Data

U. Southern California

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   240   282   270   252   266   243   253   229   221   234
  Science and engineering   157   167   184   166   189   180   196   174   159   174
    Science   115   126   147   128   152   151   167   142   143   138
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   70   85   103   81   93   78   100   69   73   53
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   2   1   7   8   8   3   4   12   17
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   3   6   3   1   3   11   14   18   14   19
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   14   13   13   11   13   26   18   18   17   13
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   22   16   24   24   28   17   21   16   15   22
      Psychology   1   1   1   3   6   7   9   10   8   10
      Social sciences   5   3   2   1   1   4   2   4   4   2
    Engineering   42   41   37   38   37   29   29   32   16   36
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   6   4   2   4   8   6   5   5   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   4   3   0   4   2   7   7   4   6
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   5   5   2   2   3   4   4   4   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   24   22   23   29   18   13   10   11   5   17
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   5   4   6   2   1   5   2   5
      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   83   115   86   86   77   63   57   55   62   60
    Clinical medicine   76   89   75   71   62   56   48   48   57   54
    Other health   7   26   11   15   15   7   9   7   5   6

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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