Data

U. California, Santa Barbara

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   576   605   624   617   601   315   318   297   306   285
    Science   410   404   412   414   413   243   246   196   186   181
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   47   42   51   73   69   61   63   57   32   38
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   24   25   19
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   10   6   2   6   10   6   8   8   7   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   88   69   66   61   73   35   40   6   34   31
      Mathematics and statistics   2   3   0   2   7   4   4   3   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   0   0   0   3   0   22   23   22
      Natural resources and conservation   12   6   15   25   11   0   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   204   233   226   207   211   114   107   59   42   44
      Psychology   11   6   4   2   8   6   10   10   9   10
      Social sciences   34   39   48   38   24   14   13   7   10   10
    Engineering   166   201   212   203   188   72   72   101   120   104
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   21   38   38   37   27   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   30   30   28   18   24   18   21   14   20   23
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   23   35   52   46   54   29   22   13   13   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   31   38   30   32   18   8   10   10   10   11
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   27   22   16   18   18   2   0   27   72   47
      Other engineering   34   38   48   52   47   15   19   37   5   6
      Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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