Data

Oregon Health and Science 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   131   135   137   159   172   155   175   186   263   203
  Science and engineering   88   90   86   131   159   97   107   114   173   130
    Science   80   83   82   124   153   93   103   108   170   128
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological and biomedical sciences   68   68   65   111   143   76   88   49   77   58
        Neurobiology and neuroscience   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   43   76   46
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0
      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   0   1   0   3
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   3   10   11   13   16   21
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   12   15   17   8   5   1   4   2   0   0
      Social sciences   0   0   0   2   2   6   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   8   7   4   7   6   4   4   6   3   2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering   8   7   4   7   6   4   4   6   3   2
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   43   45   51   28   13   58   68   72   90   73
      Clinical medicine   38   37   40   24   10   50   59   64   89   65
      Other health   5   8   11   4   3   8   9   8   1   8

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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