Data

U. California, Berkeley

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   1,379   1,282   1,434   1,467   1,198   1,358   1,175   1,112   760   1,136
    Science   1,056   1,010   1,146   1,171   907   1,004   892   831   578   834
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   33   53
      Biological and biomedical sciences   490   463   544   543   435   504   413   420   258   310
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   31   41   42   52   14   18   20   12   9   19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   41   39   38   29   25   28   25   26   11   33
      Mathematics and statistics   37   34   42   69   25   28   19   13   7   27
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   8   6   3   3   9   8   5   8   12   1
      Natural resources and conservation   63   55   81   83   66   65   55   56   0   0
      Physical sciences   319   302   304   309   269   280   289   233   183   283
      Psychology   22   20   31   34   16   22   22   23   14   21
      Social sciences   45   50   61   49   48   51   44   39   25   49
    Engineering   323   272   288   296   291   354   283   281   182   302
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   7   7   7   4   7   7   3   6   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   34   29   26   28   21   26   27   25   23   47
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   58   51   50   40   51   54   34   36   17   30
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   70   63   39   22   7   10   7   5   8   100
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   1   5   5   2   0   0   0   3
      Mechanical engineering   27   21   18   16   9   9   7   7   5   38
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29
      Other engineering   120   100   147   178   194   246   201   205   123   55
    Health   34   26   30   42   35   39   33   34   35   48
      Clinical medicine   34   26   30   42   35   39   33   34   35   48
      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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