Data

U. California, San Diego

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   682   667   661   708   698   716   795   838   828   890
    Science   521   497   502   544   550   552   641   687   709   754
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   228   212   206   240   247   157   255   272   276   321
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   74   70   49
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   2
      Computer and information sciences   21   22   22   17   24   27   24   36   38   36
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   111   98   99   113   97   102   113   111   115   107
      Mathematics and statistics   2   5   6   9   6   8   10   8   10   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   26   21   14   19   18   104   100   11   35   41
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   109   105   111   118   134   126   114   135   130   148
      Psychology   7   13   15   11   9   9   10   23   22   31
      Social sciences   17   21   29   17   15   19   15   12   10   7
    Engineering   161   170   159   164   148   164   154   151   119   136
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   31   39   38   44   30   38   46   41   36   42
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   7   10   7   10   8   12   14   12   12   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   23   24   18   27   25   25   25   24   27   33
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   27   28   27   22   21   28   19   24   25   29
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Other engineering   73   69   69   61   64   61   50   50   19   19
    Health   487   466   449   447   505   551   460   481   422   448
      Clinical medicine   455   433   416   416   469   465   418   437   376   392
      Other health   32   33   33   31   36   86   42   44   46   56

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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