Data

U. California, San Diego

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   735   732   705   724   730   787   723   773   780   725
  Science and engineering   407   412   412   427   431   452   404   498   509   471
    Science   303   305   311   328   323   359   307   401   423   413
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   126   135   135   139   159   159   110   168   157   162
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   17   10   6   8   9   10   10   9   16   11
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   61   61   61   69   66   77   56   64   77   77
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   3   6   5   4   5   7   6   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   16   11   11   9   8   12   31   62   6   22
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   73   79   75   83   66   91   89   82   94   82
      Psychology   7   4   12   13   8   5   5   6   16   13
      Social sciences   2   5   8   1   2   1   1   3   5   3
    Engineering   104   107   101   99   108   93   97   97   86   58
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   20   15   25   26   31   23   25   27   23   15
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   3   3   4   7   1   6   8   6   5
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   11   17   14   12   14   14   12   12   13   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   24   19   20   17   14   16   22   15   15   14
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   44   53   39   40   42   39   32   35   29   12
    Health   328   320   293   297   299   335   319   275   271   254
      Clinical medicine   306   295   272   276   279   317   277   256   252   233
      Other health   22   25   21   21   20   18   42   19   19   21

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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