Data

U. Washington

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   981   1,071   1,281   1,326   1,216   651   664   773   724   719
    Science   833   900   1,072   1,099   1,024   533   536   640   583   575
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   11   15   0   0   0   34   36   30
      Biological and biomedical sciences   386   440   467   443   538   306   320   386   339   360
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Computer and information sciences   63   47   64   79   70   39   44   38   36   21
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   57   97   99   136   160   64   62   65   66   52
      Mathematics and statistics   33   32   36   33   20   10   8   7   7   7
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   17   24   10   0   0   1   8   4   6
      Natural resources and conservation   51   79   121   127   41   15   13   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   211   160   213   214   180   91   77   94   92   98
      Psychology   12   18   20   30   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   20   10   17   12   15   8   11   8   3   0
    Engineering   148   171   209   227   192   118   128   133   141   144
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   2   0   4   7   15   12   10   10   10   6
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   60   59   59   72   12   19   41   48   54   49
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   14   27   25   28   16   20   22   22   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   20   33   0   39   21   12   9   9   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   38   29   35   35   31   19   13   15   13   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   20   25   20   28   26   14   14   11   14   16
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   20   31   25   41   17   18   16   16   25
      Other engineering   0   4   0   35   0   0   0   2   3   3
    Health   401   355   509   564   697   383   359   491   481   465
      Clinical medicine   70   286   407   465   617   332   328   426   424   419
      Other health   331   69   102   99   80   51   31   65   57   46

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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