Data

U. Michigan

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   734   652   718   807   779   765   781   778   771   690
  Science and engineering   492   436   495   599   564   495   528   540   531   493
    Science   356   314   369   443   428   378   418   410   382   366
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   211   187   226   252   263   244   238   216   189   180
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   4   2   10   2   2   2   2   1   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   17   21   22   29   25   22   26   28   33   34
      Mathematics and statistics   2   2   5   15   13   4   11   19   24   26
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   2   1   2   3   1   32   42   30   40
      Natural resources and conservation   14   13   14   16   14   13   9   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   77   63   75   89   86   74   79   68   74   60
      Psychology   15   12   14   17   12   10   9   10   10   12
      Social sciences   14   10   10   13   10   8   12   11   12   10
    Engineering   136   122   126   156   136   117   110   130   149   127
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   11   8   11   11   7   14   9   12   11
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   12   13   20   25   27   23   16   21   19   14
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   14   10   12   13   13   8   8   15   15   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   8   6   12   6   7   4   0   4   6
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   37   36   38   49   30   29   20   30   41   37
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   0   2   1   0   1   3   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   30   27   26   0   26   18   23   28   30   20
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   7   9   10   14   15   15
      Other engineering   22   15   16   44   15   16   14   10   13   10
  Health   242   216   223   208   215   270   253   238   240   197
    Clinical medicine   168   152   157   158   146   207   206   193   194   148
    Other health   74   64   66   50   69   63   47   45   46   49

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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