Data

Yale U.

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   790   795   705   735   689   515   664   505   566   563
  Science and engineering   457   465   406   456   393   302   385   299   373   378
    Science   404   414   350   383   326   255   329   265   346   343
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   8   8   3   0   0   0   0   7   9   6
      Biological and biomedical sciences   306   297   236   267   239   180   231   195   231   237
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   4   7   4   5   5   0   2   5   13   3
      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   6   5   9   5   12   8
      Mathematics and statistics   1   1   2   1   1   2   2   0   0   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   12   11   17   15   12   13   10   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   47   58   60   49   39   39   53   40   55   63
      Psychology   22   26   24   45   23   14   19   11   2   3
      Social sciences   4   6   4   1   1   2   3   2   1   1
    Engineering   53   51   56   73   67   47   56   34   27   35
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   11   13   16   24   21   22   19   13   12   10
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   9   11   14   11   8   5   6   2   5   7
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   14   4   8   8   9   5   8   3   4   5
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   7   8   11   15   13   7   9   6   6   13
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other engineering   12   15   7   15   16   8   14   10   0   0
    Health   333   330   299   279   296   213   279   206   193   185
      Clinical medicine   330   328   297   279   295   210   276   204   187   179
      Other health   3   2   2   0   1   3   3   2   6   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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