Data

Vanderbilt U.

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   250   247   260   298   328   319   318   428   434   459
  Science and engineering   168   168   165   208   213   205   232   271   278   281
    Science   146   151   137   175   183   181   203   246   252   263
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   106   113   108   139   141   132   154   167   167   179
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   5   10   1   0   0   0   0   3   0   0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   2   2   2   3   4   3   1   2   2   3
      Mathematics and statistics   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   26   40   40
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   16   12   12   21   23   27   26   26   23   19
      Psychology   12   11   11   10   14   16   21   22   19   22
      Social sciences   4   3   2   1   1   3   1   0   1   0
    Engineering   22   17   28   33   30   24   29   25   26   18
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   6   9   8   6   7   9   11   8   9
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   5   5   7   10   8   4   6   3   5   2
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   4   3   6   7   5   4   7   5   6   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   1   1   4   5   6   6   6   4   0   7
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   4   2   2   3   5   3   1   2   7   0
      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   82   79   95   90   115   114   86   157   156   178
    Clinical medicine   76   77   93   90   115   113   85   128   123   129
    Other health   6   2   2   0   0   1   1   29   33   49

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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