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   773   791   525   1,248   838   694   658   682   679   613
    Science   659   677   480   1,075   721   592   555   566   560   491
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   161   150   123   261   109   52   54   75   70   55
      Biological and biomedical sciences   335   362   247   550   409   356   336   318   309   275
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   24   28   18
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   15   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   45   53   22   74   49   44   33   42   39   39
      Mathematics and statistics   7   7   9   14   8   7   10   5   7   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   10   2   2
      Natural resources and conservation   19   19   16   35   28   19   25   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   74   68   48   98   62   66   61   46   48   51
      Psychology   2   1   5   14   23   17   22   23   20   16
      Social sciences   16   17   10   29   17   16   13   7   13   13
    Engineering   114   114   45   173   117   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   20   26   17   35   23   24   30   38   37   37
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   1   4   6   7   6   4   5   5   9   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   42   33   11   44   31   26   25   23   24   21
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   24   4   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   13   13   1   8   7   8   6   13   11   8
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   1   2   1   4   2   3   5   1   12   9
      Other engineering   19   12   5   39   36   19   13   12   11   10
    Health   112   99   69   172   182   191   173   155   154   152
      Clinical medicine   109   95   64   155   90   102   94   82   91   99
      Other health   3   4   5   17   92   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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