Data

U. Michigan

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   909   735   870   923   945   893   934   901   881   864
    Science   656   527   654   719   721   678   719   669   651   658
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   319   290   323   346   382   358   340   292   281   276
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   36   18   14   26   14   8   6   4   6   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2   4
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   28   25   30   38   36   25   33   47   52   58
      Mathematics and statistics   63   3   79   74   69   67   67   67   66   50
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   2   3   4   6   5   49   72   53   99
      Natural resources and conservation   29   28   25   25   26   18   23   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   111   101   113   116   114   120   127   111   116   93
      Psychology   22   21   21   26   24   22   21   19   19   18
      Social sciences   46   39   46   56   50   55   53   33   41   43
    Engineering   253   208   216   204   224   215   215   232   230   206
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   17   14   22   16   19   17   19   18   17   18
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   25   25   33   39   40   35   33   28   26
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   33   22   21   15   16   17   24   30   26   28
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   28   17   15   20   15   14   18   7   8   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   54   49   57   56   60   52   34   60   54   49
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   5   4   2   5   3   2   7   4   2   1
      Mechanical engineering   59   53   52   1   45   39   43   49   55   42
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   9   12   17   17   23   18
      Other engineering   31   24   22   58   18   22   18   14   17   12
  Health   409   362   397   393   411   458   434   416   419   412
    Clinical medicine   285   260   278   308   294   329   336   328   336   317
    Other health   124   102   119   85   117   129   98   88   83   95

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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