Data

Yale U.

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   1,797   934   847   722   867   714   672   777   771   799
    Science   1,617   840   751   633   761   629   593   716   705   727
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   34   18   0   0   0   0   23   28   23   22
      Biological and biomedical sciences   990   482   448   408   486   410   398   447   464   500
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   32   34   31
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   38   7   8   8   6   5   13   19   8   7
      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   15   19   20   19   28   22   17
      Mathematics and statistics   9   2   2   3   7   5   3   4   5   3
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   77   49   42   33   34   23   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   220   143   95   76   96   86   77   114   111   111
      Psychology   94   56   70   44   44   33   30   15   17   20
      Social sciences   153   83   86   46   69   47   30   29   21   16
    Engineering   180   94   96   89   106   85   79   61   66   72
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   44   25   32   28   37   26   23   21   19   19
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   48   20   17   13   14   17   21   21   18   24
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   18   10   9   10   14   10   9   8   9   11
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   36   18   20   18   14   12   9   11   20   18
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   34   21   18   20   27   20   17   0   0   0
    Health   1,044   542   443   460   572   472   425   392   386   402
      Clinical medicine   1,038   535   443   459   569   469   422   385   380   399
      Other health   6   7   0   1   3   3   3   7   6   3

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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