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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   375   417   435   418   427   409   426   435   434   440
    Science   363   408   425   409   416   398   414   434   424   432
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   208   258   256   252   263   257   261   253   275   263
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   7   10   8   4   2   6   5   3   5
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   8   12
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   13   10   8   12   12   9   8   8   9   7
      Mathematics and statistics   11   7   8   10   12   13   9   15   8   9
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   17   17   19   14   16   16   21   32   16   32
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   66   62   70   56   47   53   54   55   57   56
      Psychology   33   34   42   49   30   22   28   32   25   22
      Social sciences   10   13   12   8   32   26   27   18   17   18
    Engineering   12   9   10   9   11   11   12   1   10   8
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   9   10   9   11   11   12   1   10   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   315   297   274   332   325   334   380   390   369   362
    Clinical medicine   139   146   150   194   195   205   236   290   279   253
    Other health   176   151   124   138   130   129   144   100   90   109

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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