Data

Johns Hopkins U.

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   792   807   845   836   811   814   816   743   749   757
  Science and engineering   395   454   461   472   417   417   459   391   373   383
    Science   342   384   386   405   340   346   387   321   304   314
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   8   14   22   17   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   239   266   274   290   256   283   295   213   218   197
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   11   10   6   9   7   11   7   6   3   6
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   6   5   5   6   7   5   5   5   3
      Mathematics and statistics   9   8   6   3   2   2   10   3   0   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   3   6   4   4   2   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   46   48   32   39   34   27   38   24   24   25
      Psychology   18   31   35   33   30   12   30   21   22   19
      Social sciences   2   1   3   3   1   0   0   0   2   6
    Engineering   53   70   75   67   77   71   72   70   69   69
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   36   33   19   18   21   23   21   23   16
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   7   6   6   9   11   12   9   17   17   20
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   7   9   8   8   6   7   3   5   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   8   6   6   8   10   9   8   7   2   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   8   7   7   11   11   12   10   15   19
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   12   7   14   16   19   12   13   8   7   6
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0
  Health   397   353   384   364   394   397   357   352   376   374
    Clinical medicine   397   353   384   364   380   385   352   342   366   364
    Other health   0   0   0   0   14   12   5   10   10   10

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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