Data

U. California, San Diego

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   729   690   681   675   727   728   716   795   838   828
    Science   556   528   509   514   558   574   552   641   687   709
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   216   232   213   206   243   254   157   255   272   276
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3
      Computer and information sciences   32   22   22   22   18   24   27   24   36   38
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   125   112   99   102   116   105   102   113   111   115
      Mathematics and statistics   3   2   7   8   10   6   8   10   8   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   29   26   23   15   20   19   104   100   11   35
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   118   110   110   116   121   137   126   114   135   130
      Psychology   12   7   13   15   12   10   9   10   23   22
      Social sciences   21   17   22   30   18   19   19   15   12   10
    Engineering   173   162   172   161   169   154   164   154   151   119
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   30   32   41   40   47   34   38   46   41   36
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   7   10   7   10   8   12   14   12   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   24   23   24   18   27   25   25   25   24   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   31   27   28   27   22   22   28   19   24   25
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   74   73   69   69   63   65   61   50   50   19
    Health   507   498   474   454   456   514   551   460   481   422
      Clinical medicine   477   464   440   421   423   476   465   418   437   376
      Other health   30   34   34   33   33   38   86   42   44   46

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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