Data

Columbia U. in the City of New York

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields   639   547   735   772   693   684   717   625   639   648
  Science and engineering   406   293   371   387   383   386   439   408   454   419
    Science   318   224   295   299   283   288   334   341   388   362
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   123   151   181   177   161   185   209   217   251   240
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   3   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   9   16
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   47   10   40   27   24   21   26   31   30   31
      Mathematics and statistics   9   12   4   9   20   17   21   15   13   10
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   51   1   6   9   17   14   14   7   13   11
      Natural resources and conservation   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   57   45   58   72   49   47   61   46   46   34
      Psychology   9   5   6   5   10   4   3   5   6   4
      Social sciences   15   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   1
    Engineering   88   69   76   88   100   98   105   67   66   57
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   41   36   39   49   53   54   55   21   21   18
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   12   0   7   9   8   10   7   4   9   11
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   3   2   5   5   5   4   4   2   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   9   7   17   17   14   10   13   16   16   8
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   1   1   1   3   3   2   1   1   1
      Mechanical engineering   4   8   2   3   3   3   3   3   1   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   13   14   8   4   14   13   21   18   16   15
  Health   233   254   364   385   310   298   278   217   185   229
    Clinical medicine   218   246   356   377   301   289   269   212   172   215
    Other health   15   8   8   8   9   9   9   5   13   14

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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