Data

U. California, Los Angeles

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   661   741   702   617   639   711   845   842   755   810
    Science   548   611   571   510   512   577   688   733   636   689
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   306   332   305   280   293   328   405   322   269   334
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   123   106   82
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   11   10   13   12   12   16   17   18   23
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   27   35   42   33   24   36   44   38   21   32
      Mathematics and statistics   4   8   7   3   6   7   6   11   13   16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   12   18   13   10   0   0   7   21   24   23
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   149   123   126   114   121   131   148   139   127   121
      Psychology   18   35   28   30   24   27   33   32   36   42
      Social sciences   27   49   40   27   32   36   29   30   22   16
    Engineering   113   130   131   107   127   134   157   109   119   121
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   5   5   11   13   21   25   20   18   15   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   18   17   13   12   16   20   26   21   20   17
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   26   32   34   25   30   11   27   11   5   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   28   31   40   33   31   39   43   38   41   39
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   18   26   20   13   15   18   20   0   19   20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   17   17
      Other engineering   18   19   13   11   14   21   21   6   2   4
    Health   238   253   226   210   224   221   262   278   261   278
      Clinical medicine   214   230   206   192   202   204   233   248   233   241
      Other health   24   23   20   18   22   17   29   30   28   37

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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