Data

Boston U.

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   189   202   169   187   177   224   260   226   225   300
  Science and engineering   153   162   132   146   130   160   184   168   167   195
    Science   118   112   97   106   103   120   129   120   108   134
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   64   59   49   57   62   70   68   70   43   49
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   2   2   0   1   2   1   2   1   3   6
      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   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   2   3   3   4   3   4   9   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   5   4   3   2   0   2   5   5   2   5
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   26   28   24   20   18   27   26   23   28   26
      Psychology   13   15   15   15   8   7   16   11   14   19
      Social sciences   7   4   4   8   10   9   9   6   9   12
    Engineering   35   50   35   40   27   40   55   48   59   61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   16   29   21   20   16   28   34   27   33   34
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   12   12   13   6   8   13   17   18   19
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1
      Mechanical engineering   7   8   2   7   5   4   7   3   8   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   0   0
    Health   36   40   37   41   47   64   76   58   58   105
      Clinical medicine   21   22   24   26   28   44   52   38   35   80
      Other health   15   18   13   15   19   20   24   20   23   25

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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