Data

U. Wisconsin-Madison

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   628   581   541   538   531   533   533   561   547   558
    Science   500   451   436   441   438   431   435   460   449   462
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   151   73   53   53   52   27   23   31   46   46
      Biological and biomedical sciences   135   148   178   177   163   169   193   190   189   192
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   8   8   6   9   7   5   2   8   7   7
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   3
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   12   16   11   12   20   15   12   11   15   8
      Mathematics and statistics   6   8   7   5   3   2   2   6   6   11
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   45   49   35   32   43   69   69   102   74   81
      Natural resources and conservation   40   43   33   34   33   13   20   14   0   0
      Physical sciences   55   72   78   81   76   72   65   68   69   72
      Psychology   12   13   9   8   14   11   10   7   9   9
      Social sciences   36   21   26   30   27   48   39   23   15   15
    Engineering   128   130   105   97   93   102   98   101   98   96
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   4   7   2   2   5   6   10   13   9   7
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   22   26   20   15   14   20   19   15   24   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   14   13   6   11   12   13   8   7   6   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   15   13   10   13   16   19   18   11   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   2   2   1   2   0   4   3   1   0
      Mechanical engineering   19   17   17   15   11   13   9   14   8   6
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   29   25   20   20   18   18   15   21   31   30
      Other engineering   18   25   25   23   18   16   14   10   8   19
    Health   283   203   187   207   221   217   207   183   198   207
      Clinical medicine   245   163   160   175   187   148   150   136   153   156
      Other health   38   40   27   32   34   69   57   47   45   51

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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