Data

U. California, Santa Cruz

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   100   77   83   92 i   92 i   88   85   85   74   73
  Science and engineering   100   77   83   92 i   92 i   88   85   85   74   73
    Science   90   73   79   86 i   86 i   82   76   76   71   72
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   1   2   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   36   28   32   33 i   33 i   32   36   36   31   25
      Communication   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   1   2   2 i   2 i   2   0   0   0   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   26   24   12   13 i   13 i   12   12   12   10   12
      Mathematics and statistics   2   1   0   3 i   3 i   3   0   0   1   4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   2   1   1 i   1 i   1   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   16   30   32 i   32 i   30   25   25   25   30
      Psychology   2   1   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   2   2 i   2 i   2   2   2   2   0
    Engineering   10   4   4   6 i   6 i   6   9   9   3   1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   10   4   4   6 i   6 i   6   8   8   3   1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   1   1   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
  Health   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
    Clinical medicine   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0
    Other health   0   0   0   0 i   0 i   0   0   0   0   0

i=imputed

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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