Data

U. Colorado

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   214   212   204   242   206   367   689   742   681   667
  Science and engineering   94   89   87   96   83   240   570   598   555   571
    Science   91   85   82   92   78   209   506   539   505   521
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   88   78   77   88   76   83   96   101   96   95
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   1   4   2   1   0   7   7   5   8   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   11   159   156   158   139
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   2   5   9   10   8
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   1   0   0   17   41   49   40   94
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   1   1   3   1   85   182   180   160   148
      Psychology   2   1   1   0   1   0   5   22   23   22
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   3   8   17   10   9
    Engineering   3   4   5   4   5   31   64   59   50   50
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   3   3   5   4   3   7   8   3   1   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   6   8   12   15   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   1   0   0   0   0   12   10   9   12
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   1   7   10   1   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   1   11   26   33   25   21
      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   120   123   117   146   123   127   119   144   126   96
    Clinical medicine   104   106   99   123   104   106   103   115   106   80
    Other health   16   17   18   23   19   21   16   29   20   16

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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