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Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2021–12
All races 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  Science and engineering 414    454    434    373    289    283    237    217    267    307   
    Science 171    190    184    173    173    122    112    93    119    148   
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Biological and biomedical sciences 26    33    28    38    81    9    28    20    21    30   
      Communication .    .    .    .    .    3    0    0    0    0   
      Computer and information sciences 11    19    19    11    8    18    10    10    12    13   
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 18    17    13    10    10    9    10    5    6    10   
      Mathematics and statistics 29    27    26    18    21    21    0    0    1    1   
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies 38    39    29    35    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Natural resources and conservation .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   
      Psychology 3    4    5    3    3    4    5    1    5    4   
      Physical sciences 41    45    60    56    46    48    54    55    72    88   
      Social sciences 5    6    4    2    4    10    5    2    2    2   
    Engineering 243    264    250    200    116    161    125    124    148    159   
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 9    10    11    9    4    6    8    7    10    11   
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 44    56    58    40    23    27    23    26    32    38   
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 42    41    47    44    37    40    31    36    38    38   
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 22    31    20    15    5    21    10    7    9    10   
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 37    36    26    20    12    13    12    14    17    20   
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 14    7    12    13    5    9    4    2    0    2   
      Mechanical engineering 52    62    52    39    19    21    20    14    16    19   
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 23    21    22    18    11    18    17    18    26    21   
      Other engineering 0    0    2    2    .    6    0    0    0    0   
    Health 0    0    0    0    .    1    0    0    0    0   
      Clinical medicine 0    0    0    0    .    1    0    0    0    0   
      Other health .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .    .   

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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