Data

U. Michigan

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   710   734   652   718   807   779   765   781   778   771
  Science and engineering   496   492   436   495   599   564   495   528   540   531
    Science   339   356   314   369   443   428   378   418   410   382
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   199   211   187   226   252   263   244   238   216   189
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   5   4   2   10   2   2   2   2   1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   2
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   22   17   21   22   29   25   22   26   28   33
      Mathematics and statistics   3   2   2   5   15   13   4   11   19   24
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   2   1   2   3   1   32   42   30
      Natural resources and conservation   10   14   13   14   16   14   13   9   0   0
      Physical sciences   68   77   63   75   89   86   74   79   68   74
      Psychology   16   15   12   14   17   12   10   9   10   10
      Social sciences   16   14   10   10   13   10   8   12   11   12
    Engineering   157   136   122   126   156   136   117   110   130   149
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   11   11   11   8   11   11   7   14   9   12
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   26   12   13   20   25   27   23   16   21   19
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   8   14   10   12   13   13   8   8   15   15
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   13   8   8   6   12   6   7   4   0   4
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   37   36   38   49   30   29   20   30   41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   2   2   2   0   2   1   0   1   3   0
      Mechanical engineering   32   30   27   26   0   26   18   23   28   30
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   7   9   10   14   15
      Other engineering   31   22   15   16   44   15   16   14   10   13
    Health   214   242   216   223   208   215   270   253   238   240
      Clinical medicine   158   168   152   157   158   146   207   206   193   194
      Other health   56   74   64   66   50   69   63   47   45   46

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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