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   1,470   1,285   1,217   1,030   1,095   1,175   1,112   760   1,136   1,096
    Science   1,140   1,025   952   774   803   892   831   578   834   810
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   33   53   54
      Biological and biomedical sciences   480   493   453   374   419   413   420   258   310   293
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   38   32
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   68   35   40   12   12   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   47   35   23   19   20   25   26   11   33   35
      Mathematics and statistics   40   36   48   20   24   19   13   7   27   28
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   9   2   2   8   8   5   8   12   1   1
      Natural resources and conservation   54   72   68   54   49   55   56   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   371   271   253   233   215   289   233   183   283   312
      Psychology   20   27   27   11   17   22   23   14   21   14
      Social sciences   51   54   38   43   39   44   39   25   49   41
    Engineering   330   260   265   256   292   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   8   7   7   4   7   7   3   6   0   43
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   29   25   25   20   24   27   25   23   47   42
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   57   43   37   45   49   34   36   17   30   22
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   74   35   20   6   8   7   5   8   100   108
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   3   3   1   0   0   0   3   4
      Mechanical engineering   22   18   16   8   7   7   7   5   38   34
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   29   22
      Other engineering   139   131   157   170   196   201   205   123   55   11
    Health   26   27   35   29   31   33   34   35   48   52
      Clinical medicine   26   27   35   29   31   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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