Data

U. Pittsburgh

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   266   270   315   303   337   330   334   360   328   315
    Science   211   216   251   250   270   269   278   302   268   271
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   157   164   199   192   202   190   200   190   179   187
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   35   27   27
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   2   0   2   3   1   5   1   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   3   6   5   3   7   6   3   3   2
      Mathematics and statistics   6   5   6   8   10   8   9   7   6   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   7   4   3   2   2   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   28   23   28   29   38   43   40   53   44   42
      Psychology   1   2   4   4   4   7   4   6   5   4
      Social sciences   7   10   4   7   8   11   12   7   3   4
    Engineering   55   54   64   53   67   61   56   58   60   44
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   17   18   13   12   11   10   8   13   17   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   14   19   14   20   19   19   15   17   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   10   8   9   7   6   3   1   2   4   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   2   5   6   2   5   4   6   5   2   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   3   1   1   2   4   4   4   6   6   2
      Mechanical engineering   11   8   14   14   19   20   18   17   14   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Other engineering   0   0   2   2   2   1   0   0   0   0
    Health   491   448   433   440   437   388   392   343   336   344
      Clinical medicine   479   434   419   425   405   368   384   312   308   314
      Other health   12   14   14   15   32   20   8   31   28   30

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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