Data

U. Virginia

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   288   281   305   331   280   266   228   250   232   224
    Science   237   241   261   267   230   216   195   208   205   190
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   122   115   131   153   133   136   129   134   151   126
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   4   3
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   9   7   1   1   4   3   6   4   5   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   10   4   7
      Mathematics and statistics   7   12   12   11   5   2   0   2   1   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   20   13   24   20   12   10   2   2   4   5
      Natural resources and conservation   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   38   45   43   40   38   38   43   28   28   35
      Psychology   17   25   20   21   16   11   9   17   8   11
      Social sciences   20   24   30   21   22   16   1   6   0   0
    Engineering   51   40   44   64   50   50   33   42   27   34
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   8   10   16   15   16   10   19   8   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   6   5   5   2   2   4   4   0   1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   3   5   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   7   9   12   12   11   7   5   4   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   6   3   6   8   4   0   4   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   6   5   11   8   8   3   6   7   9
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   10   10   9   12   9   10   0   8   6   5
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
    Health   102   76   64   70   84   136   78   96   188   223
      Clinical medicine   97   76   63   67   81   132   78   96   188   223
      Other health   5   0   1   3   3   4   0   0   0   0

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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