Data

Washington U., Saint Louis

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   471   430   347   419   409   345   331   335   330   332
    Science   410   381   296   370   356   310   293   293   288   290
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   290   262   197   280   263   235   229   208   214   219
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   9   0
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   1   1   2
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   6   9   11   9   6   6   7   10   7   3
      Mathematics and statistics   14   16   8   8   6   4   5   6   4   5
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   2   2   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   37   31   39   39   36   32   23   24   16   15
      Psychology   37   32   8   7   6   9   9   6   8   13
      Social sciences   25   31   31   25   35   23   19   27   27   32
    Engineering   61   49   51   49   53   35   38   42   42   42
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   22   18   20   16   17   11   12   24   27   24
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   21   15   17   9   12   8   9   6   4   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   7   6   5   12   12   8   7   5   3   4
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   11   10   9   12   12   8   10   7   7   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   1   1
    Health   441   464   476   362   361   320   280   294   285   293
      Clinical medicine   435   457   475   358   354   310   274   292   283   293
      Other health   6   7   1   4   7   10   6   2   2   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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