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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   261   276   300   277   285   287   304   276   280   296
    Science   190   216   241   213   228   238   250   226   239   241
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   89   109   120   103   126   126   139   108   116   99
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2
      Computer and information sciences   4   2   2   9   11   10   3   8   13   19
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   20   19   20   16   17   22   30   24   20   26
      Mathematics and statistics   14   24   28   14   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   13   15   13   14   27   20   18   17   16
      Natural resources and conservation   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   26   28   39   36   37   26   31   24   26   36
      Psychology   1   1   2   6   9   8   11   12   20   19
      Social sciences   22   19   15   16   14   19   16   25   22   19
    Engineering   71   60   59   64   57   49   54   50   41   55
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   14   9   6   4   5   13   11   9   8   11
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   6   6   6   6   5   5   12   14   16   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   9   7   4   5   4   5   5   4   1   2
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   30   29   36   29   18   13   16   12   20
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   1   3   4   6   5   4   2   1   2
      Mechanical engineering   6   4   10   9   8   3   9   5   3   7
      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   160   179   161   173   171   172   148   173   195   184
    Clinical medicine   136   142   144   149   150   145   130   157   179   175
    Other health   24   37   17   24   21   27   18   16   16   9

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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