Data

U. California, Davis

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   535   579   581   1,020   702   694   658   682   679   613
    Science   458   493   516   868   600   592   555   566   560   491
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   105   104   115   187   69   52   54   75   70   55
      Biological and biomedical sciences   232   262   277   453   343   356   336   318   309   275
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   14   14   0   12   17   15
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   7   5
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   36   40   29   60   42   44   33   42   39   39
      Mathematics and statistics   7   5   10   9   5   7   10   5   7   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   10   2   2
      Natural resources and conservation   13   14   17   38   29   19   25   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   51   50   51   81   58   66   61   46   48   51
      Psychology   2   1   5   11   21   17   22   23   20   16
      Social sciences   12   17   12   29   18   16   13   7   13   13
    Engineering   77   86   65   152   102   102   103   116   119   122
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   18   17   31   22   24   30   38   37   37
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   2   6   6   5   4   5   5   9   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   26   24   15   39   29   26   25   23   24   21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   13   19   15   36   12   18   19   24   15   20
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11   12   2   9   8   8   6   13   11   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   2   3   4   2   3   5   1   12   9
      Other engineering   13   9   7   27   24   19   13   12   11   10
  Health   96   88   101   173   163   191   173   155   154   152
    Clinical medicine   93   83   90   154   86   102   94   82   91   99
    Other health   3   5   11   19   77   89   79   73   63   53

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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