Data

U. Michigan

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   904   909   735   870   923   945   893   934   901   881
    Science   639   656   527   654   719   721   678   719   669   651
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   297   319   290   323   346   382   358   340   292   281
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   45   36   18   14   26   14   8   6   4   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   35   28   25   30   38   36   25   33   47   52
      Mathematics and statistics   65   63   3   79   74   69   67   67   67   66
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   3   2   2   3   4   6   5   49   72   53
      Natural resources and conservation   27   29   28   25   25   26   18   23   0   0
      Physical sciences   95   111   101   113   116   114   120   127   111   116
      Psychology   26   22   21   21   26   24   22   21   19   19
      Social sciences   46   46   39   46   56   50   55   53   33   41
    Engineering   265   253   208   216   204   224   215   215   232   230
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   16   17   14   22   16   19   17   19   18   17
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   32   26   25   25   33   39   40   35   33   28
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   30   33   22   21   15   16   17   24   30   26
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   20   28   17   15   20   15   14   18   7   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   66   54   49   57   56   60   52   34   60   54
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   5   4   2   5   3   2   7   4   2
      Mechanical engineering   60   59   53   52   1   45   39   43   49   55
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   9   12   17   17   23
      Other engineering   38   31   24   22   58   18   22   18   14   17
    Health   429   409   362   397   393   411   458   434   416   419
      Clinical medicine   321   285   260   278   308   294   329   336   328   336
      Other health   108   124   102   119   85   117   129   98   88   83

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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