Data

U. Washington

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   415   451   577   608   527   636   594   763   737   751
  Science and engineering   289   329   399   425   370   427   403   498   477   506
    Science   238   278   338   352   309   352   325   411   396   411
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   22   18   22
      Biological and biomedical sciences   101   120   147   144   144   202   202   253   235   254
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   15   12   19   23   17   16   10   5   7   10
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   16   39   33   45   55   49   48   55   54   42
      Mathematics and statistics   5   5   5   3   5   5   4   3   4   2
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   4   4
      Natural resources and conservation   18   30   43   48   14   9   4   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   75   63   81   79   74   71   57   65   74   77
      Psychology   5   6   7   8   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   3   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   51   51   61   73   61   75   78   87   81   95
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   1   3   4   7   5   7   7   4
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   21   19   16   21   3   10   25   32   29   34
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   4   10   9   9   7   7   12   12   14
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   5   6   0   15   16   8   7   9   8
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   12   9   13   16   5   10   8   10   8   12
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   9   7   8   10   8   11   10   8   7   7
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   5   7   7   17   14   15   9   8   15
      Other engineering   0   2   0   7   0   0   0   2   1   1
  Health   126   122   178   183   157   209   191   265   260   245
    Clinical medicine   24   104   150   154   133   178   177   227   226   216
    Other health   102   18   28   29   24   31   14   38   34   29

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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