Data

U. Michigan

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2022–13
Field 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
All surveyed fields   652   718   807   779   765   781   778   771   690   689
  Science and engineering   436   495   599   564   495   528   540   531   493   485
    Science   314   369   443   428   378   418   410   382   366   383
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   187   226   252   263   244   238   216   189   180   194
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   2   10   2   2   2   2   1   1   3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2   1   1
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   21   22   29   25   22   26   28   33   34   34
      Mathematics and statistics   2   5   15   13   4   11   19   24   26   30
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies   2   1   2   3   1   32   42   30   40   40
      Natural resources and conservation   13   14   16   14   13   9   0   0   0   0
      Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   10   7   2   11
      Psychology   12   14   17   12   10   9   10   10   12   10
      Physical sciences   63   75   89   86   74   79   68   74   60   56
      Social sciences   10   10   13   10   8   12   11   12   10   4
    Engineering   122   126   156   136   117   110   130   149   127   102
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   8   11   11   7   14   9   12   11   7
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   13   20   25   27   23   16   21   19   14   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   10   12   13   13   8   8   15   15   14   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   8   6   12   6   7   4   0   4   6   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   36   38   49   30   29   20   30   41   37   27
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   0   2   1   0   1   3   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   27   26   0   26   18   23   28   30   20   17
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   7   9   10   14   15   15   13
      Other engineering   15   16   44   15   16   14   10   13   10   12
    Health   216   223   208   215   270   253   238   240   197   204
      Clinical medicine   152   157   158   146   207   206   193   194   148   162
      Other health   64   66   50   69   63   47   45   46   49   42

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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