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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   192   146   177   197   179   175   158   184   191   167
  Science and engineering   130   122   148   161   148   117   120   150   142   124
    Science   113   103   127   136   124   99   107   125   123   110
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   71   72   85   94   85   76   77   92   94   72
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   6   2   1   1   0   0   2   1   4   1
      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   0   1   4   2   2
      Mathematics and statistics   2   3   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   6   2   8   9   8   3   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   24   15   21   26   19   18   25   18   17   28
      Psychology   2   5   4   4   4   2   2   9   4   6
      Social sciences   2   4   3   2   8   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   17   19   21   25   24   18   13   25   19   14
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   9   6   9   6   11   9   8   18   7   8
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   2   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   2   3   4   5   2   1   0   3   2
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   2   2   4   1   0   3   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   2   3   3   4   4   2   0   3   4   1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   2   4   3   6   2   5   0   4   3   2
      Other engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   1
  Health   62   24   29   36   31   58   38   34   49   43
    Clinical medicine   60   24   29   36   31   58   38   34   49   43
    Other health   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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