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   690   681   675   727   728   716   795   838   828   890
    Science   528   509   514   558   574   552   641   687   709   754
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   232   213   206   243   254   157   255   272   276   321
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   2
      Computer and information sciences   22   22   22   18   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   112   99   102   116   105   102   113   111   115   107
      Mathematics and statistics   2   7   8   10   6   8   10   8   10   12
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   26   23   15   20   19   104   100   11   35   41
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   110   110   116   121   137   126   114   135   130   148
      Psychology   7   13   15   12   10   9   10   23   22   31
      Social sciences   17   22   30   18   19   19   15   12   10   7
    Engineering   162   172   161   169   154   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   32   41   40   47   34   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   22   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   63   65   61   50   50   19   19
  Health   498   474   454   456   514   551   460   481   422   448
    Clinical medicine   464   440   421   423   476   465   418   437   376   392
    Other health   34   34   33   33   38   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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