25   28   25   26   11   33   35
      Mathematics and statistics   34   42   69   25   28   19   13   7   27   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   3   3   9   8   5   8   12   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   55   81   83   66   65   55   56   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   302   304   309   269   280   289   233   183   283   312
      Psychology   20   31   34   16   22   22   23   14   21   14
      Social sciences   50   61   49   48   51   44   39   25   49   41
    Engineering   272   288   296   291   354   283   281   182   302   286
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   7   7   7   4   7   7   3   6   0   43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   26   28   21   26   27   25   23   47   42
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   51   50   40   51   54   34   36   17   30   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   63   39   22   7   10   7   5   8   100   108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   5   5   2   0   0   0   3   4
      Mechanical engineering   21   18   16   9   9   7   7   5   38   34
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   22
      Other engineering   100   147   178   194   246   201   205   123   55   11
  Health   26   30   42   35   39   33   34   35   48   52
    Clinical medicine   26   30   42   35   39   33   34   35   48   52
    Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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